Journal
The magic of theatre
For his adaptation of Gounod’s Faust Stefano Poda drew his inspiration from clothing items by prominent stylists such as Dolce & Gabbana and Christian Dior
Painted fabrics
Take a look at the Portrait of Signora Vighi by Cagnaccio di San Pietro and you’ll find a surprise. Or rather, two
Wrapped up in damask
Can fabrics for upholstery and curtains be used on fashion clothes and accessories, too? Bevilacqua Pizzinato has an answer: yes, they can
Decorative patterns through the centuries
From samites to the Venetian velvets of the 18th century, here’s some of the most widely used decorative patterns of old weaving mills in Venice
Surreal fabrics: from Venice to Armenia
Tatiana Daniliyants, an Armenian artist, has used Bevilacqua’s fabrics in an exhibition held at Yerevan, in Armenia
Living room life
The Geffrye Museum in London has reconstructed the British middle class’ living rooms from the 17th to the 20th century
The rare birds of Venice: San Giovanni Grisostomo
The connections of the church of San Giovanni Grisostomo in Venice with fabrics… and merchants
The Medici’s balls. Yes, you read that correctly
Let’s find out what balls have to do with the most famous family of Florence
Reading velvets
A possible reading to understand the story that the flowers on Sant’Alvise’s soprarizzo velvet have got to tell
Beneath the symbol: the peacock and the fountain
What do the symbols of Italian fabric patterns for luxury velvets used in church furnishings? We tell you about it using one of our fabrics
Venice’s oddities: Santa Maria Zobenigo
Bevilacqua’s weaving mill isn’t bound to the church of Santa Maria Zobenigo only by two soprarizzo velvets, but by an oddity, too
The theatre of fashion
The Fashion and Applied Arts Museum of Gorizia reopens, wholly renewed and with two brand-new rooms
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