For the third time, the Kering Group’s Italian jewelry brand is supporting the international non-profit organization Venetian Heritage. Pomellato will be equipping the historic Ca d’Oro palace with a state-of-the-art lighting system as part of the Light and Reflections project.
It thus reaffirms its mission to promote the artistic heritage of transalpine culture.
A third sponsorship initiative for Venice’s monuments
Pomellato is once again collaborating with the international non-profit organization Venetian Heritage.
Following restoration work on the Epistle Ambo in St. Mark’s Basilica in 2022 and the Doge Morosini monument in 2020, Pomellato is investing in the Light and Reflections project, bringing a state-of-the-art lighting system to the facade of the historic Ca’ d’Oro.
The initiative is also part of a wider restoration project for the Galleria Giorgio Franchetti museum, housed in the Ca’ d’Oro palace.
Owned by the Direzione Regionale Musei Veneto, part of the Italian Ministry of Culture, the palace – one of the city’s most famous – is also known as the “Golden House”, a 15th-century building overlooking Venice’s Grand Canal, in the sestiere (district) of Cannaregio.
Behind this initiative, Pomellato seeks to reaffirm its support for Italy’s cultural heritage. Although originally from Milan, the company is the ideal partner, since Matteo Raverti – the Italian architect and sculptor who oversaw the construction of the Ca’ d’Oro (1421-1441) – is also behind the building of Milan’s Duomo (1389 – 1404).
As Pomellato CEO Sabina Belli says, “We are committed to preserving and sharing the excellence of Italian craftsmanship, past and present. The Ca’ d’Oro is a remarkable example of the wealth of skills that Italy has brought to the world. We are proud to contribute to the enhancement of its marvellous façade, which reflects the rich and varied visual culture of Venice, and Pomellato’s name will be forever linked to the ‘golden house'”.
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The Italian Ministry of Culture and the Venetian Heritage have spearheaded the project to install a sustainable, low environmental impact night lighting system, specifically designed to enhance the polychrome marble of the famous Gothic façade. The lighting will highlight the richness of the marble work and evoke the ancient gilding.
The exterior luminaires were designed by Erco, one of the world’s leading specialists in sustainable architectural lighting using LED technology.
Toto Bergamo Rossi, Director of Venetian Heritage, emphasizes in the press release that this is the first-ever architectural project on the Grand Canal of Venice to take equal account of the openings, volumes and colors of the façade.
Last year, the Italian jewelry brand also supported the association, but for the restoration of the Epistle Ambo in the historic Basilica of San Marco in Venice, following damage caused by flooding in 2019.
Sabina Belli, CEO of the Pomellato Group, explained at the time that this restoration is “an important initiative for Venice, […] which demonstrates, once again, the attention that Pomellato pays to the cultural heritage, conservation and promotion of this wonderful city. Pomellato and Venetian Heritage share a love of art, but also a commitment to safeguarding artisanal excellence, essential to protecting the genius and authenticity of ‘Made in Italy'”.
Exceptional pieces
To echo its operation to sublimate the building in light, Pomellato drew inspiration from the hypnotic play of light that bathes the palace every day, while reflecting off the ornamental shapes and four-lobed openings of its façade, to create a piece of haute joaillerie.
Named Venetian Dream, in homage to the project, the necklace sparkles with 4,000 hand-set diamonds on its chain and seven irregular fancy-cut diamonds on its pendant.
These distinctive patterns have been decoded and reduced to the three geometric shapes that form the rose gold pendant.
This jewelry piece captures the light of the Grand Canal’s undulating waters, while reflecting the symmetry of the palace in the lagoon.
The result is a lightness and sparkle not unlike the dreamy reflections of Venice’s cityscape.
Last year, the Venetian Heritage initiative also gave rise to a capsule collection of Iconica rings, whose design pays tribute to Venice’s extraordinary artistic heritage.
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