Fondazione Arte della Seta Lisio
Fondazione Arte della Seta Lisio
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Via Benedetto Fortini, 143, 50125 Firenze, Repubblica Italiana
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http://www.fondazionelisio.org
In 1971, Fidalma Lisio, having inherited the foremost Italian factory of silken fabrics, founded by her father Giuseppe in 1907, created a foundation with the scope of perpetuating the technical knowledge and ancient methods involved in the manufacture of this exclusive product. The most precious silk weaving techniques have been kept alive through study of historical evidence and documentary images.
In its rooms, the foundation hosts a valuable theme library and a collection of ancient fabrics thanks to which sector specialists have succeeded in reconstructing the manufacturing techniques that created many historic fabrics, like the velvets with gold and silver brocade, with their shimmering effects, and the bouclé velvets, besides other laborious, highly-complex textile processes. The collections of graphics materials and samples preserved here, which represent figurative types dating from the Middle Ages to the early 19th century, are still used for creating unique products that cannot be made on our modern mechanized looms, some of which reproduce and interpret details of famous pictorial works of different periods: for example, the ancient Roman figures in the Pompeiian lampas or the Renaissance themes of the Beato Angelico;Botticelli and Veronese brocades. The knowledge acquired through research and experimentation is also applied to design of contemporary fabrics and inclusion of new materials, result of the most highly-advanced technological research. Over the years, fruitful collaboration has been established with such important designers from the world of fashion as Valentino, Versace, Gucci, and Fendi, for whom Lisio has created several exclusive, highly-prized fabrics for bags, and in particular for the Baguette model.
museums
Via Benedetto Fortini, 143, 50125 Firenze, Repubblica Italiana
Show on map
http://www.fondazionelisio.org
In 1971, Fidalma Lisio, having inherited the foremost Italian factory of silken fabrics, founded by her father Giuseppe in 1907, created a foundation with the scope of perpetuating the technical knowledge and ancient methods involved in the manufacture of this exclusive product. The most precious silk weaving techniques have been kept alive through study of historical evidence and documentary images.
In its rooms, the foundation hosts a valuable theme library and a collection of ancient fabrics thanks to which sector specialists have succeeded in reconstructing the manufacturing techniques that created many historic fabrics, like the velvets with gold and silver brocade, with their shimmering effects, and the bouclé velvets, besides other laborious, highly-complex textile processes. The collections of graphics materials and samples preserved here, which represent figurative types dating from the Middle Ages to the early 19th century, are still used for creating unique products that cannot be made on our modern mechanized looms, some of which reproduce and interpret details of famous pictorial works of different periods: for example, the ancient Roman figures in the Pompeiian lampas or the Renaissance themes of the Beato Angelico;Botticelli and Veronese brocades. The knowledge acquired through research and experimentation is also applied to design of contemporary fabrics and inclusion of new materials, result of the most highly-advanced technological research. Over the years, fruitful collaboration has been established with such important designers from the world of fashion as Valentino, Versace, Gucci, and Fendi, for whom Lisio has created several exclusive, highly-prized fabrics for bags, and in particular for the Baguette model.