Carlo Budroni: a big passion for Sardinian fabrics

Carlo Budroni, when he was sixteen years old, would not have never appreciated a fabric; as all the teenagers, he spent his time in the middle of games and robots. Growing up, individuals discover new passions that they would not have thought having and they observe the world with a different eye. Today Carlo Budroni is an artist who creates some faithful friends of women: bags and furniture accessories, using Sardinian materials and fabrics. And a plain geometric shape, such as a circle, can become the distinctive symbol of the artist’s creations. In the past, in Milano, with a team of colleagues, he dedicated his time to a fashion magazine about shoes. Specifically, Carlo Budroni drew the trends of the shoes.


Why the brand "C+C"?

"C+C" was born in Milano, from the idea of drawing clothes, industrial felt bags and shoes. It was ’98 and "C+C" represented the names of Carlo and Camille, my previous partner. Then, the brand came in Sardinia, moving to Cagliari in 2004 and since 2007 the shop is in Via San Domenico. In 2009 it was born the partnership with Ludmilla. I attended the European Institute of Design in Cagliari, carrying on with that present in Milano.


What kind of things do you create and what fabrics do you use?

The wish was that concerning the realization of bags with a Sardinian fabric, because I love the rough fabrics, such as coarse woolen fabric and wool. I create bags and furniture accessories, using the Sardinian fabrics come from Samugheo. The idea of using Sardinian fabrics is linked to the interest and to the choice of producing something through those materials. It is a cultural discovery. Women advices and wishes are important and I generate other goods also based on things that ladies see in the shop windows. When there is an unique sample, the situation is different: for instance, a customer brought a blanket dated back to 1940 and from that I created a bag. An unique sample.

From what are you inspired in the creation of your works?

It is both an innate element and the use of materials and fabrics that I have. We are not either traditional craft or fashion. We make our product.


What colors do you prefer? And what paintings and geometric shapes do prevail?

The color that prevails is the red. But, in summer, I use above all purple and mustard-colored. The circle is a shape that I use a lot. I can say that it is my obsession! Polka dots or round flowers…On shapes, too, we can talk about seasons.


Do you use the technique of reusing secondhand market for creating something new?

Above all in summer, we use plastic and also fabrics and materials with no Sardinian origin.


Have you been successful in your dream or do you aim for something bigger?

Yes, I would like to increase and to have the possibility of buying many fabrics and increasing from the point of view of the space, too. I would like dedicate myself to the clothes, too. But, it is important now the satisfaction through which my works are appreciated by many people; by the citizens of Cagliari themselves.