Anna Monti & Aurifil 2026

“My projects begin as architecture. They are based on form, proportion and rhythm. And almost always, through osmosis, the projects change form: they migrate between materials, scales and contexts without losing their original essence. What is surface becomes object. What is rigid becomes soft.
What is three-dimensional becomes two-dimensional and vice versa. What is
architectural becomes domestic.

During MDW  2026, the studio is thus transformed into a home. Architecture becomes warm, lived-in, everyday. The project changes state. It transforms and translates into a spectrum of possibilities: a thread that unites ideas, colours and forms, becoming a universal, ancestral language capable of telling stories and creating new spaces.

Thought the Thread project redefines embroidery as an architectural act: lightweight walls to hang in the home, exploring textures, transparencies, soft colours and unexpected embroidery patterns, thanks to the machinery and
expert craftsmanship of ANNAMONTI and AURIFIL thread.
The thread passes through the fabric with industrial precision, constructing surfaces through layering. Each stitch adds material, alters the density, and captures light and time. The fabric thus becomes an architectural form. Industry thereby establishes rhythm and continuity.

Through the Thread lie ideas of two-dimensional and three-dimensional
composition and decomposition of architectural elements within a space to be lived in and traversed. The inspiration is the place, the Genius Loci: Milan, the nearby Cà Bruta, spaces, objects and unexpected presences….

In particular, Giovanni Muzio’s architectural works constitute a realm
of observation. In Ca’ Brutta, generations coexist, alongside shifts in
style and tensions between order and deviation. The thread holds together proportions, rhythms and misalignments. The Portals thus become an expression of a gentle memory that evokes the secrets of Milanese entrances: hidden places full of colour and charm. The embroidered portals define thresholds that can be crossed. They filter light, modulate space, and bring the city inside. The façade transforms into skin”. Marialaura

Creative direction & design: Marialaura Irvine @studioirvine
Embroidery development: Maria Pia Colombo for Anna Monti 1921
Project coordination: Elisa Conti for Aurifil
Photography: Frank Stelitano