The precious hands of artisans recount Venice’s 1600 years
Venice is a handmade city. 1600 years of history are also 1600 years of craftsmanship and beauty, a living art to be discovered and experienced from September 23 to 26, 2021.
In the Dorsoduro district: printing, painting, and glass beads. In Santa Croce: the art of paper and floral composition; in San Polo: bespoke tailoring, contemporary art, and woodworking. In San Marco: artisanal jewelry, handmade knitwear, millinery, the art of eyewear, and designer wood. In Cannaregio: sustainable fashion, wax, and typography; in Castello: ceramics, organic food, and the sartorial atelier that brings the community together.
There are many more artisanal trades in Venice. Discover the workshops and meet the creatives at work:
- Book your appointment at the atelier by writing directly to the artisans
- Sign up for the walks with Venezia da Vivere, together with Venice Fashion Week photographers and the instagrammers of Igersvenezia
- Follow the walks online together with @veneziadavivere and use the hashtag #AtelierAperti
The walks can be replicated independently: Atelier Aperti is an invitation to seek out the beauty and quality of handmade products.
THE WALK PROGRAM
Thursday, September 23, 2021 | Dorsoduro and Santa Croce
From 10:00 AM we will meet
- Tessitura Luigi Bevilacqua in Venice since 1499
- DoppioFondo – art printing laboratory
- Sartoria Dei Dogi – the atelier presents bead embroidery
- 2091 Venezia – atelier and boutique
- Venezia Stampa – artistic printing house with demonstrations of movable type composition and letterpress printing
From 2:00 PM
- Unisve – restoration laboratory
- Kanz Architetti – design and architecture
- PerlamadreDesign – lampworked glass beads
- Small Caps – handmade prints and meeting with graphic designers and printers Paolo Roggero and Federico Arzenton, live screen-printing demonstration and printing of Spritz-themed postcards
From 5:30 PM
- Hélène Kuhn Ferruzzi – the painter is in the gallery
- Marisa Convento – the “impiraressa” (bead stringer) is at Bottega Cini
From 7:00 PM
- Ambasciata Seguso – Art Glass since 1397 – The story of two iconic collections: Vento chandeliers and mirrors; Tulle vases, bottles, and bowls in various colors
Friday, September 24, 2021 | San Marco and Rialto
From 10:00 AM we will meet
- Atelier Bubacco – lampworked glass
- Ca’ Beltà – atelier and tailoring
- Giuliana Longo – millinery and hats
From 3:00 PM at Sotoportego dei Oresi in Rialto
- Atelier Volante – recycled paper becomes a fairy tale
- Attombri – designer bead jewelry
- L’artistica Gioielleria
- Rialto 79 – lampworked beads
- La bottega dei Mascareri
- Il giardino di Pippo – design studio
- Tabinotabi – guided tour of the concept boutique with cocktails
- Piedàterre – the boutique of Venetian slippers
From 5:00 PM
- Lellabella – handmade knitwear
From 6:00 PM in the Calle Longa District
- Paperoowl – the art of paper with a guided tour, demonstration, and light refreshments
- Bottega 2137 – flower shop
- Psyche di Caterina Barbini & C – 20th-century mirrors and glass. Vintage jewelry and selected objects.
- Slash – radical fashion boutique
From 7:00 PM
- Lunardelli Venezia – designer wood
From 9:00 PM
- Laguna Libre – cultural space and live music
Saturday, September 25, 2021 | San Marco and Cannaregio
From 11:00 AM we will meet
- ViceversaKimono by Dania Perissinotto – tailoring atelier
- Alessandra Micolucci – sustainable fashion and organic fabrics
- LAM Ceramica – meeting with the designer
- RimaniVenezia – presentation of the design & food concept store
From 3:00 PM
- Valeria Boncompagni – meeting with the artisan artist and creation of a lost-wax jewel
- Venice Art Factory – guided tour of the exhibition in Italian or English
- Piedàterre – the new boutique of Venetian slippers
- Porte Italia – handcrafted doors, wall decorations, and home accessories
- Terrazza Aperol presents the sustainable design of Pieces of Venice
From 6:00 PM
the precious design street between Calle de le Botteghe, Salizada San Samuele, and the surroundings of Palazzo Grassi, presents itself with
- Ottica Manuela – artist Gloria Rech will showcase her art in watercolor painting and her creativity by personalizing acetate frames
- Teod’amar – creative Norma Marzà presents her atelier of artisanal fashion and accessories
- Gigi Bon – the Venetian artist will present her atelier with a guided tour of the art studio and the story behind the birth of some of her works
- Le Zoie – applied art and design studio. Presenting creations exhibited at the last Milan Fuorisalone: Glass thoughts & IMURI
- Caigo da Mar – designer jewelry and furnishings. Meeting with the designer and demonstration of the jewelry and creative process
- FraGoLab – meeting with the designer in the creative laboratory with refreshments and a petit cadeau
- Paper Project Venice by Anita Cerpelloni, paper artist, who will demonstrate linoleum engraving, watercolor techniques, and paper folding
- Aventurina Design – meeting with glass designer Silvia Finiels who will recount the creative process with a toast
- Ødd – pop-up store for accessories and creative fashion, including children’s wear
- Arcobaleno Venezia – pigments, tools for artists and calligraphy, leather portfolios and aprons, artistic foundry knobs, knockers and handles, unique creative handmade umbrellas, and other wonders
- and many other workshops
Sunday, September 26, 2021 | Cannaregio and Castello
From 10:00 AM we will meet
- Suv – lampworked bead laboratory and exhibition of ancient beads
- La corte delle impiraresse – the museum of Venetian beads and seed beads created by Luisa Conventi
- Venezia/New Orleans – the atelier of painter Tony Green
- Vino Vero – art & wine
From 2:00 PM
- Eat & Run – atelier for wax candles and jewelry
- La Bottega del Tintoretto – artistic printing house
- Laura and Pottery – ceramics laboratory
From 5:00 PM
- Patience Atelier – the atelier is a community space and inaugurates the new art exhibition by Francesca Carolo – cocktail
- Sunset Yogurt – lampworked glass jewelry
- Atelier Kirumakata – creative jewelry
- Atelier Daniela Levera – tells us about an unexpected Venice: the city of ceramics and “bochaleri” (potters)
By appointment
Workshops and laboratories are places of work and are available to welcome those interested in discovering their creativity, by appointment only.
To this long list of talents are added:
- Fallani Venezia – art printing house
- Mario Berta Battiloro – gold leaf processing laboratory
- Atelier 23 – tailoring and creative laboratory
- Il Forcolaio Matto – workshop for oarlocks and oars
- and many other Venetian workshops and laboratories where the history of Venice is alive and creative every day
Atelier Aperti | INFO
Atelier Aperti is part of the Venice Fashion Week ecosystem, the event that promotes Venice as a center of production and creativity. Venice Fashion Week returns to present Venice as a city of Haute Couture with fashion shows and events from October 9 to 23, 2021.
The next edition of Atelier Aperti will be from April 12 to 23, 2022, as part of the Homo Faber program.
Atelier Aperti supports #VeniceOriginal, a project by Cna Venezia that promotes craftsmanship through itineraries and an e-commerce site for the artistic and traditional manufacturing excellence of Venice.
Logistics
Participation in the walks is free with mandatory booking by writing to hello@veneziadavivere.com (confirmation must be awaited).
To participate in the walks, it will be necessary to show the Green Pass. All events apply the safety measures indicated by the national health authority. For this reason, the number of places is limited.
It is possible to visit the artisans independently by writing directly to the atelier’s reference contact (and awaiting confirmation).
Should any changes occur in the programming, subscribers will be notified at the email address used for registration.
Atelier Aperti
from September 23 to 26, 2021
Photos have been provided by the participating Ateliers for Venezia da Vivere.
