Fourth edition of the Salone dell’Alto Artigianato Italiano from October 1 to 4 with 163 exhibitors from across Italy, including forty Venetians and over one hundred live demonstrations in the splendid setting of the Arsenale di Venezia.
A mosaic in semi-precious stones that resembles a painting. Leaves impressed in ceramic. Perfumes constructed as landscapes. Felt, lace, solid wood, bespoke jewelry, and vintage automobiles reconstructed component by component.
From October 1 to 4, 2026, the fourth edition of the Salone dell’Alto Artigianato Italiano brings together 163 exhibitors at the Arsenale, approximately forty Venetian enterprises, and over one hundred live demonstrations.
We have selected objects, materials, and makers we know personally, and makers we want to know. Here is a curated selection to organize your visit to the Salone, where the public can meet artisans, tools, materials, and processes directly.
Seeing How an Object Is Born
More than one hundred demonstrations allow you to follow the transformation of materials and speak with those who work them.
I Mestieri dell’Arte: Education Enters the Salone
At Tesa 113, I Mestieri dell’Arte brings together fourteen schools, institutes, foundations, and associations committed to transmitting artisan knowledge.
The Politecnico Calzaturiero, IIS Vendramin Corner, Liceo Guggenheim, Liceo Abate Zanetti (glass), Fondazione Andriana Marcello (lace), and Scuola Mosaicisti del Friuli, together with other educational institutions dedicated to ceramics, illustration, goldsmithing, textiles, and shipbuilding. A valuable opportunity to see how these crafts are taught, experimented with, and passed on to new generations.
Venetian and Veneto Artisans to See at the Salone
- Marisa Convento, Venetian Beads
Designer and impiraressa, Marisa Convento works with Venetian beads and their culture. Jewelry, techniques, and the narrative of the craft restore a heritage recognized by UNESCO through the objects and people who keep it alive.
- Martina Vidal, Burano Lace
In the work of Martina Vidal, Burano needle lace enters contemporary applications. Production, education, and transmission of skills coexist in an enterprise that Venezia da Vivere has followed for some time.
- Orsoni Venezia 1888 and Two Venetian Manufactories
Orsoni Venezia 1888 produces enamels and mosaics used in art, architecture, and interiors.
- Lunardelli Venezia
Lunardelli Venezia works with wood and develops furniture and objects with designers.
- Ramosalso, Disassembling and Reconstructing
Demis Marin starts with existing garments, disassembles them, and reconstructs them. In his atelier Ramosalso Upcycling, recovery becomes a project through cutting, tailoring, and transformation.
- Cristina Secco, Felt as Material
Wool, silk, linen, and cotton overlap in nuno feltro, where fibers become textile surfaces, garments, and accessories constructed through layering and manual processing.
- SVO Ceramic, Everyday Ceramics
In Murano, Nadia Saponaro works with SVO Ceramic on contemporary ceramics for everyday use, through research into form, material, and function.
- Gondolina Shoes, the Furlana Today
Gondolina Shoes reinterprets the Venetian furlana as contemporary footwear.
- Jeans Décor by OngaroLab
In textiles, among the 2026 exhibitors, there is also Jeans Décor by OngaroLab: another project to seek out in the section dedicated to materials, surfaces, and processes.
- Awadena, Transformable Garments
Eva Polini works on transformable clothing, tailored garments and handmade accessories. The construction of the garment and the possibility of modifying its use become part of the project.
- AC Motorsport, Mechanics and Restoration
In Vigodarzere, AC Motorsport restores vintage automobiles by reconstructing components and recovering specialized processes, in relation to the experience of the Michelotto racing team.
- 4Glass Murano, Contemporary Glass
Vases, sculptures, glasses, and chandeliers, also made to order. 4Glass Murano brings to the Arsenale a glasswork that looks to contemporary production.
- Andrea Zecchin, Bespoke Jewelry
The Venetian Andrea Zecchin creates personalized jewelry working with stones, casting, and embossing. Form, proportions, and materials change for each individual project.
Artisans and Objects to Seek Out at the Salone
- Diamantina Palacios, Fibers and Color
Weaving, nuno feltro, resist printing, and embroidery: Diamantina Palacios works with natural fibers and dyes to create unique pieces for fashion and furnishings, with research focused on color, materials, and surfaces.
- Riva 1920, Solid Wood
Riva 1920 brings the culture of solid wood furniture developed in Cantù. Provenance and seasoning of the wood, selection of boards, joinery, finishes, and repairability reveal what often remains invisible behind a piece of furniture.
- Zanini, Olfactory Landscapes
Zanini presents smellscapes: compositions constructed through perfumes, scents, and references to real or imagined places, where the object gives way to a designed and reproducible sensory experience.
Leaves and herbs impressed in ceramic, glazes formulated in the laboratory, gold and third-fire lustres.
- Nevenka Martinello
Firings such as Raku Nudo and Saggar Firing are the art of Nevenka Martinello, who allows smoke, salts, and combustible materials to modify the surfaces of her creations.
- Akros, Etching on Marble
Akros Le Acqueforti brings engraving to marble. Stone becomes a surface on which to construct marks and motifs intended for furnishings, interiors, and bespoke pieces.
Salone dell’Alto Artigianato Italiano 2026: Dates, Hours, and Information
The Salone dell’Alto Artigianato Italiano 2026 takes place from Thursday, October 1 to Sunday, October 4 at the Arsenale di Venezia. It is open from 10 AM to 7 PM, with last entry at 6:30 PM. On Saturday, October 3, opening hours are extended until 8 PM, with last entry at 7 PM.
Pedestrian access is via Bacini, Arsenale Nord, through Tesa 105. The program, exhibitor map, and tickets are available on the official website of the Salone dell’Alto Artigianato Italiano.
Photos by Settimo Cannatella. Portrait of Diamantina Palacios ph. Fabiana Leccese.
Some kindly provided by the brand or press office Vela Spa.
