Journal
From noble mansion to fashion store: the restoration of Palazzo Torres
Dolce & Gabbana have opened a new store in the restored Palazzo Torres, near St Mark’s Square, using some of our fabrics, too: here’s the result
How do you create an 18th-century atmosphere? Using damasks
We’ve supplied the Metropole Hotel in Venice with one of our silk damasks for cushions, curtains and other furniture elements: find out which one
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
Weaving relationships to grow together
Tessitura Bevilacqua is now part of the Venice Textile Manufacturers, a network of companies born to preserve the textile traditions of the Venetian area
The Silk Guild in Venice: the first weavers
The success of Venetian luxury silk fabrics began with the guilds born from the 13th century onwards. Here’s how they were born and what they produced
A history of fabrics in Venice
Let’s go to Altino, a city connected to the origins of Venice and its silk industry, where we took part in a meeting on the history of fabrics
The challenges of the Kremlin velvet
By means of the history of the Venetian velvet we made for the Kremlin we tell you how difficult the production of luxury velvet fabrics can be
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