In her interview with Fortuny scholar Wendy Ligon Smith, published on Ytali, JoAnn Locktov discusses her exceptional new book. They delve into Fortuny's boundless creativity, muse Henriette, and Palazzo Fortuny turned into an exquiste museum. Fortuny: Time, Space, Light by Wendy Ligon Smith, is an ambitious and scholarly investigation into the creative world of polymath Mariano Fortuny Madrazo. Ligon Smith has deconstructed the incontrovertible parallels between Fortuny, Proust, and …
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Venice: A Private Invitation. Interview with Servane Giol
When you take the Line 1 vaporetto at night, you glimpse in wonder at the private residences along the Grand Canal. You see beguiling Murano glass chandeliers, ornate painted ceilings, and carved embellishments in stone and stucco. It is this wonderland that Servane Giol has beckoned us to explore in her new book, Venice: A Private Invitation. By delving into history, culture, and creativity, Giol unwraps an intimate Venetian world of design, craftsmanship, and the gracious art …
Bella Notte Introduces Corvino Deepest Black Dye
October 20, 2022 (Novato, California) .... Bella Notte Linens is pleased to introduce Corvino, their new color in deepest black. Italian for the visually striking and mysterious raven, Corvino introduces a dramatic black tone in a custom palette totaling 19 hand-mixed dyes. Corvino is a clean hue, without influences from other pigments, which generates a consistent and deeply evocative black. With 11 unique textiles in the Bella Notte collections, each dye must be absorbed and enhanced by the …
Bella Notte Linens Introduces Harlow for Fall 2021
July 15, 2021 (Novato, California) .... Bella Notte, America’s original brand of home washable luxury artisan bed linens, is pleased to introduce the Harlow collection, created from supple cotton velvet with silk linen charmeuse embellishments. Backed with Bella Notte's signature linen, the Harlow coverlet is textured in quilted cotton velvet and framed in iridescent classic charmeuse binding. The Harlow throw blanket has two layers of cotton velvet bordered by a 1" charmeuse raw edge giving …
New Ravenna Presents the Femme & Function Collection
June 24, 2021 (Exmore, Virginia) ..... New Ravenna, America’s premier designer and manufacturer of mosaics for residential and commercial installations, is pleased to present Femme & Function, a collection of handcrafted mosaics created in celebration of the innovation and artistry of women throughout history. The 20 designs in stone and glazed basalto were inspired by the legacy of women pioneers in functional art, focusing on five disciplines: quilting, pottery, embroidery, weaving, and …