Between September and October 2026, Venice brings together the primary events dedicated to contemporary craftsmanship: Homo Faber, The Venice Glass Week, the Salone dell’Alto Artigianato Italiano, Venice Design Week, and Radar Venezia, alongside exhibitions, ateliers, and projects spread throughout the city. Here is the guide.
From Murano glass to mosaic, from lace to weaving, from jewelry to clothing and collectible design, we have created a guide to events and artisans, artists, foundations, and ateliers to discover.
A New Map of Contemporary Craftsmanship in Venice
All these events demonstrate the existence of a creative ecosystem that lives beyond the calendar of manifestations. Increasingly, independent studios, foundations, artisans, and artists are choosing Venice as a place for work and research, developing projects with local expertise and building relationships with Italian and international entities.
Events and exhibitions make visible a productive and cultural system active all year round, connected to universities, the Venetian educational system, and the retail sector, capable of generating research, encounters, new projects, and professional opportunities.
Contemporary Craftsmanship in Venice: The Major Events
- Homo Faber 2026, September 1–30
- Homo Faber in the City, September 1–30
- The Venice Glass Week, September 12–20
- Murano Illuminates the World, September 13–November 1
- Salone dell’Alto Artigianato Italiano, October 1–4
- Venice Design Week, October 9–18
- Radar Venezia, October 19–24
Contemporary Craftsmanship: Events and Protagonists of the Creative Scene
- Domus Orsoni: The Contemporary Mosaic of CaCO3
- Martina Vidal in Burano: Contemporary Lace
- Ninà 911: Hospitality in the Garden of Martina Vidal
- La Grande Bellezza at Hotel Gabrielli
- Ulf Englich at the Maddalena Di Giacomo Foundation
- Fortuny and San Patrignano: Artisans at the Printing Table
- ORBITA Venezia by Etereo at Palazzo Ca’ Donà
- The Impiraresse of Venice and the Art of Glass Beads
- Murano Told by Michela Scibilia and Lino Tagliapietra at the Procuratie
- Maker Mile: Artisans, Documentaries, and Community
- Amy Revier, Weaving as a Contemporary Practice
- Vera Belikova: Contemporary Mosaic in Venice
- Armand Louis: From Drawing to Object
- Barena Venezia: The Brand’s First Store in Venice
A Full Moon Rising, Installation for Homo Faber 2026, An Island of Light, at the Giorgio Cini Foundation
Homo Faber 2026, A Great Turning, Dir Es Devlin, Ph Laura Scarpa
Homo Faber 2026, Flower artist Pei Li, An Atelier Alive
Homo Faber 2026 A Luminous Ark Es Devlin Ph Laura Scarpa
Homo Faber 2026 A Rainbow of Forms, Es Devlin, Ph Laura Scarpa
Homo Faber 2026, Come Again Venice Es Devlin, Giovanni Bonotto.
Ph Laura Scarpa
Homo Faber 2026: An Island of Light
September 1–30
The Giorgio Cini Foundation, on the island of San Giorgio Maggiore, hosts the fourth edition of Homo Faber: An Island of Light, organized by the Michelangelo Foundation for Creativity and Craftsmanship and the Cologni Foundation for the Métiers d’Art, under the artistic direction of Es Devlin.
Fifteen installations across the park and the monumental spaces of the Cini Foundation connect light, materials, and manual labor. Artisans from various countries present works, tools, and techniques, demonstrating the production phases live.
We were there. Here are the installations that struck us most:
A Full Moon Rising: a moon composed of over 90 Moon Jars, Korean moon vases, rises and sets in the water of the Piscina Gandini.
An Atelier Alive is an active workshop, with international artisans working in front of the public. We spoke with Pei Li, a paper artist from Singapore.
A Great Turning: water, light, chants, and a large mirroring kinetic structure in the Palladian Cloister.
A Luminous Ark is the flight of large white birds from the Venice Lagoon, designed by Es Devlin and created by Wen Qiuwen.
A Feast of Light, in the Palladian Refectory, is a grand banquet of ceramics, glass, and white textiles on a large wooden table. Behind the screen, The Wedding Feast at Cana by Paolo Veronese.
A Rainbow of Forms, a triumph of colors and materials, mirrors that infinitely multiply the colors of the rainbow, and a large carpet inspired by Goethe’s theory of colors, designed by Es Devlin.
Come Home Again Venice is a large tapestry featuring an animal ecosystem, designed by Es Devlin and produced by Bonotto, using wool yarns and recycled plastic filaments.
Homo Faber is open daily from 10:00 AM to 7:00 PM. Entry requires a timed ticket; last admission is at 5:00 PM.
Giorgio Cini Foundation, Island of San Giorgio Maggiore
Program and Tickets
Homo Faber in Città
September 1–30
Alongside the exhibition on San Giorgio, Homo Faber in the City opens ateliers, workshops, foundations, and galleries to the public.
Among the stops in the program of events and exhibitions, Casa Sanlorenzo hosts for the entire month an exhibition dedicated to the master artisans of Venice and the Veneto, curated by Artemest, and one on the artisans of Luxembourg, curated by De Mains De Maîtres Luxembourg, open daily from 10:00 AM to 7:00 PM, with free admission.
Map and Program of Homo Faber in the City
Domus Orsoni: The Contemporary Mosaic of CaCO3
September 1–October 16
As part of the On the Occasion of Homo Faber 2026 program, Domus Orsoni presents Hyperbolic Andamento, an exhibition by the Ravenna-based collective CaCO3, curated by Daniele Torcellini.
The project starts from the ‘andamento’ of the mosaic—the direction and rhythm with which the tesserae build the surface and react to light and architecture. CaCO3 has worked since 2006 on mosaic as a contemporary language, also through engagement with conservation and restoration.
The exhibition can be visited free of charge from Monday to Friday, from 10:00 AM to 5:00 PM. The visit to Domus Orsoni does not include access to the furnace.
Domus Orsoni: The Contemporary Mosaic of CaCO3
Cannaregio 1045
Martina Vidal in Burano: Contemporary Venetian Lace
September 1–30
In Burano, Martina Vidal carries forward and develops the culture of Venetian lace through the family atelier and with projects on the transmission of skills, technological innovation, and the intersection with art and design.
Part of Homo Faber in the City, the atelier offers visits and experiences dedicated to Burano lace that allow visitors to discover this art through the work of the lace makers and a small private museum belonging to the Vidal family. The atelier tells the story of a family culture that continues to evolve, also opening up to hospitality.
Atelier Martina Vidal
Via San Mauro 311, Burano
Ninà 911: A New Project in the Garden of Martina Vidal
In the same place and from the same heart, Ninà 911 is born, the new project by Martina and Sergio Vidal in the atelier’s garden.
A designer wine bar and bistro expands the world built by the Vidal family in Burano: a place open to the public where craftsmanship, art, cuisine, and island life are part of the same project.
The name is dedicated to their mother Angelina, known as Nina. In the garden stands Continuum by artist Rudy Pulcinelli, a Corten steel sculpture composed of letters from seven alphabets. The kitchen is led by chef Cristian Angiolin, who spent twenty years at Locanda Cipriani in Torcello.
Ninà 911, Via San Mauro 311, Burano
Bistrot Nina_911 Burano Ph Roberto Rosa
Bistrot party Nina_911 Burano Ph Roberto Rosa
Bistrot Nina 911 Burano Ph Roberto Rosa
Bistrot Nina 911 Burano Ph Roberto Rosa
A gastronomic offering from Ninà 911 in Burano
The table at Ninà 911 in Burano
Ninà 911 wine bar bistro Burano, the experience of living lace with all the senses
Food Ninà 911 in Burano
The Beauty of Utility at Hotel Gabrielli
September 2–October 11
As part of the On the Occasion of Homo Faber 2026 program, Hotel Gabrielli hosts the exhibition of the finalists for The Beauty of Utility award, within the La Grande Bellezza: The Dream Factory project by Starhotels.
During The Venice Glass Week, the hotel celebrates Venice’s glassmaking tradition by displaying a collection of over 700 restored Murano chandeliers and sconces, including pieces signed by great Murano masters such as Archimede Seguso and the historic artistic glassworks Pauly & C., recently restored.
The exhibition is open daily from 10:00 AM to 8:00 PM, with free admission and no reservation required.
The Beauty of Utility at Hotel Gabrielli
Hotel Gabrielli, Riva degli Schiavoni 4110
KÖPFE · HEADS · TÊTES at the Maddalena Di Giacomo Foundation
September 4
From 6:00 PM to 9:00 PM, the Maddalena Di Giacomo Foundation presents at Palazzo Valier the volume and exhibition KÖPFE · HEADS · TÊTES, dedicated to the work of Ulf Englich spanning jewelry, antiques, and art.
The exhibition brings together figurative jewelry-sculptures inspired by characters and iconography from the ancient world, relating goldsmithing, materials, collecting, and visual culture.
Maddalena Di Giacomo Foundation, Palazzo Valier, San Polo 1022
A chandelier from Hotel Gabrielli exhibited for Homo Faber and The Venice Glass Week
A piece of jewelry by Ulf Englich at the Maddalena Di Giacomo Foundation
Maddalena Di Giacomo Foundation
Fortuny: Artisans at the Printing Table
The Fortuny factory at Giudecca
Fortuny presents the wallpapers created with the artisans of San Patrignano
Fortuny: Artisans at the Printing Table
September 8, 22, and 29
In September, the Fortuny Showroom at Giudecca presents the work created with the San Patrignano Community centered on manual printing, as part of the On the Occasion of Homo Faber 2026 program.
On the three days of September 8, 22, and 29, from 11:00 AM to 1:00 PM and from 2:00 PM to 5:00 PM, artisans will work live at the printing table. The public will be able to observe the process by which hand-printed wall coverings are created in the factory founded by Mariano Fortuny.
Admission is free upon reservation, subject to availability.
Fortuny, Fondamenta San Biagio, Giudecca 805
ORBITA Venezia by Etereo at Palazzo Ca’ Donà
September 14–October 3
Palazzo Ca’ Donà hosts ORBITA Venezia, a new curatorial platform by Etereo dedicated to the intersection of architecture, contemporary art, and collectible design. The spaces of the Venetian residence place works, objects, and materials within rooms already inhabited by centuries of art and architecture.
In the palace, which will return to its function as a private residence after the exhibition, high craftsmanship meets collectible design in a domestic dimension, among furniture, surfaces, and artworks: collectible pieces by great masters like Giò Ponti and contemporary designers like Christian Pellizzari, presented by the Milanese gallery Nilufar, dialogue with historical sculptures and paintings such as works by Francesco Hayez and Lucio Fontana.
Open to the public from September 14, from 10:00 AM to 7:00 PM, by reservation.
ORBITA Venezia by Etereo at Palazzo Ca’ Donà, Santa Croce 2211, Venice
The Venice Glass Week 2026: Over 200 Events Dedicated to Glass
September 12–20
From September 12 to 20, 2026, The Venice Glass Week celebrates its tenth edition with over 200 events including exhibitions, installations, demonstrations, meetings, visits, and workshops dedicated to artistic glass. Artists and designers arrive from various countries to exhibit, discover the Murano production system, dialogue with furnaces and masters, and develop new projects.
The new HUB by Generali is hosted at Palazzo Morosini, in Campo Santo Stefano, featuring approximately fifty artists and designers selected through an international call. HUB Under35, at the Galleria di Piazza San Marco of the Bevilacqua La Masa Foundation, presents the works of forty young contemporary glass artists.
The Impiraresse of Venice and the Art of Glass Beads
September 11–20, 5:00 PM–7:00 PM
The Cloister of San Francesco della Vigna hosts the Festa delle Impiraresse, conceived by Luisa Conventi and dedicated to the women who strung Venetian glass beads.
From September 12 to 20, Bottega Cini, a cultural space that hosts the impiraressa Marisa Convento and her talks on the history of Venetian ‘conterie’, presents Perle di Luce, a photographic exhibition by Mattia Gaido.
On September 18, from 5:00 PM to 7:00 PM, a meeting with artists and artisans is followed by live demonstrations of lampworking and bead stringing.
Free admission.
The Impiraresse of Venice and the Art of Glass Beads
Cloister of San Francesco della Vigna, Castello
Bottega Cini, Dorsoduro 862
The Venice Glass Week Ph. Massimo Pistore
Micheluzzi Glass display at Micheluzzi Gallery. Credits Bianca Vannucchi
Murano Illuminates the World. St. Mark's Square, Procuratie
The Venice Glass Week Ph. Massimo Pistore
Colpo di vento by Kimiko Yoshida, master Gianni Seguso, Seguso Gianni Murano furnace. Ph. Giorgio Bombieri
Lino Tagliapietra Dinosaur Ph Russel Johnson
Murano Illuminates the World 2026 in St. Mark’s Square
September 13–November 1
From September 13 to November 1, Murano Illuminates the World returns. Under the arches of the Procuratie in St. Mark’s Square, twelve chandeliers tell the story of the collaboration between international artists and designers and as many Murano furnaces and master glassmakers.
Projects include the chandelier by Norman Foster with Salviati, the one by Bethan Laura Wood with Gambaro & Tagliapietra, and the creation by Pierre Charpin with Simone Cenedese. The chandeliers allow visitors to trace the transition from design to production and the role of Murano expertise in the development of each work.
Murano Illuminates the World, Procuratie, St. Mark’s Square
The Venice Glass Week
Murano Told by Michela Scibilia and Lino Tagliapietra
September 19, 5:30 PM
The Home of The Human Safety Net hosts the presentation of the book Murano: A Guide to the Island by Michela Scibilia.
The author, a visual designer and expert in Venetian craftsmanship, dialogues with the great master Lino Tagliapietra on the changes in daily life and work in Murano, and on the new generation choosing glass as a field of research and profession.
The event is organized with the association El Felze and takes place at the Procuratie in St. Mark’s Square.
Murano Told by Michela Scibilia and Lino Tagliapietra
The Home of The Human Safety Net, St. Mark’s Square. Free admission subject to availability.
Maker Mile: Artisans, Documentaries, and Community
September 26, from 3:30 PM
Maker Mile returns to the Procuratie with a series of meetings dedicated to Venetian artisans. A talk with the public is scheduled for 6:00 PM.
A selection of documentaries tells the stories of the lives, workshops, and skills of Venetian artisans, highlighting the relationship between work and community in the life of Venice. Screenings alternate with conversations with the artisans.
The Maker Mile meeting takes place at The Home of The Human Safety Net, in St. Mark’s Square, and admission is free subject to availability.
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Amy Revier, Weaving as a Contemporary Practice
A creative to know in the Venetian creative scene is Amy Revier, an American artist who works with weaving as a sculptural and conceptual practice. Her presence adds to the Venetian map of contemporary craftsmanship a research on textiles that moves between art, clothing, and installation.
In 2026, Revier was the artist-in-residence at Casa Yali, where she developed a new body of work starting from the textile history and trade routes of Venice. The research culminated in the solo exhibition The Blue of Distance, curated by Marina Marques at Casa Yali, and then in the residency in Dorsoduro which is still ongoing. Manual weaving becomes for Revier a tool for constructing form: thread tension, rhythm, and material structure remain visible to narrate sounds, thoughts, and conversations.
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Vera Belikova: Contemporary Mosaic in Venice
Among the new presences in the landscape of Venice’s artisans is Vera Belikova, a mosaicist and designer trained at the Scuola Mosaicisti del Friuli in Spilimbergo and now based in Venice, who is opening her new boutique in San Tomà, part of the Homo Faber in the City 2026 program.
Vera creates mosaics by hand using artisanal techniques that she integrates with digital production tools and processes. She also works with terrazzo, artisanal glass, and various materials, bringing mosaic toward objects, surfaces, architecture, and design.
From her Venetian studio, she creates sculptures, panels, seating, and commissioned projects. Her work has also been presented at Milan Design Week and at Révélations at the Grand Palais in Paris; she also collaborated on the creation of the marble floor designed by India Mahdavi for Homo Faber.
Vera Belikova, Contemporary Mosaic
San Polo, 2809/A (towards the San Tomà gondola stop)
Armand Louis: From Gaze to Sign
Until October 30, Studio Nadja Romain at the Zattere
Among the new creatives who have chosen Venice as a place to live and work is the designer Armand Louis. Swiss, designer, and co-founder of the historic Swiss studio Atelier Oï, Armand Louis is now the Artistic Director of Wave Murano Glass, an innovative furnace led by Roberto Beltrami.
Wave and Armand are among the Venetian creatives exhibited in The Only True Protest is Beauty, the first presentation by the Dries Van Noten Foundation at Palazzo Pisani Moretta. On this occasion, Armand Louis and Roberto Beltrami created a monumental contemporary table in transparent Murano glass that reinterprets the motifs of classic Venetian chandeliers on a totally new scale, playing with light and transparency.
For the solo exhibition From Gaze to Sign presented by Lo Studio Nadja Romain at the Zattere and Galleria Rossana Orlandi, Louis extended his investigation toward acoustics. Pentafonia, developed in collaboration with Pase Venezia Sound Laboratory, is a sound installation of five blown glass sculptures. Each form possesses unique geometric and volumetric characteristics that generate resonance frequencies. In this way, the object reveals its own ‘voice’ and the physical vibrations of the material become a musical composition.
The exhibition is part of The Venice Glass Week and the On the Occasion of Homo Faber 2026 program.
From Gaze to Sign – Armand Louis
Lo Studio – Nadja Romain, Dorsoduro 928
Barena Venezia: The Brand’s First Store in the City
Barena Venezia opens its first store in the city at Calle Frezzaria 1822, inside Palazzo Regina Vittoria. The essential space is conceived as an expression of the brand’s identity and to change over time through chromatic themes, like a gallery.
Founded by Sandro Zara and led by the Zara family, the brand’s name derives from the ‘barene’, the lagoon salt marshes that emerge and disappear with the tides. The collections tell the story of workwear, uniforms, textiles, and daily life around the Venetian lagoon.
On the occasion of Homo Faber and the Film Festival, the store presents the men’s and women’s collections alongside a selection of unique garments, developed through research into fabrics, fit, and treatments. These are pieces that “are born from processes that cannot be replicated,” explains Francesca Zara, creative director of Barena Venezia. “Presented only here, they exist as singular garments, 1 of 1, each defined by its material, proportions, and treatment.”
Barena Venezia
Calle Frezzaria 1822, San Marco
Salone dell’Alto Artigianato Italiano 2026 at the Arsenale
October 1–4
From October 1 to 4, the Salone dell’Alto Artigianato Italiano returns to the Arsenale for its fourth edition, featuring artisans and companies from various Italian regions.
In the Venetian calendar, it is the moment when Italian manufacturing offers a broad interpretation of techniques, materials, and artisanal enterprises, with processes including textiles, ceramics, jewelry, glass, furniture, paper, metals, marble, tailoring, and other crafts.
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Venice Design Week 2026: From Design to Product
October 9–18
From October 9 to 18, Venice Design Week builds a widespread program of exhibitions, meetings, visits, and projects dedicated to design, involving galleries, ateliers, museums, and other locations across the city.
The 2026 edition is dedicated to the theme “100% – Measuring design between responsibility, precision, respect, and slowness”. The program expands the map of contemporary craftsmanship toward design and shows how materials, production, and skills enter the work of designers and creative studios.
The public can discover production sites, galleries, and brands and meet creatives during the many events spread throughout the city.
Radar Venezia 2026: The New Venetian Creative Scene
October 19–24
From October 19 to 24, Venice Fashion Week presents Radar Venezia, an event dedicated to fashion, contemporary craftsmanship, and the creative ecosystem of Venice.
Open ateliers, meetings, exhibitions, fashion shows, and projects connect designers, artisans, businesses, universities, institutions, and city locations, helping to make Venice visible as a city of contemporary creative production.
