{"id":44164,"date":"2022-03-15T14:43:56","date_gmt":"2022-03-15T13:43:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.veneziadavivere.com\/a-dress-for-venice-when-a-precious-past-meets-a-green-future\/"},"modified":"2026-03-25T14:57:17","modified_gmt":"2026-03-25T13:57:17","slug":"a-dress-for-venice-when-a-precious-past-meets-a-green-future","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.veneziadavivere.com\/en\/a-dress-for-venice-when-a-precious-past-meets-a-green-future\/","title":{"rendered":"A Dress for Venice: when a precious past meets a green future"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wpb-content-wrapper\" id=\"wpb-content-root\"><p>[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n<div class=\"figure\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.veneziadavivere.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/TizianoGuardini-Bevilacqua-@Marta-Formentello-VeniceFashionWeek.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-26373 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.veneziadavivere.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/TizianoGuardini-Bevilacqua-@Marta-Formentello-VeniceFashionWeek.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1280\" height=\"800\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.veneziadavivere.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/TizianoGuardini-Bevilacqua-@Marta-Formentello-VeniceFashionWeek.jpg 1280w, https:\/\/www.veneziadavivere.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/TizianoGuardini-Bevilacqua-@Marta-Formentello-VeniceFashionWeek-600x375.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1280px) 100vw, 1280px\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<h2>Wearable works of art on display for <em>A Dress for Venice<\/em>: a project by Venezia da Vivere and Tessitura Luigi Bevilacqua in collaboration with Homo Faber 2022 and the participation of eco-designer Tiziano Guardini<\/h2>\n<p><strong>Venezia da Vivere<\/strong> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.luigi-bevilacqua.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\"><strong>Tessitura Luigi Bevilacqua<\/strong><\/a> in collaboration with <strong><a title=\"Homo Faber\" href=\"https:\/\/www.homofaber.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Homo Faber<\/a> <\/strong>2022 present <em><strong>A Dress for Venice<\/strong><\/em>, an exhibition of wearable works of art, a project combining <strong>craftsmanship, sustainability, and haute couture<\/strong> created with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tizianoguardini.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\"><strong>Tiziano Guardini<\/strong><\/a>, the eco-designer and winner of the first <em>Green Carpet Fashion Award<\/em>, who represents sustainable fashion in Italy.<\/p>\n<p>In the historic spaces of Tessitura Luigi Bevilacqua on the Grand Canal in Venice, among original 18th-century Jacquard looms and machinery, <strong>from April 11 to 29, 2022<\/strong>, an exhibition of numbered works of art, carrying undisputed value for the present and especially for the future, speaks of the <strong>1,600 years of history of the Serenissima<\/strong> and its artisans, who with their mastery carry Venice&#8217;s millennial heritage of artisanal excellence into the future.<\/p>\n<div class=\"rgg-container\" data-rgg-id=\"2\">    <div class=\"rgg-imagegrid captions-overlay-hover-show captions-effect-slide_up \" data-rgg-id=\"2\">\n                    <a  title=\"\" data-caption=\"\" class=\" size-full rgg-img\" data-ratio=\"0.66625\">\n                <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"rgg-tile-img\" src=\"https:\/\/www.veneziadavivere.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Tiziano-Guardini-at-Tessitura-Bevilacqua-ph-Marta-Formentello-VeniceFashionWeek-Veneziadavivere.jpg\" sizes=\"(max-width: 533px) 100vw, 533px\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>            <\/a>\n                    <a  title=\"\" data-caption=\"\" class=\" size-full rgg-img\" data-ratio=\"0.80100125156446\">\n                <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"rgg-tile-img\" src=\"https:\/\/www.veneziadavivere.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Bevilacqua-FotodiIlChiaroScuro.jpg\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>            <\/a>\n                    <a  title=\"\" data-caption=\"\" class=\" size-full rgg-img\" data-ratio=\"0.666796875\">\n                <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"rgg-tile-img\" src=\"https:\/\/www.veneziadavivere.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/F7866B32-F19D-46C9-B955-982AF5B0153C-scaled-e1601208058549.jpeg\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1707px) 100vw, 1707px\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>            <\/a>\n            <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>In tribute to <strong>Japan<\/strong>, guest of honor at Homo Faber 2022, six kimonos and a dress designed by Tiziano Guardini with illustrations by artist <strong>Luigi R. Ciuffreda<\/strong> tell stories celebrating Life (with a capital L) and the connection with nature.<\/p>\n<p>Everything in this project has immense value: from the tailoring of the garments to the use of figured velvet from the <strong>archive<\/strong> of Tessitura Luigi Bevilacqua, where <strong>Venice writes the new narrative of haute couture<\/strong>, intertwining craftsmanship, sustainability, and contemporary culture.<\/p>\n<p><strong><em>A Dress for Venice<\/em> looks to the future<\/strong>, combining centuries-old Venetian traditions with contemporary creativity in a project that paves the way for \u201cmaking fashion\u201d sustainable, where sharing a green vision becomes a winning asset for the region and for new generations. In this project, fashion rediscovers its role as a powerful vehicle for conveying important messages. <\/p>\n<div class=\"rgg-container\" data-rgg-id=\"4\">    <div class=\"rgg-imagegrid captions-overlay-hover-show captions-effect-slide_up \" data-rgg-id=\"4\">\n                    <a  title=\"\" data-caption=\"\" class=\" size-full rgg-img\" data-ratio=\"1.6\">\n                <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"rgg-tile-img\" src=\"https:\/\/www.veneziadavivere.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/MarcoParis-Bevilacqua.jpg\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1280px) 100vw, 1280px\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>            <\/a>\n                    <a  title=\"\" data-caption=\"\" class=\" size-full rgg-img\" data-ratio=\"0.6669921875\">\n                <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"rgg-tile-img\" src=\"https:\/\/www.veneziadavivere.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/76FFC7B6-9759-4738-80A7-259C0726C6E7.jpeg\" sizes=\"(max-width: 683px) 100vw, 683px\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>            <\/a>\n                    <a  title=\"\" data-caption=\"\" class=\" size-full rgg-img\" data-ratio=\"0.66625\">\n                <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"rgg-tile-img\" src=\"https:\/\/www.veneziadavivere.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Tessitura-Bevilacqua-by-Marta-Formentello-@itsmartaeffe.jpg\" sizes=\"(max-width: 533px) 100vw, 533px\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>            <\/a>\n                    <a  title=\"\" data-caption=\"\" class=\" size-full rgg-img\" data-ratio=\"1.3769363166954\">\n                <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"rgg-tile-img\" src=\"https:\/\/www.veneziadavivere.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/be-light_tiziano-guardini_tessitura-luigi-bevilacqua2-2.jpg\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" alt=\"Be Light_Tiziano Guardini_Tessitura Luigi Bevilacqua\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>            <\/a>\n            <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><em>A Dress for Venice<\/em> is a project by Venezia da Vivere with Tiziano Guardini and Tessitura Luigi Bevilacqua \u2014 the only operational textile factory in Venice \u2014 and has actively involved the <strong>Tavolo Veneto della Moda<\/strong> (Confartigianato, CNA, Confindustria, Confcommercio, and Confesercenti del Veneto) and some of their associated companies of excellence, institutions, universities, and manufacturing vocational schools.<\/p>\n<p>The exhibition takes place from <strong>April 11 to 29, 2022<\/strong>, at Tessitura Luigi Bevilacqua in Venice, near the <a href=\"https:\/\/orientalevenezia.beniculturali.it\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\" data-cke-saved-href=\"https:\/\/orientalevenezia.beniculturali.it\/\" data-cke-saved->Ca&#8217; Pesaro Museum of Oriental Art<\/a>, where the exhibition <em>Trame Giapponesi<\/em> is currently running (until July 3, 2022), featuring an extraordinary display of costumes and masks from Japanese N\u014d theater.<\/p>\n<p>On the path that will lead Venice to become the <strong>World Capital of Sustainability<\/strong>, this event is a step in the journey that proposes Venice as the venue for the debate on <strong>Sustainable Fashion<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p><strong><em>A Dress for Venice<\/em> is part of the official <a href=\"https:\/\/www.homofaber.com\/it\/incitta\/mostra--a-dress-for-venice-%E2%80%93-quando-un-passato-prezioso-incontra-un-futuro-verde-6ky6a\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Homo Faber In Citt\u00e0<\/a> program.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><em><strong>A Dress for Venice<\/strong><\/em><br \/>\n<strong>April 11 &#8211; 29, 2022 | Tessitura Luigi Bevilacqua, Venice<\/strong><br \/>\nTuesday and Wednesday (3:30 PM &#8211; 4:30 PM by reservation)<\/p>\n<p><em>Photos by Marta Formentello, Marco Paris, and Il Chiaro Scuro.<\/em><em><br \/>\n<\/em><\/p>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row]<\/p>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] Wearable works of art on display for A Dress for Venice: a project by Venezia da Vivere and Tessitura Luigi Bevilacqua in collaboration with Homo Faber 2022 and the participation of eco-designer Tiziano Guardini Venezia da Vivere and Tessitura Luigi Bevilacqua in collaboration with Homo Faber 2022 present A Dress for Venice, an exhibition [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":14,"featured_media":26374,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_genesis_hide_title":false,"_genesis_hide_breadcrumbs":false,"_genesis_hide_singular_image":false,"_genesis_hide_footer_widgets":false,"_genesis_custom_body_class":"","_genesis_custom_post_class":"","_genesis_layout":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[80,88,84],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-44164","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-craftsmanship","category-fashion","category-news","entry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.veneziadavivere.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/44164","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.veneziadavivere.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.veneziadavivere.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.veneziadavivere.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/14"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.veneziadavivere.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=44164"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.veneziadavivere.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/44164\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":44171,"href":"https:\/\/www.veneziadavivere.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/44164\/revisions\/44171"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.veneziadavivere.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/26374"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.veneziadavivere.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=44164"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.veneziadavivere.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=44164"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.veneziadavivere.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=44164"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}