Last month we visited the Italian denim mill BERTO close to Venice.
Berto is one of the last remaining Italian Mills and still going strong. It is beautiful to see how tradition and innovation is combined and creates a future proof sustainable mill.
beaming process
dying process
vintage card for loom program
They still operate a range of old shuttlelooms
high tech finishing department
Waste that is collected and recycled into new vibers
The dry pulp that is left after the water purification is re-used for land fertiliser