Goodbye Ottavio Missoni, thank you for all the patterns

As you may know, famous Italian knitwear designer Ottavio Missoni has passed away yesterday. Although his work started in knits, and we are in wovens, his eye catching joyful designs are instantly recognizable, much like a style of a modern artist. We feel connected to him in several ways. Firstly he was born in Dubrovnik, or Ragusa, as he liked to call it with Italian name. After second world war, when Italy lost the war and territories, he moved to Varese, small town north of Milan. It is from there where he started his business empire with his wife Rosita Jelmini. For success, and he had lots of it, you need both creative genius, hard work, and favorable economic climate. He was lucky to have all these in place. Ljubljana, the home town of Arahne, is located roughly halfway between Dubrovnik and Milano, and just like Missoni, Arahne found its first successes in the northern Italy. If you use ArahPaint, you probably know that we have several filter functions, which allow you quick creation of Missoni – like patterns.

Thank you for the inspiration, Ottavio Missoni