Fortuny Factory – Venice
On a recent visit to Venice, I had the opportunity to
visit the Fortuny Factory and design laboratory.
The enormous library of printed fabrics and the many
colour ways was overwhelming. My usual
interest into the history behind the designer was the greatest pull for
me. Mariano Fortuny was born into a
family of renowned artists in Granada, Spain in 1874. In 1889 his family moved
to Venice, where he established himself for the rest of his career.
I could not help but to see the similarities with Rudolf
Laban, Fortuny was an industrious man.
First a painter, then an etcher, a sculpture, a photographer, an
architect and an inventor.
On display was a lamp
he designed, which in shape was very similar to Laban’s structures that defined
his movement theory. Looking closely at
the design and structure of his lamps, has helped me to resolve my own
construction problems that I have encountered with my embroidery piece.
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| Fortunys Lamp |
Going away over the Easter break turned out to be a
success. I have learnt that switching
off from your work and resting is important, in order to bring back fresh eyes
in order to solve problems.
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| Interesting fixing points |
