Frequently asked questions about producing in Italy

Italian Artisan is a Made in Italy production partner for international fashion brands and companies. We develop and produce clothing, bags, shoes, knitwear, small leather goods and branded merchandise in verified Italian workshops. You deal with one counterpart: we select the workshop, manage the project, invoice the production and answer for quality and timing.

No. You do not browse manufacturers or negotiate with them. After the brief, we match your products to the right workshop among 285 verified Italian manufacturers, and a dedicated project manager follows the project from brief to delivery. All communication with the workshop runs through us.

Established brands moving production to Italy, emerging brands launching a first collection, retailers and concept stores building a private label, fashion houses adding a category, and companies, hotels and events buying branded merchandise. Our reference is 50 pieces per style, so very small runs and single pieces are not a fit.

Tell us about your project through the form: categories, references or tech pack, quantities, budget range and a few lines about the brand. It takes about 2 minutes and there is no commitment. Our team reviews it and comes back to you with the right route for your case.

Yes. We sign an NDA on request before any file is shared, and the workshops that work on your project are bound by the same confidentiality. Your tech packs, patterns and references are never shown to other brands.

English, with Italian spoken in the workshops. Your project manager handles both, so nothing is lost between you and the people making your products.

A tech pack is always needed before a workshop can prototype. If you do not have one, our design team makes it as the first phase of the project: technical drawings, measurements, materials, trims, labels and construction details. If you have one, we review it and flag what is missing.

The technical document a workshop builds from: drawings from every view, measurements and grading, materials, trims, colours with Pantone codes, seams, finishes and construction notes, print or embroidery guidelines. The more complete it is, the fewer corrections at the sample stage.

Yes. Creative design comes first: trend analysis, moodboard, sketches and colour palette. Then the tech pack and the material research, before any workshop is involved. Most of our brands start here.

Yes. Material research is part of the development: fabrics, yarns, leathers and hardware from qualified Italian suppliers, with physical swatches and cones before sampling.

Our reference is 50 pieces per style. Every product is evaluated on its own: some categories can start lower, while products with custom moulds, tooling or complex techniques need more. The t-shirt page gives the lowest reference, 30 to 50 pieces per style.

Three things set the unit price: the material and how much of it the product uses, the construction and finishing, and the quantity. One-off tooling such as lasts, moulds, embossing plates or cutting dies is paid once and reused on every run. Every project is priced on your specifications.

No. Every product is different, so prices are given in a written proposal after the brief, with a breakdown by phase: development, samples and production. If you have a target cost, tell us up front: it changes which materials and techniques we propose.

Yes. Setup and tooling are spread over more pieces, and workshops price larger runs better. Your proposal shows the price at your quantity, and reorders are usually cheaper because development and tooling are already done.

Everything is invoiced by Italian Artisan. Design and development phases are invoiced per phase, before each one starts. Production starts on a deposit, with the balance after quality control and before shipment. Payments go through our platform, by card or bank transfer.

No. You have one contract and one invoice, with Italian Artisan. We pay the workshops and the suppliers, and we are responsible for the result.

Invoices are in euro. You can pay by bank transfer or by card through our platform. Card payments carry the provider's fee; bank transfers do not.

Yes: Europe, the USA, the UK, the Middle East and Asia. Shipping is organised with our courier partners and quoted separately, and it is paid by the brand.

We prepare the shipping and customs documents and manage clearance with you. Duties and import taxes depend on your country and are paid by the importer; we tell you what to expect before the goods leave Italy.

Yes. Care, fibre composition, origin and size labels for your market, on the product and on the packaging, defined during development so nothing is missing at the end.

Yes. For corporate gifting and multi-store brands we deliver to several offices, hotels or venues with one delivery plan.