The original design of Mariano Fortuny was most probably one of the first electric floor lamp. The elegant Fortuny® Cesendello Silk floor lamp silhouette, which is a synthesis of Oriental and Renaissance themes, is enhanced by the fabric-covered stand with delightful inlays.

The Fortuny silk accessories are entirely handmade in Venice with the same techniques used by Mariano Fortuny. Extremely elegant and unique pieces perfect for the greatest occasion. Try them in our #fortuny store in #Venice, San Marco 2428 in Calle delle Ostreghe and in Dorsoduro 180/a in Calle del Bastion, or in #Paris, in 17 Rue Bonaparte.

The 1907 Studio collection proposes the famous floor lamp designed by Mariano Fortuny in 1907 with new finishes. Cupola 76 is a Suspended black and gold lamp with aluminium shade. High quality finish and attention to details are the distinctive features of each original lamp bearing the Fortuny trademark.

A Renaissance Man, both interested in and successful at many things: a curious innovator across the fields of fabric, paper, lighting design, painting, sculpture, engraving, photography, print, furniture, stage design and fashion.

In the photo one of the main areas of the Hotel @PalazzoStern with a mixture of overhead #Fortuny Lamps. A Moorish Palazzo built in the 15th Century, later acquired and restored by the Stern Family, which transformed it into a magnificent place full of art, sculptures, mosaics and architectural elements from other buildings: a remarkable collage of memories from many different eras.

The San Marco print was designed in Venice in the second half of the 15th Century. Its pattern evokes the iconic San Marco Basilica. #VenetiaStudium San Marco Velvet Square Cushion

"I want to be a living work of art."--The Marchesa Luisa Casati (1881-1957) during the first half of the twentieth century was Europe's most notorious celebrity. Her extravagant lifestyle, eccentric personality, and scandalous escapades captivated and inspired some of the most influential artists of her time. She was painted by Boldini and Augustus John, sketched by Drian and Alastair, and photographed by Man Ray and Cecil Beaton, among others. Jean Cocteau praised her strange beauty; Jack Kerouac dedicated poems to her; Fortuny, Poiret, and Erte dressed her. It is said that she was the first to order a Mariano Fortuny Delphos dress still in 1909, before he could even show his creations at the Exhibition of Decorative Arts in Paris in 1911. Photo: Mariano Fortuny and the Marchesa Luisa Casati, Ca Venier dei Leoni. September 1913 glass plate gelatin, Fortuny Museum Archive.

#repost @peterstauntondesign We love the mix of textures and colours in this beautiful project featuring the #fortuny Silk Scheherazade Geometric Design