{"id":46663,"date":"2026-09-30T13:03:44","date_gmt":"2026-09-30T11:03:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.veneziadavivere.com\/salone-dellalto-artigianato-italiano-2026-objects-and-artisans-to-see-in-venice\/"},"modified":"2026-09-30T16:26:41","modified_gmt":"2026-09-30T14:26:41","slug":"salone-dellalto-artigianato-italiano-objects-and-artisans","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.veneziadavivere.com\/en\/salone-dellalto-artigianato-italiano-objects-and-artisans\/","title":{"rendered":"Salone dell&#8217;Alto Artigianato Italiano 2026: Objects and Artisans to See in Venice"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wpb-content-wrapper\" id=\"wpb-content-root\"><p>[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text css=&#8221;&#8221;]<\/p>\n<div class=\"figure\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.veneziadavivere.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Salone-dellAlto-Artigianato-Italiano-2024.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-36318 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.veneziadavivere.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Salone-dellAlto-Artigianato-Italiano-2024.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1280\" height=\"800\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<h2>Fourth edition of the Salone dell&#8217;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.<\/h2>\n<p>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.<\/p>\n<p><b>From October 1 to 4, 2026, the fourth edition of the Salone dell&#8217;Alto Artigianato Italiano<\/b> brings together 163 exhibitors at the Arsenale, approximately forty Venetian enterprises, and over one hundred live demonstrations.<\/p>\n<p>We have selected objects, materials, and makers we know personally, and makers we want to know. Here is <strong>a curated selection to organize your visit to the Salone<\/strong>, where the public can meet artisans, tools, materials, and processes directly.<\/p>\n<div class=\"rgg-container\" data-rgg-id=\"2\">    <div class=\"rgg-imagegrid captions-overlay-hover-show captions-effect-slide_up \" data-rgg-id=\"2\">\n                    <a  title=\"\" data-caption=\"\" class=\" size-full rgg-img\" data-ratio=\"1.6\">\n                <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"rgg-tile-img\" src=\"https:\/\/www.veneziadavivere.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Salone-dellAlto-Artigianato-Italiano-6.jpg\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1280px) 100vw, 1280px\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>            <\/a>\n                    <a  title=\"\" data-caption=\"\" class=\" size-full rgg-img\" data-ratio=\"1.6\">\n                <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"rgg-tile-img\" src=\"https:\/\/www.veneziadavivere.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Salone-dellAlto-Artigianato-Italiano-4.jpg\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1280px) 100vw, 1280px\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>            <\/a>\n                    <a  title=\"\" data-caption=\"\" class=\" size-full rgg-img\" data-ratio=\"1.6\">\n                <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"rgg-tile-img\" src=\"https:\/\/www.veneziadavivere.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Salone-dellAlto-Artigianato-Italiano-8.jpg\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1280px) 100vw, 1280px\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>            <\/a>\n                    <a  title=\"\" data-caption=\"\" class=\" size-full rgg-img\" data-ratio=\"1.6\">\n                <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"rgg-tile-img\" src=\"https:\/\/www.veneziadavivere.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Salone-dellAlto-Artigianato-Italiano-5.jpg\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1280px) 100vw, 1280px\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>            <\/a>\n            <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<h2>Seeing How an Object Is Born<\/h2>\n<p><b>More than one hundred demonstrations allow you to follow the transformation of materials and speak with those who work them<\/b>.<\/p>\n<h2>I Mestieri dell&#8217;Arte: Education Enters the Salone<\/h2>\n<p>At Tesa 113, <em>I Mestieri dell&#8217;Arte<\/em> brings together <b>fourteen schools, institutes, foundations, and associations<\/b> committed to transmitting artisan knowledge.<\/p>\n<p>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 <b>ceramics, illustration, goldsmithing, textiles, and shipbuilding<\/b>. A valuable opportunity to see how these crafts are taught, experimented with, and passed on to new generations.<\/p>\n<div class=\"rgg-container\" data-rgg-id=\"4\">    <div class=\"rgg-imagegrid captions-overlay-hover-show captions-effect-slide_up \" data-rgg-id=\"4\">\n                    <a  title=\"\" data-caption=\"\" class=\" size-full rgg-img\" data-ratio=\"1.6\">\n                <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"rgg-tile-img\" src=\"https:\/\/www.veneziadavivere.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Salone-dellAlto-Artigianato-Italiano_2024.jpg\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1280px) 100vw, 1280px\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>            <\/a>\n                    <a  title=\"\" data-caption=\"\" class=\" size-full rgg-img\" data-ratio=\"0.66625\">\n                <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"rgg-tile-img\" src=\"https:\/\/www.veneziadavivere.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Salone-dellAlto-Artigianato-Venezia-2023-ph.-Settimo-Cannatella.jpg\" sizes=\"(max-width: 533px) 100vw, 533px\" alt=\"Salone dell&#039;Alto Artigianato Venezia ph. Settimo Cannatella\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>            <\/a>\n                    <a  title=\"\" data-caption=\"\" class=\" size-full rgg-img\" data-ratio=\"0.66625\">\n                <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"rgg-tile-img\" src=\"https:\/\/www.veneziadavivere.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/alto-artigianato-2.jpg\" sizes=\"(max-width: 533px) 100vw, 533px\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>            <\/a>\n                    <a  title=\"\" data-caption=\"\" class=\" size-full rgg-img\" data-ratio=\"1.6\">\n                <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"rgg-tile-img\" src=\"https:\/\/www.veneziadavivere.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Salone-dellAlto-Artigianato-Italiano-2024-1.jpg\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1280px) 100vw, 1280px\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>            <\/a>\n            <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<h2>Venetian and Veneto Artisans to See at the Salone<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><b>Marisa Convento, Venetian Beads<\/b><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Designer and impiraressa, <a href=\"https:\/\/marisaconvento.it\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Marisa Convento<\/a> 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.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><b>Martina Vidal, Burano Lace<\/b><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>In the work of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.veneziadavivere.com\/en\/nina-911-in-burano-the-bistro-in-the-atelier-martina-vidal-garden\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Martina Vidal<\/a>, 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.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><b>Orsoni Venezia 1888 and Two Venetian Manufactories<\/b><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/orsoni.com\/it\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Orsoni Venezia 1888<\/a> produces enamels and mosaics used in art, architecture, and interiors.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><b>Lunardelli Venezia<\/b><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.veneziadavivere.com\/en\/artisan-workshops-in-venice\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Lunardelli Venezia<\/a> works with wood and develops furniture and objects with designers.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><b>Ramosalso, Disassembling and Reconstructing<\/b><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Demis Marin starts with existing garments, disassembles them, and reconstructs them. In his atelier <a href=\"https:\/\/www.veneziadavivere.com\/en\/generating-new-ideas-ramosalso-and-the-upskill-venezia-project\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Ramosalso<\/a> Upcycling, recovery becomes a project through cutting, tailoring, and transformation.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><b><a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/Dc1FVfwDarI\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Cristina Secco<\/a>, Felt as Material<\/b><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Wool, silk, linen, and cotton overlap in <b>nuno feltro<\/b>, where fibers become textile surfaces, garments, and accessories constructed through layering and manual processing.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><b>SVO Ceramic, Everyday Ceramics<\/b><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>In Murano, Nadia Saponaro works with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/svoceramic\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">SVO Ceramic<\/a> on contemporary ceramics for everyday use, through research into form, material, and function.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><b>Gondolina Shoes, the Furlana Today<\/b><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.gondolinaofficial.com\/it\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Gondolina Shoes<\/a> reinterprets the Venetian furlana as contemporary footwear.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><b>Jeans D\u00e9cor by OngaroLab<\/b><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>In textiles, among the 2026 exhibitors, there is also <em>Jeans D\u00e9cor<\/em> by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ongarolab.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">OngaroLab<\/a>: another project to seek out in the section dedicated to materials, surfaces, and processes.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><b><a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/_awadena\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Awadena<\/a>, Transformable Garments<\/b><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>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.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><b>AC Motorsport, Mechanics and Restoration<\/b><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>In Vigodarzere, <a href=\"https:\/\/acmotorsport.eu\/it\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">AC Motorsport<\/a> restores vintage automobiles by reconstructing components and recovering specialized processes, in relation to the experience of the Michelotto racing team.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><b>4Glass Murano, Contemporary Glass<\/b><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Vases, sculptures, glasses, and chandeliers, also made to order. <a href=\"https:\/\/4glassmurano.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">4Glass Murano<\/a> brings to the Arsenale a glasswork that looks to contemporary production.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><b>Andrea Zecchin, Bespoke Jewelry<\/b><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The Venetian <a href=\"http:\/\/andreazecchin.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Andrea Zecchin<\/a> creates personalized jewelry working with stones, casting, and embossing. Form, proportions, and materials change for each individual project.<\/p>\n<div class=\"rgg-container\" data-rgg-id=\"6\">    <div class=\"rgg-imagegrid captions-overlay-hover-show captions-effect-slide_up \" data-rgg-id=\"6\">\n                    <a  title=\"\" data-caption=\"\" class=\" size-full rgg-img\" data-ratio=\"0.66625\">\n                <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"rgg-tile-img\" src=\"https:\/\/www.veneziadavivere.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/4glassmurano.com_.jpg\" sizes=\"(max-width: 533px) 100vw, 533px\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>            <\/a>\n                    <a  title=\"\" data-caption=\"\" class=\" size-full rgg-img\" data-ratio=\"0.66625\">\n                <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"rgg-tile-img\" src=\"https:\/\/www.veneziadavivere.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Cristina-Secco.jpg\" sizes=\"(max-width: 533px) 100vw, 533px\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>            <\/a>\n            <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<h2>Artisans and Objects to Seek Out at the Salone<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><b>Diamantina Palacios, Fibers and Color<\/b><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Weaving, nuno feltro, resist printing, and embroidery: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.diamantinapalacios.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Diamantina Palacios<\/a> works with natural fibers and dyes to create unique pieces for fashion and furnishings, with research focused on color, materials, and surfaces.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><b>Riva 1920, Solid Wood<\/b><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.riva1920.it\/it\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Riva 1920<\/a> brings the culture of solid wood furniture developed in Cant\u00f9. Provenance and seasoning of the wood, selection of boards, joinery, finishes, and repairability reveal what often remains invisible behind a piece of furniture.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><b>Zanini, Olfactory Landscapes<\/b><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/zanini.xyz\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Zanini<\/a> presents <em>smellscapes<\/em>: compositions constructed through perfumes, scents, and references to real or imagined places, where the object gives way to a designed and reproducible sensory experience.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><b><a href=\"https:\/\/www.aleartceramics.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">AleArtCeramics<\/a> <\/b><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Leaves and herbs impressed in ceramic, glazes formulated in the laboratory, gold and third-fire lustres.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><b>Nevenka Martinello<\/b><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Firings such as Raku Nudo and Saggar Firing are the art of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nevenkamartinello.art\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Nevenka Martinello<\/a>, who allows smoke, salts, and combustible materials to modify the surfaces of her creations.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><b>Akros, Etching on Marble<\/b><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.leacqueforti.it\/it\/akros\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Akros Le Acqueforti<\/a> brings engraving to marble. Stone becomes a surface on which to construct marks and motifs intended for furnishings, interiors, and bespoke pieces.<\/p>\n<div class=\"rgg-container\" data-rgg-id=\"8\">    <div class=\"rgg-imagegrid captions-overlay-hover-show captions-effect-slide_up \" data-rgg-id=\"8\">\n                    <a  title=\"\" data-caption=\"\" class=\" size-full rgg-img\" data-ratio=\"0.66625\">\n                <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"rgg-tile-img\" src=\"https:\/\/www.veneziadavivere.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/kauri-newton-riva1920.jpg\" sizes=\"(max-width: 533px) 100vw, 533px\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>            <\/a>\n                    <a  title=\"\" data-caption=\"\" class=\" size-full rgg-img\" data-ratio=\"1.6\">\n                <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"rgg-tile-img\" src=\"https:\/\/www.veneziadavivere.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/nevenkamartinello.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.veneziadavivere.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/nevenkamartinello.jpg 1280w, https:\/\/www.veneziadavivere.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/nevenkamartinello-600x375.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1280px) 100vw, 1280px\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>            <\/a>\n                    <a  title=\"\" data-caption=\"\" class=\" size-full rgg-img\" data-ratio=\"1.6\">\n                <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"rgg-tile-img\" src=\"https:\/\/www.veneziadavivere.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/leacqueforti-akros.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.veneziadavivere.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/leacqueforti-akros.jpg 1280w, https:\/\/www.veneziadavivere.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/leacqueforti-akros-600x375.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1280px) 100vw, 1280px\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>            <\/a>\n                    <a  title=\"\" data-caption=\"\" class=\" size-full rgg-img\" data-ratio=\"0.66625\">\n                <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"rgg-tile-img\" src=\"https:\/\/www.veneziadavivere.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Diamantina-Palacios-credit-Fabiana-Leccese-.jpg\" sizes=\"(max-width: 533px) 100vw, 533px\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>            <\/a>\n            <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<h2>Salone dell&#8217;Alto Artigianato Italiano 2026: Dates, Hours, and Information<\/h2>\n<p>The Salone dell&#8217;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.<\/p>\n<p>Pedestrian access is via Bacini, Arsenale Nord, through Tesa 105. The program, exhibitor map, and tickets are available on the <a href=\"https:\/\/saloneartigianato.venezia.it\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">official website of the Salone dell&#8217;Alto Artigianato Italiano<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><em>Photos by Settimo Cannatella. Portrait of Diamantina Palacios ph. Fabiana Leccese.<br \/>\nSome kindly provided by the brand or press office Vela Spa. <\/em><\/p>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row]<\/p>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text css=&#8221;&#8221;] Fourth edition of the Salone dell&#8217;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. 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