Venice Design Week, Venice Fashion Week, and Venice Cocktail Week: An October of events, fashion shows, meetings, tastings, and performances
Starting Saturday, October 7, historic residences, ateliers, and Venice’s finest hotels will host talents from around the world in the fields of design, fashion, and mixology.
The Salone dell’Alto Artigianato Italiano recently successfully concluded its first edition at the Arsenale Nord, with over 15,000 visitors during the four days (from September 28 to October 1) it was open to the public, many of whom came from abroad, celebrating Venice as the City of Fine Craftsmanship.
October has thus begun by presenting Venice as a hub for extraordinary events with international guests, where the debate on excellence, value, and sustainability is always active.
It begins with Venice Design Week, running from Saturday, October 7, to Sunday, October 15. Venice Fashion Week celebrates its first 10 years of sustainable fashion from Thursday, October 19, to Saturday, October 28. In its third consecutive year, Venice Cocktail Week concludes this dynamic month from October 23 to 29.
In all these events, the keyword is Encounter: visitors can meet designers, master artisans, international bartenders, emerging creatives, and rising stars in person across hotels, palaces, workshops, galleries, art venues, and unique Venetian locations.
100 designers and over 50 events at #VDW2023
Venice Design Week is the international festival dedicated to design and innovation, scheduled to take place in Venice from October 7 to 15.
It is part of the Italian Design Week network and the global Design Weeks network, and for its 14th edition, it focuses on an intriguing theme: Synesthesias.
“One hundred international designers, along with creatives and artisans from Venice, selected through open applications or competitions depending on the event, have created a series of activities and exhibitions where sensory stimuli meet, intertwine, and overlap, creating a comprehensive perceptual experience – explains Lisa Balasso, the heart of the event. “We will attempt to have visitors explore objects, surfaces, and sounds that evoke different sensory spheres, leading them to discover unexpected emotions.”
This edition is organized into three itineraries: the light itinerary, featuring lighting proposals and special light installations scattered throughout the city; the jewelry itinerary, which guides the public through various themed exhibitions where they can meet Venetian artisans and goldsmiths; and the interior design and furnishing accessories itinerary. New this year is the outdoor design section dedicated to outdoor furniture.
To help choose from the many initiatives of the event, a downloadable digital map has also been created.
10 days for the 10th anniversary of #VFW
Venice Fashion Week is preparing to celebrate 10 years of sustainable fashion in Venice, from October 19 to 28, 2023, with meetings, conferences, fashion shows, cocktails, masters and creatives, discovery walks through workshops and ateliers, craftsmanship, sustainability, and new technologies, all dedicated to an extraordinary city that has been a promoter of new ideas for 1,600 years.
Five special projects, significant collaborations between historic artisans and international designers, and talks with designers and botany experts, architects, illustrators, and artists. The The Blue Artisan award will be presented to a Venetian Master of Arts, and itineraries will be created to discover the city, artisan workshops, fashion landmarks, tailors, and emerging designers.
“Until Saturday, October 28, we will present artisanal fashion within palaces, ateliers, and hotels, featuring projects, events, and collaborations between international designers and Venetian masters of art. As usual, there will also be ‘itineraries’ to discover Venice, its workshops and fashion venues, tailors, and emerging designers,” explains Laura Scarpa, creator of the initiative along with Lorenzo Cinotti.
Third edition of #VCW
Venice Cocktail Week is the festival of the art of mixology created by Paola Mencarelli to promote the culture of conscious and responsible drinking and to provide cocktail enthusiasts and professionals with a meeting point to discuss current and future trends.
The third edition will be held in Venice from October 23 to 29, 2023. It will be an opportunity to discover Venice’s best bars, historic cafés, and cocktail bars, while trying signature cocktails, new flavors, and new ways of responsible drinking.
In addition to cocktail and spirit presentation evenings, there will be educational masterclasses with international guests (free upon reservation), themed evenings, and cultural initiatives to discover the city.
The VDW images are by: Saudade collection at the Design Market and designer Yang Song. The VFW images are by Marta Formentello, and the VCW images are courtesy of the press office.
