Fortuny Marks its Centennial With a Collection of Textile Patterns Inspired by the City of Venice

To mark its centennial, Fortuny debuts Serenus, a collection of new textile patterns that takes inspiration from Venice, the city where the company’s production has been headquartered since 1922. Arcipelago is inspired by the connectedness of Venice’s many islands, while Canale evolved from photographs of reflections of the factory on the canal. Renderings set in a mythical garden created during the COVID-19 lockdown depict other Fortuny fabrics on iconic furniture designs like Pierre Paulin’s Pacha chair, upholstered here in Camo Isole cotton. That camouflage pattern depicts daylight reflected on lagoon water, rather than the usual foliage, and was one of the first designs produced by the Riad family, who have managed the company for the past three decades after accepting the reins from Countess Elsie Lee Gozzi, the beloved New York interior designer who succeeded company founder Mariano Fortuny upon his death in 1949.