Experience and expertise in tensile architecture.

We work with architects, companies and contractors to develop and deliver tensile architecture projects, combining technical expertise, bespoke manufacturing and operational continuity.

Technical support from concept to installation
Bespoke membranes in ETFE, PVC/PES and PTFE/glass fibre
Direct dialogue with architects, companies and contractors

Why Diaferia

Technical manufacturing that speaks the language of design.

We support designers, companies and contractors with a concrete approach: less rhetoric, more continuity between idea, production and on-site delivery.

70+

years of manufacturing experience

500+

completed projects

100.000+

m² installed

10+

countries served

Kuwait Expo Restaurant — Diaferia tensile canopy

Mexico Pavilion — Diaferia tensile structure

Where Diaferia's know-how takes shape.

The fields where method, materials and manufacturing capability turn into built tensile architecture: from public spaces to events, through to hospitality.

Tensile canopies

Membranes for plazas, public spaces and commercial settings: durability, comfort and uninterrupted use.

Façades and cladding

Textile building envelopes: lightweight solutions combining technical performance with architectural expression.

ETFE systems

Lightweight, highly transparent roofs and envelopes for long spans and architecture demanding advanced performance.

Pavilions and events

Textile structures for pavilions, expos and event spaces: visual impact, fast assembly, build quality.

Outdoor and hospitality

Sails and lightweight canopies for resorts, terraces and hospitality spaces: comfort, shading, architectural integration.

How we work

An integrated approach combining technical expertise, bespoke manufacturing and direct presence at every stage of the project.

Design

Geometry, detailing and manufacturing feasibility assessed together from the first sketch.

Manufacturing

Bespoke membranes produced in-house with direct control over every processing stage.

On-site works · Installation

Installation

On site through to final installation, alongside contractors and erection teams.

We work alongside designers and companies to turn ideas into durable, safe and high-quality tensile structures and lightweight systems.

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Projects

Projects — References.

A selection of our work showing scale, material applications and the variety of contexts where our support makes the difference

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Stadium roofs in ETFE inflated cushions. High transparency, structural lightness and a lifespan exceeding 50 years.

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Exhibition pavilions with large textile membrane sails on steel structure. Sculptural form and immediate visual impact.

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Architectural envelopes in structural membrane with organic, curvilinear forms. Complex bespoke geometries.

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Pergolas with perforated membrane sails on steel structure. Natural shading and outdoor comfort.

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Contact

Let's talk about your next project.

Whether you have a concept to develop, a canopy to manufacture or a site to support, we can set up a technical discussion from the earliest stages.

Phone+39 080 532 1059 Emaildiaferiasrl@diaferia.it

Head office

Via degli Imbianchini, 7
70026 Modugno (BA)