Design Lab · Gallarate, since 2004
Design Lab
Your mark, our print. Swimsuits, swim caps and accessories with artwork designed for you: teams and clubs, events, brands, resorts. Designed in our Atelier in Gallarate, sublimation-printed nearby, sewn in Lombardy. Since 2004.
The lab
Type the name of your team.
This is how it looks on a silicone cap. The rest, colours, logos, graphics, we design together.
Who it's for
One team, one mark
A swimsuit that's the same for everyone on the team and different from everyone else's. It's the first thing people see on the starting block, on the pool deck, in the end-of-season photo: your identity, in print.
Teams and clubs
Swimming, water polo, artistic swimming, lifesaving, triathlon, surf, wakeboard. We start from the models that suit how your team trains, Pinup, Ibiza, H2otto, Ucla, and work out a graphic line with you that represents you. A swimsuit is a second skin: it has to be recognisable, technical and comfortable.
Events and brands
A sports event, an association, a brand with a link to the water. We can design a complete capsule: swimsuits, swim caps, towels, ponchos, backpacks, wash bags, bathrobes, t-shirts and team kit. Participant kits too, designed together.
Resorts, spas and hospitality
A branded line, sewn in Italy, that guests want to take home. In step with your brand identity, or with an unconventional twist where it makes sense. Merchandise becomes communication.
The method
How a design comes to life
The same process as our own collections, applied to your project. No swimsuit goes into production without artwork you have approved.
- Tell us about the project. Goals, models you like, quantities, timing. Not sure where to start? We'll recommend based on how the kit will be used.
- Timing, terms and quote. We reply with availability, dates and a clear quote.
- The artwork. Once confirmed and paid, our design team develops proposals through to the final artwork, made only for you.
- Sizes. New to our models? We send a size trial kit, paid in advance: keep what you need, return the rest and get a refund.
- Production and reorders. Sublimation printing, cutting and sewing in Lombardy. After that, reorder even a single piece at a time, at the price agreed at the start: no pointless stock.
Two routes
Custom Edition or a bespoke project
One piece or a whole team: pick the route that fits your project.
Road one
Custom Edition, from a single piece
Ready-to-customise models, on sale online: Pinup, Ibiza, H2otto, Ucla, Lycra swim cap, microfibre towel and poncho. Order the piece in your size, then our design team gets in touch to define the artwork. Delivery within 15 working days of artwork approval.
Road two
Bespoke project, for teams, events and brands
Quantities, models and accessories on request, with a dedicated quote: custom silicone swim caps (from 60 pieces, ready in around 5 weeks from artwork approval), complete capsules, activewear and team kit. Tell us about the project using the form at the bottom of the page.
What can be customised
Case studies
Three custom design stories
A few projects that started in the Design Lab and ended up in the pool.
Taffo Funeral Services × BONESWIMMER
A capsule signed with plenty of irony: three prints, Galla, Eterna and Aldilà, on women's and men's swimsuits, silicone swim caps and microfibre backpacks. A brand about as far from swimming as it gets, and a line that still sells today.
The college lines
Fly, Breast, Back, Free and Medley: prints inspired by American college teams, born as a team line and now part of the catalogue. Proof that a team design can live on beyond the team.
Camps, events and team caps
The summer camp swimsuit, the silicone swim cap with the team name, the tournament towel: small projects and big ones, with the same method and the same quality as our collections.
The numbers that matter
- 2004The year it all began, in Gallarate.
- 15 daysWorking days, from artwork approval to delivery of a Custom Edition piece.
- 60 piecesThe minimum for custom silicone swim caps.
- 1 pieceThe minimum reorder, at the price agreed at the start.
- Size kitTry before you order, with a refund on returns.
- LombardyDesign, printing, cutting and sewing: all done here.
Questions
Answers before you write
Which sports do you make custom swimwear for?
Swimming, water polo, artistic swimming, lifesaving, triathlon, surf and wakeboard. We start from the models best suited to how your team trains and work out the artwork together.
How do we request a quote for a team?
Fill in the form on this page with your project, the models you'd like to customise and the number of pieces. We reply with timing, availability and a quote.
When does work on the artwork start?
Once the quote is accepted and paid: our design team prepares proposals through to the final artwork, made only for you.
How do we choose sizes for the whole team?
We can send a size trial kit, paid in advance. Keep the items you need and return the rest for a refund of the amount paid.
Can we reorder a single swimsuit later on?
Yes. We supply reorders even one piece at a time, keeping the price agreed at the start of the collaboration.
Besides swimsuits, what else can be customised?
Lycra and silicone swim caps, microfibre towels and ponchos, backpacks, wash bags, bathrobes, t-shirts, team kit, activewear (leggings, tops, technical clothing) and participant kits for events.
Is there a catalogue of customisable pieces?
Yes: request the Custom Edition catalogue in the form and we'll send it by email.
Quote
Tell us about the project
Models, quantities, timing, ideas. We reply with timing, terms and a quote. If you prefer, message us on WhatsApp or by email: details are on the Contact page.