Setting the standard for both ethical craftsmanship and understated elegance, Brunello Cucinelli is a lifestyle label headquartered at a lovingly restored medieval hamlet in Solomeo, Italy. The designer and philosopher found his niche as a small knitwear business in the 1970s specialising in coloured cashmere and has since approached his collections with an emphasis on quality and timelessness inspired by the fibre’s longevity. The utopian commune he has created in the Perugian countryside was built upon a profound respect for his 700-plus employees, who make the collection’s clothes and homeware using artisanal methods.