Prompted by the need to reduce the time and costs of prototyping, Falconeri introduced CLO 3D software for the digitisation of its collections.
Falconeri is an Italian company with a timeless tradition in the production of knitwear and cashmere for men and women. The goal of the brand, which was acquired by the Calzedonia Group in 2009, is to select the best raw materials, taking care of every detail personally - no intermediaries - with respect for both people and the environment. Today, the distribution network has 72 boutiques in Italy and 80 abroad. The brand appears online and abroad in 22 different markets, and is striving for further growth in Europe, as part of its internalisation goals.
We interviewed Barbara Bianchini, a pattern maker in the Calzedonia group since 2015, who has been working for Falconeri since 2017.
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Barbara tells us: "This year we implemented CLO3D and the Fabric Kit in Falconeri. What led us to make this choice was the need to reduce the time and costs of making prototypes.
“CLO 3D is a tool that enables us to analyse the physical properties of our fabrics and make virtual garments, focusing on improving their fit." Says Barbara, who continues: "CLO 3D has improved the understanding between style and pattern departments, by increasing our insight into the garment itself and its fit."
Thanks to CLO, garments of any kind can be rapidly produced in 3D, the prototype can be shared with the whole team and changes made in real time (directly in the software) so as to obtain a faithful reproduction of the garment to be made.
“Thanks to CLO, the style department can experiment with the various shapes of the garment’s parts as well as using different accessories, colours and prints.” States Barbara Bianchini.
Using the virtual model it is, in fact, possible to assess the look and implement the variations more quickly, with fewer resources.
"It was easy to integrate it in our existing systems, since the patterns can be imported and exported in DXF format." Barbara tells us.
This software is compatible with any existing 2D CAD and allows stylists, designers and pattern makers to work together.
Barbara concludes: "We have found a reliable partner in Prisma Tech: they are invaluable when there’s a problem and - a very important aspect - they have been by our side, step by step, throughout the project. They have given us backup on change management and staff training. To date, thanks to CLO3D we have reduced our physical prototypes by about 20-25%. Falconeri's goal is to convert the entire collection into 3D, reducing the making of physical prototypes by at least 80%."
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