Binda

Silk factory in the Lombardy region of Italy established in 1945 by Gianni Binda and Ferruccio Bernasconi. At the time of the start-up, Binda had already been an apprentice with Guido Ravasi, and an associate and manager with Serica Lombarda. The new company, located in Como, specialized in the manufacture of handkerchiefs, scarves and ties. It included a weaving mill, started in 1946, and a print shop, started in 1947. Between the end of the 1940s and the early 1950s, production was mainly printed fabrics for accessories for the Italian and foreign markets. In 1964, the printing works was moved to Breccia, and in 1972 the weaving mill was consolidated in Binago, but later shut down due to diminished exports of processed cloth to the U.S. After 1985, sales rose again, especially in France, Japan and the U.S. In 1993, the heirs of Gianni Binda (his sons Palmiro and Enrico) founded Tie-Como for the marketing of fabrics for high quality ties, and the following year they acquired Incontro Moda, which works in women’s clothing.