Press & Recognition

Daniele Orlandi is a womenswear designer who has run his own atelier in Como for more than a decade. Since 2014, his work has been featured in independent Italian journalism (La Provincia, Tess Magazine) and recognised by institutions including the Fondazione Cologni dei Mestieri d'Arte's Wellmade platform, Istituto Secoli, and the Alliance for European Flax-Linen & Hemp. Beyond the atelier, he has exhibited at a curated collective design show in Milan organised in collaboration with ADI, contributed a research idea to an academic design volume by Università Iuav di Venezia, taught moulage in Lisbon, and collaborated closely with Cou(l)ture Migrante, a social tailoring project in Como, on the development of its collections and workshop.

This page archives media coverage, publications, exhibitions, institutional recognition, and public talks, grouped by category, newest first within each group.

Press coverage

Independent journalism and editorial features, in Italian daily press, industry magazines, and radio.

  1. La Provincia: Sustainable Materials — La Provincia, Daniela Mambretti, 1 November 2021

  2. La Provincia Interview — Natural Fabrics — La Provincia, Serena Brivio, 29 September 2023

  3. Tess Magazine: Cou(l)ture Migrante — Tess Magazine, Marilena Lualdi, 2016

  4. Tess Magazine 2014: Tailoring Skills — Tess Magazine, 2014

  5. C41 Magazine: Renai[chance] Interview — C41 Magazine, Matteo, 8 June 2016

  6. Out of Fashion: Daniele's Story — Out of Fashion, Paola Baronio, 11 December 2014

  7. CiaoComo Radio: Cou(l)ture Migrante — CiaoComo, 5 November 2019

Publications & exhibitions

Peer-selected and curated inclusion in an academic volume and a design exhibition.

  1. A Silk Dress for a Wooden Clog — UPGRADE, Palazzo delle Stelline, Milan, curated by Cristina Toscanini, October 2016

  2. Research Proposal: Pattern-Making Data — "Fare ricerca in design," Università Iuav di Venezia / Il Poligrafo, 2017

Institutional & platform recognition

Inclusion in institutional and curated-platform features, distinct from independent journalism.

  1. Wellmade — Fondazione Cologni dei Mestieri d'Arte, May 2026

  2. Istituto Secoli Alumni Feature — Instagram #alumni series, 30 December 2020

  3. Istituto Secoli Success Stories — Istituto Secoli

  4. Linen Dream Lab Milan: Renai[chance] — CELC (now Alliance for European Flax-Linen & Hemp), 6 October 2015

Talks & workshops

Public speaking and teaching, self-organised or self-issued rather than independently reported.

  1. Teaching Moulage & Draping in Lisbon — O Apartamento, Lisbon, 24 March 2018

  2. Lions Club Talk: Fashion & Sustainability — Lions Club Como Host, 8 June 2015