maria sapio knitcouture
Grey Sheep
Location
florence / italy
University
International institute of fashion design and marketing polimoda Florence
Graduation year
2004
Main Manufacturing Countries
Maria Sapio was born in Italy and grew up in Germany, developing a rich and multifaceted personality through the combined influence of the two cultures.
From her youngest years, she demonstrated a strong interest in fashion, and her passion grew so much that she decided to return to her homecountry to learn Fashion Design fundamentals and to deepen her understanding of its techniques. She attended Polimoda in Florence, where she specialized in knitwear.
It was in knitwear design that Maria best expressed her creative verve. As such, at the end of her studies, she decided to stay in Tuscany, one of the world’s most important textile hubs, and she immediately began working for a major yarn production company.
Her experience evolved through collaborations with numerous businesses in the knitwear sector and in yarn and wool textile production.
She experimented with various techniques and production styles, ranging from the field of children’s clothing to women’s knitwear to
the development of entire yarn collections, and from Home Design to the creation of installations for the Pitti Immagine Filati trade fair.
After many years spent exploring and innovating in the yarn world and in the art of knitwear, in 2018 Maria presented her first Knit Couture collection at White Show in Milan during Fashion Week.
During the same year, Mario
Boselli, honorary president of the National Chamber of Italian Fashion, recognized her in the Contemporary Fashion Brand division of the Taomoda Awards.