LABEL UNDER CONSTRUCTION was founded in Perugia, Italy, in 2003 by Luca Laurini. However, knitwear is part of Laurini’s greater family history and personal life, as he served as knit developer for the “continues” projects in collaboration with Maurizio Altieri for Carpe Diem. In addition to this, the Laurini family has long produced fine knit garments for other labels and has been at the forefront of pushing knitwear technology for the entire industry. Because of their long history of generational expertise and experimentation with knitwear, LABEL UNDER CONSTRUCTION crafts some of the finest and most technically advanced, while humbly beautiful works in the world. Pushing all boundaries and conventions of knitwear, LABEL UNDER CONSTRUCTION draws on architecture, photography, and the world of art to create generally monochromatic pieces with a subtle feeling of traditional workwear, yet, in a modern refined simplicity and fit. Technologies of manufacturing include the use of lasers, over/object dyes and complex seams (flat seams, zipper seams, embroidery seams) to allow most of the items full reversibility. Within this, traditional machines used for manufacturing are pushed and used out of their original purpose to cater to a more contemporary interpretation. There is no branding, and the information tag on each item is to be removed prior to wearing but despite this all, identifying a LABEL UNDER CONSTRUCTION piece can be simply based on the notion it is truly unlike all other.
