The annual program spotlights artisans shaping the brand’s heritage across three cities
Bottega Veneta launches Bottega for Bottegas 2025 today, spotlighting craftspeople from three cities closely tied to the house’s identity: Venice, New York and Milan. Introduced in 2021 as a way to support small-scale artisans, the initiative has since become an annual showcase dedicated to workshops and studios that share the brand’s commitment to craft.
For the 2025 edition, the selection features two silverplate glasses by Ganci Argenterie in Milan; sterling silver cocktail sticks with a knot detail by New York-based artisan Heath Wagoner; and a handbound notebook by Venetian bookmaker Paolo Olbi, conceived as a journal for drink recipes or evening notes.
Founded in Vicenza in 1966, Bottega Veneta has long maintained a profound connection to Venice, whose distinctive environment, artisanal culture and history of exchange have shaped the house’s visual language, from recurring motifs like the knot to the rippling-glass bottles of its debut fragrance line. The brand’s global orientation also has deep roots. In 1972, its first store opened not in Italy but on Madison Avenue in New York, a move that broadened its cultural reach and helped forge relationships with the city’s creative communities. By the late 1990s, Bottega Veneta had shifted its design office from Vicenza to Milan, where its headquarters and runway shows remain based.
Bottega for Bottegas 2025 honours the craft traditions of the cities that have played a defining role in the house’s evolution, while celebrating the aperitivo ritual that remains central to Italian culture and the festive season.
