CSI exhibitor Viganò Spa is an Italian manufacturer of furnishing fabrics and velvets established in Nibionno, a small city near Lake Como. This area has one of the most important and long-standing textile traditions in Europe. Since its inception, Viganò Spa has developed and fostered fully homegrown and “Made in Italy,” textile production. The company is a touchstone of fine textiles.
Thanks to its highly skilled employees and cutting-edge technology combined with research, development and long experience, Viganò Spa is a European leading company for upholstery and furnishing velvets and fabrics. It provides a reliable and accurate service with precise deliveries, certificates and high-quality products to its variety of clients. These include wholesalers, furniture manufacturers, editors, contractors, architects, fashion brands, hotel chains and cruise lines.
90 years of traditional weaving from Como
Viganò Spa was first founded by Gino Viganò in 1930. Today, under the leadership of Piercarlo Viganò, along with more than 50 employees, the company carries on the Made in Italy production, combining years of experience with research for new technologies.
Viganò Spa fabric and velvet production takes place in Nibionno. Here, its factory covers an area of 15,000 square meters / 160,000 square feet with a vertical operation cycle: yarn storage, warping, weaving, finishing, final inspection, warehousing and shipping.
Every year, Viganò Spa renews its velvet and fabric collections according to the newest trends as its international design studio advances its fashion evolution.
Flame Retardant Velvets
Viganò Spa combines elegance and style with their flame retardant velvets. These materials have excellent color fastness, high abrasion and pilling resistance, granting them long durability. This longevity makes Viganò Spa’s bespoke flame retardant velvets ideal for hotels, ships, theaters, and high-end public spaces.
There is a velvet suitable for all needs: the precious velvet Spice Classe 1, the high-performance Swing Classe 1, the timeless Victoria Crib 5; Madrid and Odessa Classe 1 with slubs, to reproduce the classic velvet look, the beautiful Bilbao Classe 1. All of them are available in a large variety of colors, however more colors can be custom made. Viganò Spa can also provide treatments such as digital prints and embossed patterns to make them unique.
Viganò Spa’s flame retardant velvets meet several safety standards and certifications:
- Classe 1
- B1
- M1
- IMO
- BS-5852
- NFPA
Flame Retardant Fabrics
Viganò’s large fabric range includes coordinated jacquard fabrics, plain fabrics, stripes, checks and tartans, printed fabrics and fabrics woven with special yarns offering a natural look. This wide offering of bespoke fabrics can suit any need and cruise interior space. Viganò Spa also offers a Flame Retardant Outdoor collection for clients in the hospitality sector.
These collections use flame retardant Polyester, Crib5 backcoated fabrics. Viganò Spa’s flame retardant fabrics are durable, with optimum resistance to abrasion, pilling, in addition to high levels of color fastness. This makes them ideal for design spaces in cruise ships, hotels and theatres.
Viganò’s fabrics can be woven in regular width (140 cm. / 55 inches) as well as in wider width (280 cm. / 110 inches). The design office can support a variety of new and customized projects to suit any cruise interior space.
Viganò Spa’s flame retardant fabrics meet several safety standards and certifications:
- Classe 1
- B1
- M1
- IMO
- BS-5852
- NFPA
Viganò Spa’s growing commitment to sustainability
Viganò Spa is dedicated to developing sustainable production of its fabrics and velvets. As the company becomes increasingly attentive to the theme of environmental ethics, it has achieved a very important result in collaboration with CCPB, an authority certified for Global Recycled Standard (GRS) and Organic Cotton Standard (OCS). This is owned by Textile Exchange, a non-profit organization that promotes responsible and sustainable development in the international textiles market.
The Global Recycled Standard (GRS) certification supports the use of recycled fibers in compliance with the environmental and social criteria. Viganò have developed a recycled wool collection and production process that restores the wool fibers back to their original beauty whilst maintaining high performance and technical characteristics.
The Organic Cotton Standard (OCS) is an international, voluntary standard that sets requirements for third-party certification of certified organic input and chain of custody. The goal of the OCS is to increase organic agriculture production.
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