Inside Dries Van Noten's 15th-Century Venetian Palazzo
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On a warm summer night in Venice last year, Dries Van Noten and his life and business partner, Patrick Vangheluwe, were lying on a cold palazzo floor, gazing at the frescoed ceiling above them.
Van Noten couldn’t believe they owned the place. The Belgian designer, who started his namesake fashion label in 1986 and retired from the industry in 2024, had envisioned creating an arts foundation in a space that wasn’t too big or elaborate—something neutral that he and Vangheluwe could furnish themselves. Instead, they bought a 15th-century building in the heart of Venice. For over 400 years it had remained in the private hands of a single family, but as its new steward, Van Noten plans to open it to the public, starting with a presentation this spring.
In April, the non-profit @fondazionedriesvannoten will open in the approximately 43,000-square-foot Palazzo Pisani Moretta. Curated by Van Noten, with assistance from the fashion consultant Geert Bruloot, the presentation “The Only True Protest Is Beauty” takes its title and inspiration from a quote by the folk singer Phil Ochs. “I thought it was such a powerful sentence, because the times we’re living in are not the nicest ones,” says Van Noten.
The show explores the theme of craftsmanship in art and other disciplines. “The more that people talk about AI, 3-D printing and all modern techniques, I think the more that young people are also going to be intrigued by things made by hand, things where you let coincidence play a role,” says Van Noten.
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