Textural elements are all around us. Whether as part of buildings, the street, or the city, they invite us to reexamine the world. Andrea Valentini fabrics are created from just this observation. Andrea Valentini creates sculptural textiles by combining urban textures with architectural fabrics. Through her signature process and technique for manufacturing, Andrea has created [...]

The Andrea Valentini team was extremely proud to be involved in such an incredible event at New York Fashion Week. On February 15th we were featured with a collective of talented independent artists and designers for Monopoly x Junk Food Art House Fashion Show sponsored by Hasbro and Elle’s STYLE360. “STYLE360 during New York Fashion [...]

Exciting news at Andrea Valentini! We are excited to announce that an editorial in Interior Design Magazine showcased our material archived in Material Connexion, a material library whose flagship is located in New York, but now has several international locations. Check out the press clip here.     The lifestyle team at Go Local Providence [...]

We’ve been fortunate at the Andrea Valentini LAUNCH Gallery to be host to a body of work by photographer, Peter Croteau. His eye-cathching landscapes are perfectly suited in the industrial zone where the gallery is located. The opening for the new editions was a great success and we look forward to seeing what Peter does [...]

We’ve been fortunate at the Andrea Valentini LAUNCH Gallery to be host to a body of work by painter, Colin Prahl. Originally from Potsdam, New York and is currently a senior in the Illustration department at RISD. The collection of paintings in the show is set composed of several smaller “mini-series”, each done using different approaches [...]

Design enthusiasts. Fashion lovers. Foodies. Music junkies – that sums up AV team in a nutshell. We love what we do and are constantly researching, admiring, and loving the latest sights, sounds, tastes, smells, and projects of our fellow creative peers.  So, we decided to share a few of our favorites and get the word [...]

It’s almost here! We are excited to announce our upcoming runway show with StyleWeek Providence at the Providence Performing Arts Center. Show is Saturday, September 3rd at 5pm. Tickets are limited! >> Click here for tickets! AMERICAN MYTHS This is a story about passion, protection, and freedom inspired by our country’s fight for independence. The [...]

This summer, the ABV team has been traveling quiet a bit. Whether it’s business or pleasure, we are always taking photos of the scenery wherever we go (yes, we are that person in the middle of the sidewalk holding everyone up for the ‘perfect shot’). Here is a quick peek of the sites and sounds [...]

Deconstructing, relinking, transforming, and rediscovering vintage jewelry findings is the theme for our FW11 and upcoming SS12 jewelry collections. Reusing vintage jewelry components and updating into modern designs has not only become the focus for the collections, but a method Andrea practices throughout her work. This upcoming season’s collection we gathered up all the chain [...]

We’ve been fortunate these past few months at the Andrea Valentini LAUNCH Gallery to be host to a body of work by photographer/printmaker, Alice O’Neill. Her collection, Indigo, pulls inspiration from sources filled with rich history and mythology. Through her haunting and deeply personal imagery, Alice combines the familiar, the invented, and the unknown in [...]

Moments come in many dimensions. Moments come from anywhere, at anytime and no matter how a moment is experienced, all of your senses are aligned. In an instant a realization takes place. A moment happens when time stands still and any thoughts, questions, curiosities, or contemplations see clarity. Texture can pertain to anything that stimulates the senses. [...]