A life shaped by Como silk
Ratti built his career as a silk entrepreneur in Como. His activity combined commercial production with a sustained interest in textile designs and research.
Visual art
Antonio Ratti
Antonio Ratti transformed his passion for textiles into a collection and foundation that preserve Como’s creative silk heritage.
Antonio Ratti was a Como silk entrepreneur whose work brought together business, textile design and research. While developing designs for his company, he assembled a textile collection that became the heart of a new cultural institution. His legacy remains visible at Villa Sucota and the Antonio Ratti Foundation.
Worth knowing
A collection beyond commerce
While developing designs and research for his company, Ratti assembled a textile collection. Rather than remaining solely a business resource, it became the foundation of a cultural institution.
Villa Sucota and the Antonio Ratti Foundation
At Villa Sucota and the Antonio Ratti Foundation, you encounter the lasting public expression of Ratti’s work. He founded the institution around the textile collection he had built through his company’s design and research activities.
Addresses you can still visit
Every place in this city with a documented tie to this person.
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Villa Sucota and the Antonio Ratti Foundation
The Como silk entrepreneur founded the institution around the textile collection he had assembled while developing designs and research for his company.
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