A Knitting Shop in Rovereto

During a casual walk in Rovereto, a lovely town in the Trento province, I stumbled upon a knitting shop.

The display was full of bags and other items for sale, only, it was not a just a shop, but an actual factory where a the craftman was working on his weaving loom.

In an age where mass production is the norm, luxury is often equated with displaying a logo rather than enjoying a product’s quality, it is almost hypnotic to witness the transformation of raw materials into useful and attractive items through human ingenuity. So, after spending a few minutes observing how the individual threads were being woven into a meaningful shape, I finally decided to take this photo.

I can’t claim there is a cause-and-effect relationship between these facts. However, I suspect that the place’s strong artistic soul, with its contemporary art museums and galleries, which I had just visited, influenced my interpretation of the scene.