There was a time when, in Casnate con Bernate, practically everyone worked at Achille Pinto S.p.A.; every family had at least one employee, and that was a source of pride. Today, among its 400 employees, many come from outside the town. The founder of the textile company had shown courage and vision when, in 1933, he bought three decommissioned looms and moved them into his home cellar, starting his weaving business. Ten years later, the looms had already grown to thirty, and screen printing had been added — marking the beginning of a story of expansion that would reach across the world.

Today, Achille Pinto S.p.A. has two printing facilities and two weaving mills across six production sites and is organized into two main divisions: Clothing, dedicated to producing fabrics for the most prestigious haute couture fashion houses, and Finished Product, specializing in textile and home accessories for luxury clients, as well as clothing items for its own brands: Pierre-Louis Mascia, Franco Ferrari, and Alonpi.

A thousand clients around the world come to create their high- and ultra-high-end products with this Italian company. To get a sense of the pace of work, consider that in 2024, 1,786,000 meters of fabric were printed and 664,000 meters woven. It was the first company to bring twin printing to Italy and has, from the beginning, chosen a symbol of industriousness as its logo: the bee.

At the end of the visit, guests will be able to stop by the Emporium — a sea of colorful fabrics sure to spark the imagination.