Lanaioli: an Italian story of tradition and quality

The Art of Wool

The guild of the Art of Wool was established in Florence in 1317, immediately becoming one of the Seven Major Arts of the city. This guild was one of the most powerful of the time, counting the largest number of workers, about one third of the Florentine population. The guild of the Art of Wool was so important that Niccolò Machiavelli, in the sixteenth century, continued to praise its greatness:

«it was the one of all the Arts that had and has the most subjects, which, being very powerful, is the first in authority of all.»

Ancient Italian Master Knitters

Here is the story of our name: the Lanaioli were those great Masters skilled in the selection of yarns, in carding, combing, and spinning activities, bringing prestige and wealth to the Guild of the Art of Wool, to the city of Florence, and to Italy worldwide.

The processing of wool is a very ancient tradition in which Italy has excelled since the Middle Ages, through the Renaissance, up to the present day.

Research and selection of Circular and Ethical knitwear production with Made in Italy quality

Today we Lanaioli rely exclusively on that ancient knowledge in the research and selection of the best Yarns in Merino Wool and in precious Cashmere. For this reason, we serve well-known Italian wool mills for the manufacturing of our clothing items.

Our strength is mainly linked, as in the past, to the quality and fineness of the raw material, but also to the subsequent processing in the workshop: the weaving and finishing of the garment is in fact carried out entirely and proudly by Italian artisans.

Experimental research and the selection of yarns in eco-cashmere or regenerated cashmere and the launch of a Km0 merino wool supply chain in Italy are the points of innovation that qualify our business idea.

The Lanaioli logo: today as yesterday the symbol of the Art of Wool

Here is where we come from and where we want to go: Lanaioli is high-quality clothing production with innovative techniques and modern technologies, but with an unbreakable bond to the wisdom and expertise of the Arts and Crafts that are the foundation of our Know-how.

Precisely to honor the ancient guild of the Florentine Art of Wool, our brand today re-proposes the symbol that distinguished that association of entrepreneurs and workers of the time and proposes its rebirth in a contemporary key.