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
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
From useful to beautiful in a single line
Today we’re taking a trip to a theatre, and a little back in time. Because we’re going to tell you how the soprarizzo Decó Göteborg velvet was born. So we have to pop over to Sweden. Swedish fabric designs on Italian furnishing fabrics A pair of months ago we went to...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
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