July 10, 2009 -Venice

View of Venice

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This morning I went to Rubellis. Rubellis is a textile company here is Venice. They have a few different collections of fabric. The business was bought by Lorenzo Rubelli in 1889 and has been going strong since. Rubelli has been through five generations so far and continues to create “fabrics that are a fusion of past and present, and of craft and industry, with total respect for the company’s history.” After lunch we took a water taxi over to Fortuny’s textiles. Fortuny first started producing in the early 1990s. Their fabric has a unique and secret quality to it. The colors go from light to dark within the fabric. All their fabric is printed giving its unique quality. It has been interesting to see so many different fabrics. There are almost endless possibilities when deciding what fabric to use. Later I found some fun masks and glass rings to add to my souvenir collection.

Rialto Bridge

Window

Fortuny Fabric

Building along the Water