Meet the Designer

6 October 2021

Meet the designer: Pierluigi Rolando – 13

The end of the Seventies marked the conclusion of the first important moment in FILA SPORT history, but Pierluigi Rolando couldn’t enjoy it in the best …

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30 June 2021

Meet the designer: Pierluigi Rolando – 11

In 1877 – few years after the launch of WHITE LINE – Pierluigi Rolando was still honored for how he renewed tennis style. In his memoir …

26 May 2021

Meet the designer – Pierluigi Rolando – 10

Talking about Italian hiker, Pierluigi Rolando referred – not without self-satisfaction – when, back from climbing, he revealed that he loved the horizontal white line placed …

21 April 2021

Meet the designer: Pierluigi Rolando – 9

The first is related to December 18th of that year, when Paolo Bertolucci and Adriano Panatta took over the Davis Cup in Santiago, Chile, in a …

17 March 2021

Meet the designer: Pierluigi Rolando – 8

During the mid-Seventies the rise of FILA SPORT grew at an exponential rate. The athletes sponsored by the brand kept on winning at the most important …

18 February 2021

Meet the designer: Pierluigi Rolando – 7

In 1975, also thanks to FILA’s growing success, America appeared as an adventure to face without fear, especially if we consider the appreciation for the Brand …

7 October 2020

Meet the designer: Pierluigi Rolando – 4

‘Outfit’ is a word we daily use, maybe even abuse sometime: a striking contribution to its definition (at least in sportswear) came right from FILA and …

2 September 2020

Meet the designer: Pierluigi Rolando – 3

During the Seventies designer Pierluigi Rolando didn’t only reimagine tennis players’ looks, but also another great revolution by FILA: sponsorships. It was the beginning of an …

1 July 2020

Meet the designer: Pierluigi Rolando

But Pierluigi Rolando’s memoirs are flaring, an atlas of words full of self-confidence, energy and passion. This ardour is the same that led him to create …