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The tales of our “veludere”
Why are handwoven velvets so special? Tessitura Bevilacqua’s weavers will explain it to you in this video and show you our antique fabric mill
Weaving… on paper
The artists of the association Matite in Viaggio have visited our Tessitura and pictured fabrics and looms on their notebooks: here’s what they’ve created
Art and craftsmanship: Bevilacqua goes to the Biennale
We’re joining the 57th Venice Art Biennale with a work dedicated to handwoven fabrics, in the Venice Pavilion: here’s a sneak peek at it
The elegance and splendour of Renaissance motifs
What are the patterns of typical Renaissance luxury fabrics? Find it out here, with the help of the Italian upholstery fabrics from our archive
The thread that unites 4 centuries of velvets
In the video by Great Big Story filmed at Luigi Bevilacqua’s, Alberto Bevilacqua describes the story of the weaving mill, its origins and a century-old tradition
How velvets are born: from the drawing to the loom
The phenomenal story of one of our most peculiar Italian velvets, made for the stylist Yiqing Yin, and of the requirements of a handloom