FootwearAtelier Tag

BEST FOOT FORWARD: Bottega Veneta has opened a recent footwear atelier in Vigonza, between Padua and Venice, within the Riviera del Brenta, a storied Italian shoe production district. The façade of the constructing is made with dark metal panels paying homage to the brand’s distinctive Intrecciato leather weaving. Covering almost 59,000 square feet over three floors, the atelier houses offices, meeting and break rooms, a canteen, and an expansive terrace. Each Bottega Veneta shoe will now be realized – from the design, development, research, quality control, prototyping, and final production stages – under the identical roof in Vigonza. The positioning can be LEED certified, as is the corporate’s Montebello Vicentino headquarters in a restored Nineteenth-century villa ensconced in a park about 16 miles from...