Bottega Veneta At Salone Del Mobile in Milan

by Deb West (RSS feed)
Mar 31st 2010 at 10:01AM

This year the annual Salone del Mobile is being held from April 14th to 19th at the Rho exhibition center in Milan, Italy. There will be every type of furnishing imaginable on display from classical to modern design with an emphasis placed on high-end quality products. Last year over 300,000 people attended, and while the event is aimed at industry professionals, the show is open to the public on Sunday the 18th of April.

Bottega Veneta has chosen this venue to unveil some of their new design initiatives during the week long show. The Italian company known world wide for exquisite leather goods, particularly their woven bags, has chosen to celebrate Japanese culture and craft with a student design competition and various other collaborations with Japanese artisans. The lucky students from the University of Tokyo whose winning designs are chosen will be able to see them available for purchase in the company's Ginza store after the conclusion of Salone del Mobile. The collaboration seems to be a natural one, as Bottega Veneta has always shown an affinity for supporting the craftsman of luxury items, even opening a school in 2006 to train and support future generations of leather craftsmen. It makes sense that the company would be prone to exploring a relationship with another country's artisans.

Gallery: Bottega Veneta At Salone Del Mobile in Milan

The company is also holding some interesting events in their Milan headquarters. There will be an exhibition of new Bottega Veneta home pieces, items from the permanent collection and Japanese crafts displayed in a space co-curated by Creative Director Tomas Maier and Seiichi Kamei, editor-in-chief of Casa Brutus. For those of you who are intent on bringing a piece from the Bottega Veneta collection back home, there will be a special pop-up store in the new Milan showroom. The store will be featuring items not available outside Japan and, of course bags and leather goods, featured above, all designed in a limited edition for this special event.

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