Emanuel New York Joins Muschieri Venezia x Luigi Bevilacqua for the Launch of Silk Peony in Venice
VENICE, ITALY
In a celebration of Venetian heritage, haute perfumery, and centuries-old craftsmanship, Emanuel New York joined Muschieri Venezia and Antica Tessitura Luigi Bevilacqua for the unveiling of Silk Peony, a new fragrance born from the meeting of two of Venice’s most distinctive artisanal traditions.
The launch took place at the legendary Caffè Florian in Piazza San Marco, one of Venice’s most historic and recognizable cultural institutions. Founded in 1720, Florian is Italy’s oldest coffeehouse and has served for more than three centuries as a meeting place for artists, writers, intellectuals, aristocrats, and international visitors. The setting was an extraordinary match for a fragrance designed to capture the essence of Venice itself.
A Fragrance Woven in Silk
Silk Peony represents a collaboration between Muschieri Venezia, known for its Venetian-inspired artistic perfumery, and Luigi Bevilacqua, the historic Venetian textile house celebrated for its traditional silk and velvet weaving.
The fragrance was conceived as a sensory interpretation of Venetian textiles — translating the softness, luminosity, depth, and movement of fine silk into perfume. Muschieri Venezia describes the creation as a meeting of haute perfumery and Venetian weaving, where fragrance and textile craftsmanship become one expression of timeless luxury.
Its composition opens with Japanese mandarin, bergamot, and blackcurrant, moving into a heart of Yao Huang peony and Damask rose, before settling into patchouli, musk, oakmoss, and tonka bean. The result is an elegant floral composition designed to evoke the tactile sensation of precious fabric against the skin.
Venice as the Inspiration
The collaboration is rooted in a shared philosophy: preserving the cultural identity of Venice through contemporary luxury.
For Muschieri Venezia, fragrance becomes a way of translating place, memory, and emotion. For Luigi Bevilacqua, centuries-old weaving techniques preserve another aspect of Venetian history through silk, velvet, and craftsmanship. Together, the two houses transformed those traditions into a modern olfactory experience.
That philosophy was particularly powerful inside Caffè Florian.
With its ornate historic interiors and extraordinary connection to Venetian cultural life, Florian provided more than a backdrop for the launch. It became part of the story. The café has long functioned as a crossroads between commerce, art, fashion, literature, and society — precisely the kind of cultural meeting point that gives a luxury creation meaning beyond the product itself.
Emanuel New York Brings Venice to Manhattan
For Emanuel New York, participation in the Venice celebration represents another chapter in its growing relationship with Muschieri Venezia and its commitment to bringing distinctive European luxury houses to New York.
The relationship has already taken a significant step forward with Muschieri Venezia establishing its first international boutique presence inside Emanuel New York in Midtown Manhattan. Muschieri identifies the Emanuel New York location as its New York shop-in-shop, offering its collection, including limited editions associated with its Venetian flagship stores.
The partnership creates a direct connection between two cities with powerful luxury identities: Venice and New York.
Venice provides the history, craftsmanship, artistry, and romance. New York provides the international audience, cultural energy, fashion influence, and modern luxury marketplace.
Emanuel New York serves as the bridge between them. 
A New Venetian Masterpiece
The launch also highlighted the exceptional craftsmanship behind Silk Peony. Among the most distinctive versions is The Venetian Masterpiece, a collectible edition featuring a bottle decorated using traditional Venetian gilding techniques and paired with an exclusive silk-and-cotton pouch created with Luigi Bevilacqua fabrics.
Muschieri and Bevilacqua have effectively transformed perfume into an object of collectible craftsmanship — something to experience not only through scent, but through texture, design, history, and artistry.
For Emanuel New York, this is precisely the kind of luxury that resonates with its philosophy: products with a story, an origin, and a sense of discovery. 
From Piazza San Marco to New York
The Silk Peony launch at Caffè Florian was ultimately about more than introducing a new perfume. It was a celebration of Venetian identity.
It brought together perfumery, textiles, architecture, gastronomy, design, and international luxury in one of the world's most historic settings. And through Emanuel New York's participation, that Venetian story continues beyond the canals and piazzas of Venice — reaching a new audience in Manhattan. 
For those discovering Silk Peony in New York, the fragrance offers something more than a beautiful floral composition. It offers a fragment of Venice: the shimmer of silk, the richness of velvet, the romance of Piazza San Marco, and the craftsmanship of artisans who have spent generations preserving the city's distinctive language of luxury.
Silk Peony is, in that sense, not simply a perfume. It is Venice woven, bottled, and carried across the world.
Muschieri Venezia's collection, including Silk Peony, is available through its New York presence at Emanuel New York, connecting the historic craftsmanship of Venice with Manhattan's luxury fragrance community. 