Luigi Bevilacqua founded this company in 1875, taking up the legacy of the ancient art of silk weaving, which was destined to disappear after centuries of active production due to the Napoleonic decree ordering the closure of the countless artisan guilds in Venice. Opposing the French Jacquard industrial production, at the end of the 19th century Luigi Bevilacqua recovered the ancient looms dating back to the 1500s and courageously gave life to the production of the famous brocades, damasks and velvets that embellish the world’s most important lounges
(including the Oval Office of the White House, the Swedish Royal Palace and the Kremlin) and are used by the most famous fashion houses (one of the most prime examples is Dolce and Gabbana). In the weaving mill on the Grand Canal, the same looms from 200 years ago are still being used, and to visit it (with reservation only!) is to take a dive into the past.
