Tessitura Luigi Bevilacqua Blog: news about the world of high end textiles

Lavinia: A Stylish and Feminine Clutch

11/12/ 2020

Discover features and curiosities about this refined clutch, made with the beautiful Da Vinci velvet, to carry by hand or on the shoulder.

27/11/ 2020

We’ll take you to the 16th century in Venice to discover who raised silkworms and produced the silk the city needed for its luxury fabrics.

12/11/ 2020

This irresistible doctor bag created with the beautiful Coccodrillo velvet in different colors, will seduce you with its retro charm.

22/10/ 2020

The curious story of “Grotesques” and how they moved from decorating the walls of ancient palaces to become a pattern of furnishing fabrics.

8/10/ 2020

This roomy day bag, created in two versions with beautiful velvets, doesn’t go unnoticed. Discover its features and inspiration.

24/09/ 2020

Unusual and fantastic, full of Oriental suggestions: discover the characteristics, history and examples of luxury fabrics’ bizarre patterns.

17/09/ 2020

How did the prestigious Guild of Dyers of Venice manage to create the most appreciated dyes for fabrics in the world? Let’s discover it here

26/08/ 2020

What fabrics were loved by the rich patrician families? Let’s take a trip into the unbridled luxury of 15th and 16th century Venice.

16/07/ 2020

Let’s find out why innovations in looms and the spread of sericulture have been so revolutionary for textiles in Medieval Europe.

11/06/ 2020

An exhibition brought our velvets and an ancient working loom to Venice Doge’s Palace in 2004: a video brings those moments back to life.

13/05/ 2020

History and curiosity about the Sala del Piovego, which has a function of high representation and is a coveted space for conferences and exhibitions.

22/04/ 2020

We reveal the typical motifs of Renaissance luxury fabrics, with the help of paintings and patterns from our Historical Archive.