Luxury decorative sofa cushions are a furnishing item capable of giving your interiors a complete makeover. Until the 19th century, they were a valuable object that only the wealthy classes could afford. The same exclusiveness can be found today in our collection of decorative cushions in precious fabrics: we’ll tell you more about them.
A Little History of Decorative Pillows
In ancient China, the wealthiest people’s pillows were made of porcelain and embellished with stones, pearls and trimmed with pure gold.
Ancient Greeks and Romans used soft pillows stuffed with straw and feathers and of various sizes, utilized for both lying down and sitting up. In Europe, during the Middle Ages, pillows were used to enrich the wedding trousseaus of wealthy families.
During the Baroque period, this furnishing accessory also took on the elaborate patterns and bright colors typical of that time, which we still find today among the styles and trends.
Different objects, but with a common feature: their shapes, decorations and materials were all meant to reveal their owners’ status. Their value was such that they were used to present gifts and crowns to sovereigns for centuries, and this is why wedding rings are still brought to the bride and groom on a cushion.
With the Industrial Revolution, new inventions – especially the Jacquard loom – sped up the production of all fabrics, lowering their price and widening the range of designs that could be realized with very complex and colorful patterns. So, it was from the beginning of the 19th century that even the middle class could afford these luxury goods.
“Fiamma” Lampas Cushion, “Giardino Antico” Velvet Cushion, “Leoni” Velvet Cushion (from left)
How to Decorate with Luxury Sofa Cushions
Today, luxury pillows are a piece of furniture that ensure exclusivity and comfort while decorating a room. They can completely change the style or enhance the characteristics of style, color and personality of interiors.
Plain-colored luxury pillows can create a lively but not excessive theme in rooms with curtains and sofas with rich patterns. While choosing bright tones and patterns pillows can add color and character to interiors with neutral tones.
Velvet cushions also give warmth and make rooms more welcoming, as well as lampas and brocatelle to enhance refinement and brightness.
Moreover, they can highlight other elements of furniture such as curtains, upholstery and paintings, stating a historical period or a particular style. Often, it’s enough to change the pillows to refresh the look of a room and, if you are looking for velvet cushions for sofas as well as in other precious fabrics, our catalog will be a source of great inspiration.
Bevilacqua’s Decorative Sofa Cushions
The decorative cushions of Bevilacqua’s collection have not lost their timeless value and uniqueness. Their silk fabrics represent Baroque opulence, as seen in the Giardino Antico velvet pillow, or modern sophistication, as seen in the Walls lampas pillow with its elegant Art Deco pattern of stylized fountains and water gushes.
“Giardino Antico” Velvet Cushion (Petrolio)
“Walls” Lampas Cushion (Blue)
The stylistic inspiration recalls bygone eras with a wide variety of patterns and shapes (square or rectangular) that can match both classic and modern furnishings. The Giardino Antico velvet pillow, in its multicolored version, repurposes the preciousness of “jardinière” – aka “garden” – velvets. They were so called because of the botanical motif which, due to great complexity of execution given the multitude of colors used and the richness of the details, was only possible to make by the 17th century. The design of the Fiamma Lampas Pillow, on the other hand, although dating from the 17th century, appears to us to be extremely contemporary.
“Giardino Antico” Velvet Cushion (Multicolor Turquoise)
“Fiamma” Lampas Cushion (Coral)
Our luxury pillows are available at our store in Venice, at 1320 Santa Croce.
Can’t find the pattern you have fallen madly in love with on any pillow? Don’t worry: you can choose the fabric you love and we will custom make your pillow just for you. Just as you can personalize its details: with or without a piping or marabou border, with a design that completely covers its surface as in the Grottesche brocatelle pillow, or that is just an insert as seen in the Leoni handmade velvet cushion.
Our luxury pillows can thus be combined with any interior’s style, always giving a touch of uniqueness to any room in your home.
“Grottesche” Brocatelle Cushion (Blue – Gold)
“Leoni” Soprarizzo Velvet Cushion (Gold – Antique Pink)
