15 July 2021

LABELS: GORE-TEX

On the cover of a 1980 FILA catalogue, a model exhibits the filling of a dark grey jacket. As written on the pages inside, such material is…
15 July 2021

UNDER THE BEACH UMBRELLA: IT’S THE DEVIL WHO INVENTED TENNIS

In a recent interview, Adriano Panatta has revealed something that many friends make him notice: he never speaks about tennis. Is it supposed to be true? What…
Evonne Goolagong
30 June 2021

Meet the designer: Pierluigi Rolando – 11

In 1877 – few years after the launch of WHITE LINE – Pierluigi Rolando was still honored for how he renewed tennis style. In his memoir the…
21 June 2021

Under the umbrella: A star player’s novel

Accurate compendium to understand Alberto Tomba – modern ski hero and top athlete in FILA’s winter sports tradition – in the best possible way, Il romanzo di…
16 June 2021

Labels: LYCRA

Thanks to its elasticity and inclination to mutate, Lycra anticipates the fluidity typical of fashion in the modern era. Such fabric has very interesting origins, starting from…
9 June 2021

Sources: to build a business archive

Of course, we feature two-dimensional presences – we have already told you about the vintage appeal of our pictures showing FILA athletes during competitions and about the…
26 May 2021

Meet the designer – Pierluigi Rolando – 10

Talking about Italian hiker, Pierluigi Rolando referred – not without self-satisfaction – when, back from climbing, he revealed that he loved the horizontal white line placed knee-high…
19 May 2021

Courtside: Lauren Mallon

Hi Lauren, and thank you for accepting to be featured in our blog event devoted to interviews. This is the first time that Bordocampo goes overseas! I…
15 May 2021

Labels: Polyester

If cotton and wool are characterized by centuries-old traditions, this artificial fiber has a much younger history. The very first researches on it were done by Wallace…
5 May 2021

IED Torino x Fondazione FILA Museum

The project was about reimagining, along with ten groups of students, as many alternative visions of our museum. The originality and the complexities of the proposals made…