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Tina Chow and her love for Fortuny dresses.
Tina Chow was an American model, couture collector and jewellery designer who was considered an [...]
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Mariano Fortuny Techniques
Fortuny’s plissé: characteristics and wonders of the most famous pleats in the world
A method already present in Ancient Egypt, the plissé was revolutionized and consecrated as a [...]
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Mariano Fortuny and Gabriele D’Annunzio: a friendship in Venice
There are many people that Mariano Fortuny met in his life, that he influenced and [...]
Sep
Isadora Duncan: a forceful personality, on and off the stage
Isadora Duncan danse sur la plage © Arnold Genthe/Wikimedia Isadora Duncan (San Francisco, California 1878 [...]
Mar
Studio 1907: the making of an iconic lamp
The Fortuny Studio 1907 lamps are the direct result of Mariano Fortuny research into stage [...]
Dec
Peggy Guggenheim: L’ultima Dogaressa
Peggy’s Venetian neighbours referred to Peggy as “La principessa” or “L’ultima Dogaressa”. She was chic, [...]
Sep
A living work of art: the Marchesa Luisa Casati
The Marchesa Luisa Casati (1881-1957) during the first half of the twentieth century was Europe's [...]
Jul
Henriette: the Muse
Adèle Henriette Elisabeth Nigrin was born on October 4th 1877 in Fontainebleau, where she lived [...]
Feb
The Fortuny Dome: a revolution in the theatre
For Mariano Fortuny light was an absolute vocation, the leitmotif of his artistic eclecticism, the [...]
Jan
Mariano Fortuny’s youth among art and inventions
Throughout the early 1890s Mariano Fortuny dedicated himself to a cycle of paintings and engravings [...]
Dec
From Granada to Venice: Mariano Fortuny’s early years
Mariano Buenaventura Isabel Federico Mamerto Cecilio de la Santísima Trinidad was born on 11 May [...]
Oct
The History of Fortuny’s Glass Lamps
Mariano Fortuny regularly found inspiration in such a diverse array of cultures. He was fascinated by [...]
Feb