Italian artist and fashion designer from the 1950’s, Countess Friedlinde di Colbertaldo Dinzl lived on the shores of Lake Garda. Her textiles are held in the permanent collections of both The Victoria & Albert Museum, London and The Cooper Hewitt (Smithsonian Design Museum), New York. She also designed a range of textiles for Edinburgh Weavers, David Whitehead & Heals throughout her career.