Milan has humid summers, foggy cold winters and a flat light that makes texture and weight visible. Apartments in the old palazzi have high ceilings, shutters and radiators; newer buildings in Porta Nuova and CityLife have floor to ceiling glass. Curtains work as insulation in winter and as shade in summer, and upholstery is judged by hand and drape as much as by specification.
The city is the capital of furniture: the Salone del Mobile each April, the Brianza district of makers north of the city, showrooms in Brera and around via Durini. Studios specify for apartments, for hotels and restaurants, for the offices and boutiques of fashion houses, and for villas on the lakes. Italian mills around Como and Prato are close, and a studio here expects a cutting quickly.
Fabric Library, Al Guthmi, Pierre Frey and Ultrafabrics are the four mills at launch. A cutting from a Milan showroom or an Italian mill arrives within days; samples from the Gulf mills travel by courier and take longer. Colour is confirmed on a physical sample in the room before an order.
WEAVRA searches these collections by measured colour, material, wear and use, keeps the fabrics that hold in one selection, and prints an A4 presentation under the WEAVRA name. Specifications come from the mill; the order and the price stay between the studio and the mill.