Pattern-making studio · Botticino, Brescia, Italy
Pattern making services for fashion brands, from an Italian studio
Atelier modArch is an industrial pattern-making studio in Botticino Mattina (Brescia, Italy), founded in 2017. It builds patterns, grades sizes and develops prototypes for fashion brands, with an NDA on every project.
What an outside pattern maker does for a brand
Your brand designs the garment and chooses the factory. The studio builds the pattern, corrects it after the fitting, grades it and prepares the files the factory cuts from.
The studio does not design, style or manufacture at scale. It develops patterns and prototypes for production in your factory, wherever that factory is.
It works directly or as a subcontractor for Italian and French luxury houses and manufacturers. Client names are never disclosed, which is why you will not find a client list here.
Services you can hand over
- A base pattern, built from a sketch, a physical sample or measurements taken on the body.
- Fit correction when the prototype does not fit as it should.
- Size grading, with increments calibrated point by point and a check on every size.
- Fitting sessions on mannequin and live model, closed by a written technical report.
- Marker making to reduce fabric waste.
- Prototyping, from the CAD file to the first physical garment.
- The tech pack and the CAD files for cutting.
You can hand over the whole path or a single phase. The studio also takes on patterns developed elsewhere that have fit or construction issues.
An outerwear pattern maker, for every sewn garment
Down-filled outerwear and sportswear have been the specialisation since 2014: down jackets with channels and baffles, structured coats with floating linings, multi-layer sportswear, insulated vests.
Down jackets are handled from 100 to 350 g/m² of insulation, in goose down or synthetic high-loft. The technique is described on the page about pattern making for technical down jackets.
The method applies to every men's and women's garment: coats and jackets, double-faced outerwear, trousers, evening wear, tracksuits and made-to-measure pieces. The studio does not work on shoes, bags, leather goods, knitwear, lingerie or bridal wear.
Files your factory can use
Patterns are built in Lectra Modaris, Optitex or Gerber AccuMark. You receive native files plus universal DXF compliant with AAMA/ASTM, which opens in all major pattern and automatic cutting systems.
Once the work is paid in full, the patterns developed for your brand belong to you. Delivery includes the tech pack, the operational document the production lab works from.
Patterns are built, corrected, graded and prototyped on real garments. The studio uses no virtual 3D and no drape simulation.
How a project runs
- You send the brief: a tech pack, a sketch, a reference garment, or an existing pattern that is not behaving.
- The NDA is signed before any file is exchanged.
- The base pattern is built in CAD, corrected and graded on your size chart.
- Fitting happens on a prototype made where agreed in the brief.
- You receive native CAD files, DXF AAMA/ASTM and the documents your factory needs to cut and sew.
Timelines are agreed on the initial brief, with a shared calendar. If the studio cannot take the project, it says so within 48 working hours.
For brands in the United States, inches, US sizes, customs on prototypes and payment are covered on the page for US and UK brands. British brands that look for a pattern cutter have their own page on pattern cutting for UK brands.
Who the studio works with
- Italian and French luxury houses looking for a technical partner on difficult outerwear.
- Manufacturers with an in-house design office but no structured pattern maker for technical outerwear.
- Emerging brands with a technically demanding garment: the criterion is the complexity of the garment, not the size of the brand.
Frequently asked questions
Do you manufacture garments?
No. The studio develops patterns and prototypes. Production at scale happens in your factory, with the files and the tech pack the studio delivers.
Which files do you deliver?
Native files from Lectra Modaris, Optitex or Gerber AccuMark plus universal DXF compliant with AAMA/ASTM, together with the tech pack.
Do you sign an NDA?
Yes, before any file is exchanged. Patterns, tech packs, sample images and the existence of the collaboration stay confidential.
Can you fix a pattern made by another studio?
Yes. The studio also works on existing patterns with fit or construction issues. Fit correction is a stand-alone service.
How do we get a quote?
Send the brief. The final quote comes after the brief and the review of the reference sample or sketch. The preliminary assessment is free and arrives within 48 working hours.
Start with the brief
The atelier replies within 48 working hours with a preliminary technical assessment, free and non-binding. The NDA comes before any file.