Bottega Veneta Spotlights 12 Other Bottegas From Italy
The luxury house wants to share its passion for craftsmanship by putting the focus on 12 independent creative workshops ranging from a gin maker to a pasta company.
This holiday season, Bottega Veneta is spreading the love for its home country's independent creative workshops – a.k.a. "bottegas" in Italian – through a meaningful campaign wittily named Bottega for Bottegas.
The initiative sees the luxury house introducing 12 bottegas from all corners of the country through its advertisements, store displays, and newsletters this festive period – thus giving these mostly small family-run businesses much-needed visibility on a global stage while sharing BV's own passion for Italian craftsmanship.
A mural showing a 'Bottega for Bottegas' advertisement featuring olive oil company Bottega Olio Vanini.
A special space has also been dedicated on www.bottegaveneta.com for these respective bottegas, allowing customers to shop directly for their wares that range from pasta to soap.
Scroll on for a low-down on some of the best artisanal goods Italy has to offer.
This soapmaker from Lombardy maintains a centuries-old tradition of making soap using natural ingredients that go through a process that takes at least 20 days.
Hailing from the commune of Landriano in northern Italy, Riso Pozzi harvests its rice on only two months of the year to obtain rice with a unique amber glow.
This percussion workshop from Lombardy is run by Alessandro Respighi and Daniele Accardo – who are to drum-making what Savile Row masters are to tailoring.
The Martelli family who hails from the historical village of Lari in Tuscany are artisanal pasta manufacturers with a 95-year history.
This Venetian mosaic maker can trace its origins to 1889 and is known for its colourful creations which have adorned some of the world’s most iconic landmarks such as Antoni Gaudi's Sagrada Familia in Barcelona.
The Vanini family has been producing olive oil for more than 170 years. The distinctive flavour of Olio Vanini can be attributed to how their olive trees are irrigated with the sweet water of Lake Como.
This company which comes from Italy's alpine region of Piemonte has been making some of the most delicious biscuits since the 19th century.
Gin connoisseurs will want to savour this made-in-Italy organic gin from Tuscany which is made using three types of juniper.
This Neapolitan chocolatier still uses chocolate making techniques that haven’t changed since its founding in 1800.
Ceramic artist Enza Fasano from the province of Puglia is the daughter of Nicola Fasano, one of the region's most esteemed clay masters, and is known for her experimental style that sees her playing with graphic patterns and incorporating abstract paintings in her work.
Winemaker Pierluigi Lugano of Cantina Bisson has often been credited for reviving native wines from the region of Liguria in northwestern Italy.
For almost 750 years, the Amatruda family have been making paper the artisanal way: each sheet is individually produced with natural fringing on all sides.