Two fashion giant groups are entering the home textiles market. Rino Mastrotto, partly owned by Prada, and Gruppo Marzotto are founding Jacqart–Trame D’Arredo.
The new player is the result of the merger between Imatex, a company owned by Rino Mastrotto, and Prosetex, part of the Marzotto Group.
The deal involves the transfer of the Prosetex business unit to Imatex, with Rino Mastrotto holding 60% of the new company and the Marzotto Group holding the remaining 40%. No staff cuts are planned (a few early retirements are planned) and the employees of the two companies will be transferred to the new entity, which will be based in Bulciago, where Prosetex is located.
The transaction is expected to be completed in the third quarter of 2025 and is subject to the fulfillment of certain conditions precedent.
The industrial integration will be led by general manager Giorgio Meda, a professional with twenty years of experience in the sector, most recently as director of textile operations at Rubelli, supported by CEO Massimo Maestroni, who has more than 15 years of experience in high-end furniture market.
“This transaction allows us to further expand our family of interior design fabrics with the addition of velvets. The Marzotto Group is a leader in our region, and we are delighted to team up with them. The union in this new company, Jacqart, will certainly bring interesting synergies both in terms of raw material sourcing and the sharing of expertise,” said Matteo Mastrotto, CEO, Rino Mastrotto.
“Today’s world of interior design demands an increasingly reliable, controlled, and solid supply chain. This unique operation brings together two large Italian groups with similar histories and roots.
This alliance will make a significant contribution to the growth of the sector, thanks to the wealth of expertise that both companies bring to the table,” said Davide Favrin, CEO, Marzotto Group.
Imatex was founded in 1960 and is based in Nibionno near Lecco. It specializes in the production of jacquard fabrics for interior design. Prosetex is based in Bulciago, also near Lecco, and has been producing jacquard velvets and high-end fabrics for the residential, hospitality, and transportation sectors since 1964.
Jacqart, whose name combines “jacquard” and “art” to emphasize the ability of both companies to offer high craftsmanship and artistic value, is a merger project that represents a new starting point and evolution for the two companies and the groups that have led them until now.
On the one hand, Rino Mastrotto is a strategic partner of leading luxury brands as a benchmark in the luxury leather goods and footwear supply chain. Based in Trissino, Vicenza, it employs over 1,400 people across five continents and has an annual turnover of over €380 million.
In addition to the Mastrotto family and Prada, which holds a 10% stake, the group is also owned by Renaissance, a partner which manages over €3.2 billion invested in 12 companies with a combined turnover of approximately €6 billion.
The Marzotto Group is a historic Italian industrial group based in Valdagno, in the province of Vicenza, a leading player in the international textile sector, which in 2024 recorded revenues of over €400 million and has a workforce of 3,600 employees.
Founded in 1836, it manufactures high-quality fabrics in wool and other fine fibers through Marzotto Wool Manufacturing Srl and its subsidiaries. Marzotto Lab Srl oversees all activities dedicated to cotton fabrics and yarns made from linen, hemp, carded wool, and other natural fibers. It also holds a stake in Ratti S.p.A., a leading company in the silk sector.
The Marzotto Group is undergoing a phase of rapid and constant evolution. In 2022, it founded the Marzotto Interiors division, a textile hub focused on home furnishings that involved Prosetex and Redaelli 1893, a historic company specialising in the production of high-end smooth and jacquard velvets.
Today, in addition to completing this merger with Rino Mastrotto for Prosetex, Marzotto has recently sold 100% of Redaelli 1893 to Vescom Velvets, a division of Vescom, a Dutch company specializing in the production of fabrics for furnishings. From now on, Vescom will also produce a significant portion of velvets for clothing.
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