The wall between velvet and metal.

Published 21 October 2026 · WHV · Public-source editorial note

Velvet absorbs attention differently from metal. One suggests depth, softness and a changing pile. The other can catch light with a sharper, less yielding presence. Levantina brings those associations into the same wall composition. The result asks to be read as a relationship between materials, not simply as an ornate background for furniture.

Two materials change one another

Designed by GuardiniCiuffreda Studio for Materica’s Superfici Venice Collection, Levantina involves Tessitura Bevilacqua and its Velluto Senatori fabric. The collection account describes natural velvet alongside metallised fabric in a three-dimensional composition. It connects a textile practice associated with Venice to contemporary surface treatment, without claiming that the finished panels are antique fabric or recovered architectural fragments.

That distinction is part of the attraction. A historical workshop need not remain relevant only by repeating a complete historical interior. Its material knowledge can enter a new collaboration, where the contrast with another technique makes familiar qualities more visible. The decorative arts become an active design territory rather than a collection of motifs borrowed to signal expense.

Begin with a sample, not a room image

For a real project, request a physical sample and examine it under the light in which it would live. Ask how the exact surface is installed, cleaned and repaired, and which parts of the specification can be replaced. A supplied room image cannot answer those questions. The lasting value would be a well-chosen material relationship that remains rewarding in daily use, supported by clear authorship and an appropriate care plan.

Source and context.

Materica: Superfici Venice Collection and its designers ↗

Materica via v2com: Levantina, Tessitura Bevilacqua and the credited collection imagery ↗

The supplier’s interior view illustrates Levantina and does not establish an independently inspected installation. No claim is made that every fabric in the collection is handwoven, antique or suitable for every interior.

Source checked 21 October 2026. WHV interpretation is distinct from the source’s account.