Fortuny Showroom and Factory

What a wonderful visit! Despite coming unannounced, Carla gave us a wonderful tour of the showroom and grounds. Her expertise was invaluable and she helped me find the fabrics I was looking for. Thanks again!

As a San Francisco designer for over 20 years, I have been to many show rooms and used Fortuny for many of my past projects. When I was in Venice we decided that it would be a wonderful experience to visit the Fortuny showroom to get a sense of their history and production. However, Ms. Turrin, the showroom manager, was less than welcoming to the point of being rude and making us feel very unwelcome. We were 10 minutes early and she seemed put off right away. We were given a tour of the garden and 25 minutes later allowed to go into the showroom without permission to use the facilities before our tour began. We were not allowed to touch the fabrics and when I inquired about purchasing fabric for a future project she was more concerned with seeing my resale number than anything else. We were not shown any of the lighting, table ware, silk shades etc. While the fabric is still very beautiful and alluring, the experience was a tremendous disappointment.

We discovered this in a TV series about Adriatic gardens (Monty Don). Normally the gardens cannot be visited, but the lady in charge gave us a quick tour. Many thanks for that. <3

Very badlly received. It was obvious that there was nobody inside but an employee, a blond girl very pretencious, come to the entrance asking me to come another day with a reservation... Wow, what a great comercial sense. I m working in Brussels with a lot of Art Nouveau museums...Well...

Absolutely the worst experience in Italy - do not waste your precious time in beautiful Venice to see 20 outdated samples in a pretentious environment... I have no idea how they became reputable.

A very special place to visit in Venice. It is an old and charming structure where precious clothes are created. Absolutely astonishing.

A total treat to visit the Fortuny showroom and gardens.

Wow! Was never made to feel smaller than during this experience! Was excited to follow the travel book recommendation only to be knocked down by a rude, condescending and pretentious rep who took the opportunity to imply I could never afford their product. Venice has much better to offer.

What a wonderful visit! Despite coming unannounced, Carla gave us a wonderful tour of the showroom and grounds. Her expertise was invaluable and she helped me find the fabrics I was looking for. Thanks again!

As a San Francisco designer for over 20 years, I have been to many show rooms and used Fortuny for many of my past projects. When I was in Venice we decided that it would be a wonderful experience to visit the Fortuny showroom to get a sense of their history and production. However, Ms. Turrin, the showroom manager, was less than welcoming to the point of being rude and making us feel very unwelcome. We were 10 minutes early and she seemed put off right away. We were given a tour of the garden and 25 minutes later allowed to go into the showroom without permission to use the facilities before our tour began. We were not allowed to touch the fabrics and when I inquired about purchasing fabric for a future project she was more concerned with seeing my resale number than anything else. We were not shown any of the lighting, table ware, silk shades etc. While the fabric is still very beautiful and alluring, the experience was a tremendous disappointment.

We discovered this in a TV series about Adriatic gardens (Monty Don). Normally the gardens cannot be visited, but the lady in charge gave us a quick tour. Many thanks for that. <3

Very badlly received. It was obvious that there was nobody inside but an employee, a blond girl very pretencious, come to the entrance asking me to come another day with a reservation... Wow, what a great comercial sense. I m working in Brussels with a lot of Art Nouveau museums...Well...

Absolutely the worst experience in Italy - do not waste your precious time in beautiful Venice to see 20 outdated samples in a pretentious environment... I have no idea how they became reputable.

A very special place to visit in Venice. It is an old and charming structure where precious clothes are created. Absolutely astonishing.

A total treat to visit the Fortuny showroom and gardens.

Wow! Was never made to feel smaller than during this experience! Was excited to follow the travel book recommendation only to be knocked down by a rude, condescending and pretentious rep who took the opportunity to imply I could never afford their product. Venice has much better to offer.