Manufacturers
try to outdo each other in inventing more and more window shading system. One
of options that are currently available on the marker are the Venetian blinds, even though it is
believed, that they were invented not in Italy, as their name suggests, but in
Persia. A traveling Venetian merchants brought them from Persia to Europe. Then
they were propagated in Italy, and after that became popular also in whole
Europe.
The
Venetian blinds in fact were so
popular throughout the history, that we can find them immortalized in many
paintings as a background element (Berthe Morisot: „Behind the blinds”). In
literature and cinema they became a symbol of mystery. Any described in
literature room with Venetian blinds
was hiding some sort of dark secret, what was symbolized often by a main
character secretly spying the world hidden behind (“La Jalousie” by Alain
Robbe-Grillet or movie Francisca Forda Coppola “The conversation”).
In
the 50’ the venetian blinds were
mainly made of metal 50 mm wide lamellae held by a ladder band made of fabric.
They were not quite attractive and very noisy.
In
the 80’ were the gory days for the Venetian
blinds. Back then they were used not only because they were functional, but
also as a decoration. This trend has been preserved to this day.
Venetian blinds may be manufactured using various materials, most
often aluminum, stainless steel or wood. Each of them, however, is quite
different in respect to operating system, general properties and durability.
Also not all of Venetian blinds
types come in all colors and shapes, so before purchasing one of them it is
recommended to examine all possible options.
