Unexpected Venice

Venice is, without any doubt, one of the most beautiful cities in the world. But it is also one of the most vulnerable ones, due to the massive over-tourism it suffers every single day. Around 20 million visitors arrive to its canals each year and make daily life very difficult to locals.

In this current moment it is more important than ever to think twice about our actions, trying to be responsible not only for ourselves but for all of the society. Having close friends from Venice, we have visited it several times during our life. However, this time was very different.

Seda marina – El biso dorado

Del biso de las nacras del Mediterráneo se obtenía la seda marina o seda de sirena, un tejido asombroso que tiñe de dorado siglos de historia.
Cuando pensamos en tejidos naturales, pocas veces nos viene a la mente la seda de mar, un tipo de tejido que se obtiene del bivalvo Pinna nobilis, la nacra, que puede alcanzar hasta un metro de altura. Estos animales son endémicos del Mediterráneo y se adhieren con su pie verticalmente en el lecho marino. De su biso salen unos filamentos sedosos que , una vez procesados, forman esta delicada seda tres veces más fina que el cabello humano.