Generated by All in One SEO v4.9.3, this is an llms.txt file, used by LLMs to index the site. # Francesco Calvidini Italian high count Egyptian cotton bedlinen ## Sitemaps - [XML Sitemap](https://calvidini.com/sitemap.xml): Contains all public & indexable URLs for this website. ## Pages - [Home](https://calvidini.com/) - Francesco Calvidini is an exclusive designer of the world's finest bedlinen. All the fabrics are carefully constructed, woven and finished in Italy's main textile manufacturing zone. Following the traditional hand sewing techniques and rigorous checking all orders are delivered to our worldwide distribution centre. For logistical reasons this is located in England near Gatwick airport, giving us unparalleled efficient distribution - [Pagina di test di Alex](https://calvidini.com/?page_id=3937) - Una pagina di prova per Alex (Italiano) - [Cotone filo conta](https://calvidini.com/thread-counts/) - Francesco Calvidini ritiene che sia indispensabile l'utilizzo di conteggi del filetto alto per creare un look superbo e sensazione incredibile. La nostra bella mano cucito biancheria da letto è costituito da più alta qualità a lungo fiocco di cotone egiziano, filato, tessuto e finito in Italia. Calvidini di design individuale, tessuti eccezionali utilizzare fino a - [Thread Counts](https://calvidini.com/thread-counts/) - Francesco Calvidini believes it is essential to use high thread counts to create a superb look and amazing feel. Our beautiful hand stitched bedlinen is made from the highest quality long staple Egyptian cotton, spun, woven and finished in Italy. Calvidini's individually designed, exceptional fabrics use up to 1000 threads per square inch. To create - [Terminologia](https://calvidini.com/product-guide/) - Di seguito riportiamo una breve descrizione della composizione e del design dei nostri prodotti. È necessario specificare che prodotti si desiderano (aggiungendoli singolarmente nel carrello), quando si effettua un acquisto di ogni genere nel nostro catalogo online. (Si prega di tener presente che i diagrammi non sono in scala) Federa Oxford Le nostre federe stile - [La tavolozza dei colori estesa Ravello](https://calvidini.com/ravello-colour-palette/) - L’ampia tavolozza dei colori Ravello. - [Ravello Colour Palette](https://calvidini.com/ravello-colour-palette/) - The extended Ravello colour palette - [La tavolozza dei colori di Pisa](https://calvidini.com/pisa-colour-palette/) - [Pisa Colour Palette](https://calvidini.com/pisa-colour-palette/) - [Home](https://calvidini.com/) - Francesco Calvidini is an exclusive designer of the world's finest bedlinen. All the fabrics are carefully constructed, woven and finished in Italy's main textile manufacturing zone. Following the traditional hand sewing techniques and rigorous checking all orders are delivered to our worldwide distribution centre. For logistical reasons this is located in England near Gatwick airport, giving us unparalleled efficient distribution - [Corse Francesco Calvidini](https://calvidini.com/francesco-calvidini-racing/) - Prova in preparazione per la corsa al circuito Paul Ricard, Le Castellet, Francia Insieme ai nostri partner tecnici ffcorse, il Race Team Calvidini vinto il terzo in classe l'anno scorso degli Ferrari Racing Days a Silverstone. - [Francesco Calvidini Racing](https://calvidini.com/francesco-calvidini-racing/) - [Ricamo](https://calvidini.com/embroidery-2/) - Le foto mostrano esempi di ricamo che possono essere creati per clienti a progettare proprio. Contattaci per tutti i dettagli di questa opzione brillante per personalizzare ulteriormente la vostra biancheria da letto. - [Embroidery](https://calvidini.com/embroidery-2/) - The pictures show examples of embroidery which can be created to clients own design. Contact us for full details of this brilliant option to further personalise your bedlinen. - [Demistificare cotone filo conta](https://calvidini.com/demystifying-thread-counts/) - Cotton Incorporated La ricerca Cotone e legge per la promozione del 1966 negli Stati Uniti, favorito l'istituzione di Cotton Incorporated per promuovere l'uso del cotone. La società ha emesso il seguente comunicato stampa nel gennaio 2006. Demistificare numero di thread: cosa da considerare quando si acquista fogli Nel corso degli ultimi anni, il concetto di - [La tavolozza dei colori bourdon](https://calvidini.com/cording-colour-palette/) - [Guida colori](https://calvidini.com/colour-guides/) - Calvidini utilizza due tavolozze di colori principali. Selezioni uno dei link qui sotto per visualizzare la guida dei colori ... La tavolozza dei colori di Pisa > L'ampia tavolozza dei colori Ravello > Per i copriletti e coperte Cashmere si prega di consultare la guida dei colori Cashmere: La tavolozza dei colori di Cashmere > - [Colour guides](https://calvidini.com/colour-guides/) - Calvidini use two principal colour palettes. Please select from the links below to view the colour guides... The Pisa colour palette > The extended Ravello colour palette > For cording we have over 500 colours - some examples here - we can match any colour required, simply send a sample and we will applique that - [La tavolozza dei colori di Cashmere](https://calvidini.com/cashmere-colour-palette/) - [Cashmere Colour Palette](https://calvidini.com/cashmere-colour-palette/) - [Chi Siamo](https://calvidini.com/about-us/) - Le origini della ditta Francesco Calvidini si trovano a Como, uno dei principali centri del design italiano in cui i valori tradizionali e l'innovazione tecnica si fondono nella produzione di tessuti esclusivi e design creati per raggiungere i livelli italiani standard più elevati. La Calvidini si dedica alla produzione di biancheria da letto di alta qualità con - [Catalogo](https://calvidini.com/catalogue/) - La Collezione Francesco Calvidini … 1000 Fili … Ultimille (1000 fili) 600 Fili … Pisa (600 fili) Alzano (600 fili) Como (600 fili) Torre (600 fili) Sondrio (600 fili) Cortona (600 fili) Trevi (600 fili) Florinas (600 fili) Sedriano (600 fili) Lucca (600 fili) 400 Fili … Quattro (400 fili) Puccini (400 fili) 300 Fili - [Collection](https://calvidini.com/catalogue/) - The Francesco Calvidini Collezione … 1000 Count … Ultimille (1000 count) 600 Count … Pisa (600 count) Alzano (600 count) Como (600 count) Torre (600 count) Sondrio (600 count) Cortona (600 count) Trevi (600 count) Florinas (600 count) Sedriano (600 count) Lucca (600 count) 400 Count … Quattro (400 count) Puccini (400 count) 300 Count - [Terminology](https://calvidini.com/product-guide/) - Please find below a brief description of the makeup and design of our products. (Please note diagrams are not to scale) The drawings are a guide to the different products which are available in all our ranges. If further information is needed about these styles please contact our sales team. Oxford PillowcaseOur Oxford style pillowcases - [Contatti](https://calvidini.com/contact/) - Francesco Calvidini Collezione Via Carducci 27164 Bergamo BG Italia Telefono: +39 03 50 46 01 59 Distributori solo – non vendiamo direttamente Centro di Distribuzione Mondiale Londra Telefono: +44 20 82 24 52 52 Come contattarci - [Contact](https://calvidini.com/contact/) - Francesco Calvidini Collezione Bergamo Italy We supply to distributors only Retail clients please call and we will advise a recommended retailer Distributors: we often appoint new distributors so please contact us if you would like to work with our range UK Distribution Centre & Worldwide Sales Telephone: +44 20 82 24 52 52 Contact form - [About us](https://calvidini.com/about-us/) - Francesco Calvidini's roots are to be found in Como, one of Italy's principal design centres, where traditional values and technical innovation are blended in the production of exclusive fabrics and designs created to the very highest Italian standards. Calvidini are dedicated to producing very high quality bedlinen with an extra touch for a unique sleeping - [Cording Colour Palette](https://calvidini.com/cording-colour-palette/) - [Contatti](https://calvidini.com/it/contact/) - Francesco Calvidini Collezione Via Carducci 27164 Bergamo BG Italia Telefono: +39 03 50 46 01 59 Distributori solo - non vendiamo direttamente Centro di Distribuzione Mondiale Londra Telefono: +44 20 82 24 52 52 Come contattarci [cscf-contact-form] - [Product List](https://calvidini.com/product_list/) - [dpsc_grid_display] - [Demystifying thread counts](https://calvidini.com/demystifying-thread-counts/) - Cotton Incorporated The Cotton Research and Promotion Act of 1966 in the United States enabled the establishment of Cotton Incorporated to promote the use of cotton. The company issued the following press release in January 2006. Demystifying thread count: what to consider when buying sheets Over the past few years, the notion of thread count ## Categories - [Ultimille - 1000 count](https://calvidini.com/category/ranges/ultimille/) - < Back to main catalogue Ultimille gallery (click on an image to view full size)… After years of development and exhaustive testing we have created a fabric with 1000 threads in every square inch. In order to achieve this remarkable result we must spin incredibly fine yarns, which can only be done with the very best cotton and the most up-to-date and sophisticated machinery. The result is a fabric which is so amazing we cannot possibly find words to adequately describe the handle which is like that of no other bedlinen ever marketed. The sleeping experience is so fantastic that you will still be talking about it for years to come. As soon as your head touches the pillow you will be wafted into a dreamworld. No more restless nights! Other fabrics may claim to be 1000 thread count but having conducted extensive research there appears to be no other cloth which can come close to this quality. Look for the Francesco Calvidini logo, embroidered onto every article in the Ultimille range which guarantees genuine Calvidini bedlinen. The choice cottons selected, and their necessarily meticulous processes of manufacture inevitably make Ultimille our most expensive fabric but we guarantee once enjoyed you will appreciate its worth. It is created for the most discerning clients who wish to enjoy the very best bedlinen in the world. In addition to the sizes listed in our online catalogue, we manufacture all European, Middle Eastern and Asian sizes for our clients worldwide. Indeed, virtually any size option can be ordered. Please call for further details. - [Ranges](https://calvidini.com/category/ranges/) - [Pisa - 600 count](https://calvidini.com/category/ranges/pisa/) - < Back to main catalogue Pisa gallery (click on an image to view full size)… Pisa is a 600 thread count plain cotton satin which passes through multiple special operations to achieve its unique finish. It is wonderful to sleep in and delights the eye as its surface shimmers. Pisa is available in twelve colour options. The flat sheet borders have returns, while the fitted sheets have a generous box section to ensure a perfect fit around and under the mattress. - [Alzano - 600 count](https://calvidini.com/category/ranges/alzano/) - < Back to main catalogue Alzano gallery (click on an image to view full size)… In Italian it is known as “Doppio Ajour”. This beautiful bedlinen looks elegant on traditional beds and striking on modern beds because of the two row symmetrical detail which gives a delicate alternative to cording. Available in Bianco or Avorio plus colours from the Pisa range. Note the exclusive Francesco Calvidini 600 thread count which we use for this bedlinen. - [Como - 600 count](https://calvidini.com/category/ranges/como/) - < Back to main catalogue Como gallery (click on an image to view full size)… Como is a sateen created from our 600-count Pisa fabric which handles beautifully. Como has a contrasting Oxford border and bordino (insert) and the colour combinations may be specified by the client. Como pillowcases and duvet covers feature mitred corners while the flat sheet borders have returns. The matching plain-coloured fitted sheets have a generous 38cm box. Because of the myriad options please call us so that we can together create your unique bedroom scene. We manufacture all UK, European, Middle Eastern and Asian sizes for our clients worldwide. Indeed, virtually any size or colourway option can be ordered. Please call for further details if your precise preferences are not possible using the product options available. - [Torre - 600 count](https://calvidini.com/category/ranges/torre/) - < Back to main catalogue Torre gallery (click on an image to view full size)… Torre features the 600 count Egyptian cotton fabric used in our Pisa range, beautifully embroidered with three rows of hand-machined cording. The fabric has a luxurious handle and its satin sheen complements any bed whether modern or traditional. Standard shades are White with White cording, White with Taupe cording, Ivory with Ivory cording, Sable with Sable cording. Alternatively choose cording colour from shade card. Use Pisa for plain co-ordinated fitted sheets etc. - [Sondrio - 600 count](https://calvidini.com/category/ranges/sondrio/) - < Back to main catalogue Sondrio gallery (click on an image to view full size)… Sondrio features the 600 count Egyptian cotton fabric used in our Pisa range, to which is added an intricately woven jacquard border. The fabric has a luxurious handle with a stunning satin sheen to complement any bed in a more traditional room. The flat sheet borders have returns. Use Pisa for plain co-ordinated fitted sheets etc. - [Cortona - 600 count](https://calvidini.com/category/ranges/cortona/) - < Back to main catalogue Cortona gallery (click on an image to view full size)… Fine woven 100% egyptian cotton 600 count shadow stripe bed linen (3cm). Plain matching border uses the Pisa fabric which is also ideal for coordinates. - [Trevi - 600 count](https://calvidini.com/category/ranges/trevi/) - < Back to main catalogue Trevi gallery (click on an image to view full size)… Fine woven 100% egyptian cotton 600 count bedlinen with embroidered motif. The embroidery can be toning or contrasting as preferred. See shade palette for embroidery options. - [Florinas - 600 count](https://calvidini.com/category/ranges/florinas/) - < Back to main catalogue Florinas gallery (click on an image to view full size)… All our products are hand sewn but the Florinas is even more special as it uses a different technology for the cording which produces a more raised effect. We have only a very few expert hemmers who can do this intricate work. It takes a day just to make one pillowcase but the finished product is qute incredible to behold. This item will be found in only the most exclusive homes around the world as the cost of production is very high but it is an investment that will be appreciated for many years to come. The fabric utilised is our Pisa 600 count which can be used for coordinated plains and fitted sheets etc. - [Sedriano - 600 count](https://calvidini.com/category/ranges/sedriano/) - < Back to main catalogue Sedriano gallery (click on an image to view full size)… Fine woven 100% egyptian cotton 600 count (this design uses the Pisa fabric) with triple pleat on the Oxford borders and across the Cambridge duvet covers and pillowcases. A stunning effect with the complex creativity of the three pleats. - [Lucca - 600 count](https://calvidini.com/category/ranges/lucca/) - < Back to main catalogue Lucca gallery (click on an image to view full size)… Lucca. Fine woven 100% egyptian cotton 600 count percale bedlinen with single row cord on the Oxford borders. This fabric is ideal when a high grade without a sheen is required as this quality is specially woven to give a matt finish. Available in White or Ivory only. - [Quatrro - 400 count](https://calvidini.com/category/ranges/quattro/) - < Back to main catalogue Quattro gallery (click on an image to view full size)… This 400 thread count fine woven cotton percale comes in white or ivory with self coloured three row cording. The matching fitted sheets from the same fabric, but without cording, have a generous 38cm box. We manufacture Quattro in all European, Middle Eastern and Asian sizes for our clients worldwide. Indeed, virtually any size option can be ordered. Please call for further details if your precise preferenes are not possible using the product options available. - [Puccini - 400 count](https://calvidini.com/category/ranges/puccini/) - < Back to main catalogue Puccini gallery (click on an image to view full size)… This 400 thread count fine woven cotton percale comes in White with contrasting two-row cording, the fine quality of which will be shown in our product picture galleries. In the picture above the cording is Albero, one of a choice of sixty colours (from the Ravello colour palette). The matching plain white fitted sheets from the same fabric, without cording, have a generous 38cm box. Diamond-quilted throws and bedspreads are available in our Ravello range to match the colour of your cording (example shown above right). We manufacture Puccini in all European, Middle Eastern and Asian sizes for our clients worldwide. Indeed, virtually any size option can be ordered. Please call for further details if your precise preferenes are not possible using the product options available. - [Rialto - 300 count](https://calvidini.com/category/ranges/rialto/) - < Back to main catalogue Rialto gallery (click on an image to view full size)… Rialto is a neatly hemstitched superior grade 300 thread count Egyptian cotton satin created from our Ravello fabric. This bedlinen should be handled to experience the quality and feel, plus the detailed hand sewn hemstitch creates an exceptional look. White is the classic look for this effect and always looks smart, or any colour from the Ravello palette can be specified. - [Ravello - 300 count](https://calvidini.com/category/ranges/ravello/) - < Back to main catalogue Ravello gallery (click on an image to view full size)… Ravello is a superior grade 300 thread count Egyptian cotton satin reflecting the grandeur of the magnificent city of Ravello pictured above. Whilst this beautiful cotton is the starting point of the Francesco Calvidini range the fabric should be handled to experience the quality and feel which is quite incredible: vastly superior to most bedlinen found in high streets and shopping malls around the world. It is available in 40 colour options with self-toning cording. Ravello is the fabric base for our Novara Pesaro, Vinci, Paderna, Fiorano and Rialto bedlinen Virtually any size option can be ordered as we manufacture to fit all European and Worldwide variations – many different sizes of pillowcases, sheets and duvet covers. Please contact our distributors to arrange manufacture to match exactly the dimensions of your bed. In addition Ravello, Ravellino and Ravetta quilted throws and bedspreads can be made to order by consulting the shade palette shown. These can be diamond quilted or square quilted according to your preference. - [Roma - 300 count](https://calvidini.com/category/ranges/roma/) - < Back to main catalogue Roma gallery (click on an image to view full size)… Roma is available in three principal colour options: Anice border on Melba, Cammello border on Prealpi, Melone border on Sable or Any Colour border on Avorio. Visuals of the borders on Avorio are shown on the picture above left and above right. Borders on Avorio are not available online so please call or email if this option is required. A culmination of the Italian textile tradition in Renaissance styling, Roma is woven in 300 count Egyptian cotton and constructed from the very best long-staple yarns. The coordinating plain and fitted sheets from our Ravello range, use the same plain fabric. Square-quilted bedspreads complete the Roma range. - [Belluno - 300 count](https://calvidini.com/category/ranges/belluno/) - < Back to main catalogue Belluno gallery (click on an image to view full size)… Belluno is constructed from our 300 thread count Ravello cloth in client’s own selection of any two colours from the sixty available in the Ravello range (see Ravello colour guide), thus offering 3600 possible colourways. How’s that for choice! The diagrams at the top of each applicable product page show how the second colour is used in the contrasting borders. All Belluno pillowcases are made with flap closures. If fitted sheets are required these may be selected from the single-colour Ravello range. - [Malpensa - 300 count](https://calvidini.com/category/ranges/malpensa/) - < Back to main catalogue Malpensa gallery (click on an image to view full size)… Constructed from 300 thread count satin, Malpensa’s simple but effective appearance is created with interwoven squares. Colourways offered are Avorio (Ivory) with Taupe cording and Bianco (White) with White cording. The duvet cover has an area of smooth Ravello fabric at the head end, separated from the main body of Malpensa square fabric by cording. The flat sheet borders have returns. Quilted throws and bedspreads complete the range. If fitted sheets are required, our Ravello range complements Malpensa perfectly. - [Torcello - 300 count](https://calvidini.com/category/ranges/torcello/) - < Back to main catalogue Torcello gallery (click on an image to view full size)… Torcello features the classic stripe motif, ever fashionable since Regency times, woven into our superior grade 300 count cotton. Available in White or Ivory. The Oxford pillowcases and duvet covers have a plain border to frame and enhance the design. The flat sheets have returns. The coordinating fitted sheets from our Ravello range, in plain White or Ivory, have a generous 38cm box. In addition to the sizes listed below, we manufacture all European, Middle Eastern and Asian sizes for our clients worldwide. Indeed, virtually any size option can be ordered. - [Tarano - 300 count](https://calvidini.com/category/ranges/tarano/) - < Back to main catalogue Tarano gallery (click on an image to view full size)… Based on our popular Torcello stripe design, Tarano has a coloured insert added to create a dramatic effect. Tarano is shown in the picture above with an Uvetta purple insert and is also available in White or Ivory with any colour insert from our Ravello range – see the colour guide when configuring your products. Coordinating fitted sheets are available from our Ravello range, in plain white or ivory, or a colour to coordinate with the insert. - [Fiorano - 300 count](https://calvidini.com/category/ranges/fiorano/) - < Back to main catalogue Fiorano gallery (click on an image to view full size)… Fiorano uses our smooth, soft, 300-count Ravello fabric and is currently available in Bianco (White) with Taupe contrast or in Avorio (Ivory) with Taupe contrast. The simplicity of the design makes a total impact on entering the bedroom and the Taupe line on the duvet cover is cleverly positioned to sit on the top of the bed for maximum effect. The close-ups show the immaculate precision of the mitred corners which are hand-stitched, as is all Francesco Calvidini bedlinen. When configuring your key products please select the main colour (Bianco or Avorio), and your choice of ‘Applique’ colour from the Ravello colour palette. Coordinating flat and fitted sheets are available in colours from the Ravello palette. Other colour combinations can be created by our design team using any of the shades from the palette shown. - [Pesaro - 300 count](https://calvidini.com/category/ranges/pesaro/) - < Back to main catalogue Pesaro gallery (click on an image to view full size)… Pesaro is a modern take on the New England look. It has been created from our super soft 300 count Ravello fabric to give a wonderful handle and stunning sheen. When configuring your key products please select the main colour (Bianco or Avorio), and your choice of ‘Applique’ colour from the Ravello colour palette. The matching fitted sheets, (Ravello palette), have a generous 38cm box. In addition to the sizes listed, we manufacture all European, Middle Eastern and Asian sizes for our clients worldwide. Indeed, virtually any size option can be ordered. - [Casina - 300 count](https://calvidini.com/category/ranges/casina/) - < Back to main catalogue Casina gallery (click on an image to view full size)… Casina embroidered design on Ravello 300 count fabric. Shown here in Gold on White with coordinating Torre pillowcases and Tibetano throw. The Casina design can be embroidered in a choice of colours on any colour from the Ravello range. - [Pulsano - 300 count](https://calvidini.com/category/ranges/pulsano/) - < Back to main catalogue Pulsano gallery (click on an image to view full size)… Fine woven 100% egyptian cotton 300 count plain bedlinen with coloured edge trim. Duvet cover has edge around three sides and a strip across. Pillowcases have edging on all four sides. The base fabric is Ravello with a specified coloured edge which can also be chosen from the Ravello shade card (60 colour options). Use the Ravello palette for plain co-ordinated fitted sheets etc. - [Throws and Bedspreads Quilted](https://calvidini.com/category/ranges/throwsbedspreadsquilted/) - < Back to main catalogue Quilted Throws and Bedspreads gallery (click on an image to view full size)… - [Tibetano](https://calvidini.com/category/ranges/tibetano/) - < Back to main catalogue Tibetano gallery (click on an image to view full size)… TIBETANO WOOL THROWS AND BLANKETS – 100% PURE NEW WOOL - [Cashmere](https://calvidini.com/category/ranges/cashmere/) - < Back to main catalogue Cashmere gallery (click on an image to view full size)… CASHMERE THROWS AND BLANKETS - [Ranges](https://calvidini.com/category/ranges/) - [Alzano - 600 count](https://calvidini.com/category/ranges/alzano/) - < Back to main catalogue Alzano gallery (click on an image to view full size)… In Italian it is known as “Doppio Ajour”. This beautiful bedlinen looks elegant on traditional beds and striking on modern beds because of the two row symmetrical detail which gives a delicate alternative to cording. Available in Bianco or Avorio plus colours from the Pisa range. Note the exclusive Francesco Calvidini 600 thread count which we use for this bedlinen.