History
1835
Founding of G.B. Trapolin.
1847
Lorenzo Rubelli is born in Venice.
1858
Acquisition of Giacomo Pancera.
1867
Venice is part of the Kingdom of Italy (1866); Trapolin becomes supplier to the Savoy royal family.
1889
L. Rubelli takes over G.B. Trapolin.
1897
“The firm Gio. Battista Trapolin successore Lorenzo Rubelli e C. is undoubtedly the oldest and most renowned in the Veneto region” (Rivista Industriale e Commerciale di Venezia).
1899
Rubelli furnishes with the famous soprarizzo velvet the central hall of the III International Art Exhibition in Venice.
1902
Queen Margherita commissions soprarizzo velvet with a blue ground, decorated with the Savoy symbols.
1910
Dante Zeno becomes his father Lorenzo’s partner and the firm changes its name to Lorenzo Rubelli & Figlio.
1922
The branch in Florence opens (via Tornabuoni 3R).
1923
Rubelli takes part in the I International Decorative Arts exhibition at Villa Reale in Monza, exhibiting, among other things, velvet designed by Guido Cadorin.
1926
The showroom in Rome opens (via del Babuino 86).
1928
Rubelli supplies the soprarizzo velvet, woven with pure gold, for the carriages of the royal train.
1931
Alessandro Favaretto Rubelli is born.
1934
Rubelli exhibits, at the International Art Biennial in Venice, fabrics designed by Gio Ponti, Vittorio Zecchin and Alfredo Carnelutti.
1935
The showroom in Milan opens (Via Manzoni, 20).
1960
Partnership with Roberta di Camerino, which continues until the Seventies.
1962
Matilde, the first of the four children, is born and is later followed by Lorenzo (1963), Nicolò (1964) and Andrea (1970).
1966
Palazzo Corner Spinelli becomes the Rubelli headquarters.
1976
Paris: Rubelli opens its first foreign branch office.
1984
The Zanchi mill in Cucciago (Como) is taken over.
1985
Acquisition of Percheron S.A., Rubelli subsidiary in London.
1986
Restoration of La Bella Nani by Veronese, housed in the Louvre.
1987
Suppliers to the Venice casino.
1989
Princess: supplies for first cruise ship.
1991
Acquisition of the company Bises Novità (Rome).
1992
With Sahco Hesslein Rubelli takes over Bergamo Fabrics in New York.
1994
The Dubai office opens.
1996
Sponsorship of the Doge’s apartment at Palazzo Ducale (Venice).
1998
Acquisition of the company Lisio Tessuti d'Arte (Florence).
1998
The Moscow showroom opens.
2001
Takeover of the company Dominique Kieffer (Paris).
2002
Rubelli becomes a partner of the Peggy Guggenheim collection (Venice).
2003
Rubelli produces the damask for the renovated rooms of the Albertina museum (Vienna).
2003
Donation of fabrics for La Fenice (Venice), rebuilt after the terrible fire.
2004
Production of damask for the boxes at La Scala (Milan).
2005
Donghia (New York) becomes part of the Rubelli Group.
2005
Rubelli celebrates its President’s 50th career anniversary. The opera Mitridate by Nicolò Porpora is produced and performed at La Fenice.
2007
The Shanghai office opens for the Far East.
2008
Fabrics supplied for the San Carlo theatre (Naples).
2008
Rubelli exhibits for the first time at the Milan furniture fair with its own brand, Donghia.
2009
Supply of fabrics for the Petruzzelli theatre (Bari).
2009
Partnership with Giorgio Armani for the Armani/Casa Exclusive Textiles by Rubelli collection.
2010
Supply of fabrics for the Armani Hotel at the Burj Khalifa (Dubai).
2011
Rubelli dresses Bolshoi theatre (Moscow).
2012
Rubelli at Caffè Florian (Venice).
2012
Edition of the book "Rubelli. A story of silk in Venice".
2012
Rubelli at Palazzo Reale (Venice).
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