The story of De Caldes starts in the northern Italian province of Trentino. In Terzolàs, a historical town located in the Val di Sole (Valley of the sun), we find the Palazzo Torracia, the first residence of the Malanotti De Caldes.

The family produced and traded wool and fine fabrics and was ennobled by the late 1300s, as per the decima (record of tithes) of Terzolas in 1385, placing them among the oldest nobilita of northern Italy. The Regesten (inventory of genealogical documents) of the family have been kept since 1472. The distinctive Unicorn atop the coat of arms is now the logo of De Caldes rugs.

Among the many illustrious members of the family, Bernardino Malanotti De Caldes is documented in 1598 as the imperial advisor of Archduchess Anna Catarina in the Courts at Innsbruck and Vienna. He also accompanied Princess Cecilia Renata of Austria, daughter of Holy Roman Emperor Ferdinand II of Habsburg, to Poland, where she would be crowned Queen of Poland.
In second half of the 17th century, the family moved to the Piave river region north of Venice, where they founded the Borgo Malanotte (borgo = hamlet) and built the Villa Malanotte.

In the Borgo lived around 250 people, working in the Malanotti spinning mill to continue the production of fine fabrics. In the vast grounds around the Borgo, they invented a new viniculture for the ancient Raboso grape, creating an exquisite red wine which became a perennial favorite of the nobility of Venice.

In the 19th century, Adelaide Malanotte-Montresor was the diva in composer Gioacchino Rossini's operas. Among her many admirers was Lucien Bonaparte, Napoleon's brother. In 1813, she sang Tancredi in the premiere of the eponymous opera at the Teatro La Fenice in Venice. Later, Rossini rewrote two arias especially for her. The aria "Di tanti palpiti“, written for and sung by Adelaide, became the most popular aria of its time.

By the end of the 19th century, Camilla Malanotti De Caldes used to organize splendid receptions with a long line of carriages lined up in front of Villa Malanotte. Pages in livery accompanied illustrious guests from Venice through the gardens lit by torches to the Villa with its precious in-house manufactured tapisseries, rugs and colorful frescoes.

In 2011, the Italian Republic created a DOCG wine designation, the highest official Italian wine classification, in their honor: Piave Malanotte. Still the finest red wine of Venice, Piave Malanotte can only be made by the best wineries in the region.

Today, both Palazzo Torracia in the Val di Sole and Borgo Malanotte just north of Venice still stand in their old glory. Borgo Malanotte now hosts contemporary Venetian artists within the Officina Malanotte artist in residence program, and Piave Malanotte wine is being appreciated by conoisseurs around the world.

For centuries, the Malanotti De Caldes have been patrons of the arts, producers of fine wine and fine fabrics. Now it is Mario Gagliardi, award-winning designer and grandson of Eugenie Malanotti De Caldes, who continues the heritage by designing exceptional artisanal rugs for De Caldes.

Mario's design philosophy for De Caldes is, in essence, classicist. With great sensitivity for colors, patterns and surfaces, his designs elevate both historic and contemporary interiors. Handcrafted from the finest materials, De Caldes rugs are destined to be modern classics.