Antique textiles radiate spirit, holding secrets, stories and signs of their creators.  The Guicciardini Trapunto is an amazing example of this.
Think back to Sicily, late 1300s.  Books were a rare find, and fewer were the people who could read them.  Storytelling passed legends along, and getting married meant furnishing your home for life.  The Guicciardini [...]

Roberto Capucci is one of my favorite designers of all time.  In 2001, I had the opportunity to translate between him and a Japanese interviewer, viewing truly the artist he is.  I fear that I hogged up most of the questions….
Originally from Rome, he worked in Paris before coming south again.  As part of the [...]