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COVERS #2
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WH E N YO U R OWN I N ITIALS AR E E N O U G H
Discr eti on, q ua l i ty, a nd uns ur pa s s ed c ra ft s m a n s h i p - - B o t t e g a Ve n e t a h a s e s t a b l i s h e d a n e w
standa r d of l ux ur y s i nc e i ts f oundi n g i n Vi c e n z a i n 1 9 6 6 . S t e e p e d i n t h e t ra d i t i o n s o f I t a l y ’ s
mas ter l ea ther c r a f ts men a nd r enown e d fo r i t s ex t ra o rd i n a ry l e a t h e r g o o d s , B o t t e g a Ve n e t a
stands f or i ndi vi dua l i ty a nd s el f - c o n fi d e n c e , a p h i l o s o p h y ex p re s s e d i n i t s fa m o u s m o t t o ,
“When your ow n i ni ti a l s a r e enough .” Th e p ri n c i p l e s t h a t d e fi n e t h e b ra n d a re u n ch a n g i n g :
outs ta ndi ng c r a f ts ma ns hi p, i nnova t i v e d e s i g n , c o n t e m p o ra ry fu n c t i o n a l i t y, a n d t h e h i g h e s t
qual i ty ma ter i a l s . Al s o c ons ta nt i s B o t t e g a Ve n e t a ’ s c o m m i t m e n t t o i t s a t e l i e rs , wh e re
artis a ns of r ema r k a bl e s k i l l c omb i n e t ra d i t i o n a l m a s t e ry wi t h b re a t h t a k i n g i n n o v a t i o n .
I nde ed, ther e i s a n unus ua l a nd i ns p i re d c o l l a b o ra t i o n b e t we e n a rt i s a n a n d d e s i g n e r a t t h e
hear t of Bottega Veneta ’s a ppr oa ch t o l u x u ry, a p a rt n e rs h i p p e rfe c t l y s y m b o l i z e d b y t h e
hous e’s s i gna tur e i ntr ec c i a to w oven l e a t h e r.
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VISIONS Of TH E VE N ETO
Toma s Ma i er, the c r ea ti ve f or c e beh i n d B o t t e g a Ve n e t a , c o n c e i v e d o f B o t t e g a Ve n e t a ’ s fi rs t
frag r a nc e a s a dr ea m of the Vene t i a n c o u n t ry s i d e . I n t h i s v i s i o n , s u ffu s e d wi t h wa rm t h ,
suns hi ne, a nd the gentl e s ound o f c i c a d a s , s i t s a n e l e g a n t a n d a u s t e re o l d v i l l a . Th e
inte r i or i s i l l umi na ted w i th s ha f ts of s u n l i g h t , t h e wo o d e n fl o o rs g e n t l y wo rn b e n e a t h fa d e d
fres c oes . Ther e’s a l i br a r y l i ned w i t h l e a t h e r- b o u n d b o o k s , i t s wi n d o ws t h ro wn o p e n t o
c aptur e a s ummer br eeze r edol ent o f h a y, e a rt h , fo re s t , a n d fl o we rs . Th i s v i s i o n i s a b a l a n c e
of n a tur e a nd a r t, a s ynthes i s of r a w s e n s u a l i t y a n d s u b t l e i n t e l l e c t t h a t l i n g e rs i n t h e m i n d
like a memor y.
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C R A f T I N G A S I G N AT U R E
Bot tega Veneta , the ea u de pa r f um , e v o k e s t h e s u p p l e n e s s a n d s e n s u a l i t y o f t h e h o u s e ’ s
renow ned l ea ther goods . The f r a g ra n c e , a l e a t h e ry fl o ra l ch y p re , m a rri e s t h e o l fa c t o ry
langua ge of the Veneti a n c ountr y s i d e —fre s h m e a d o ws , m o wn h a y, fl o we rs , e a rt h , a n d
woo d— w i th the gentl e r i chnes s of l e a t h e r i n a c re a t i o n c ra ft e d wi t h t h e m e t i c u l o u s n e s s o f a
mas ter a r ti s a n.
The ba ck b one of the f r a gr a nc e i s ch y p re wi t h a c o m b i n a t i o n o f b e rg a m o t , p a t ch o u l i a n d
oak mos s . S ens ua l f l or a l a nd s pi c y c o m p o n e n t s g e s t u re t o wa rd t h e E a s t , a re c o l l e c t i o n o f
Veni c e’s pl a c e a t the end of the S i l k R o a d . N a t u ra l i n g re d i e n t s t ra c e a g l o b a l p a t h : t h e re
is ber ga mot f r om I ta l y, J a s mi ne S a m b a c p i ck e d i n I n d i a , p i n k p e p p e rc o rn s fro m B ra z i l , a n d
patchoul i f r om I ndones i a .
Com pos ed by r enow ned ma s ter pe rfu m e r M i ch e l A l m a i ra c , t h e B o t t e g a Ve n e t a fra g ra n c e
reve a l s i ts s i gna tur e cha r a c ter f r om t h e s t a rt . Th e s t ru c t u re o f t h e fra g ra n c e i s u n i q u e , a
fine mes h of ex tr a or di na r y r a w ma t e ri a l s wh o s e i n d i v i d u a l s c e n t s a re wo v e n t o g e t h e r t o
c reate a s uppl e a nd ha r moni ous w h o l e .
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HOTEL
COLLECTION #2
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SIMpLICITY AND CONTRADICTION
Com bi ni ng s of t, r ounded c ur ves a n d p o we rfu l s h a p e s , a s m o o t h o u t s i d e a n d a n i n t re c c i a t o
text ur e on the b ottom, the Bottega Ve n e t a b o t t l e i s a n o b j e c t t h a t re v e a l s i t s c o m p l ex i t y o n l y
over ti me. The c ol or s a r e s i gna tur e B o t t e g a Ve n e t a : a b ru n i t o c a p a n d c o l l a r, a n e b a n o l o g o ,
and a s k i n c ol or ed l ea ther r i bb on cl i p p e d wi t h a b ru n i t o b u t t e rfl y. Th e b o t t l e i t s e l f, i n s p i re d
by Veneti a n gl a s s w or k a nd the tr a d i t i o n a l I t a l i a n c a ra fe , d e s i g n e d wi t h a n e y e fo r t i m e l e s s
line s a nd r es ona nt j ux ta pos i ti ons , i s i n e v e ry wa y a v e s s e l o f h a rm o n i o u s s i m p l i c i t y a n d
perfec tl y ba l a nc ed c ontr a di c ti ons .
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EXTRA ITEMS #1
(CANDLE, ROOM DIFFUSER,
LIQUID SOAP DISPENSER)
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A f R E S H TA K E
Bott ega Veneta E a u Légèr e i l l umi na t e s t h e b ri g h t e s t , fre s h e s t fa c e t s o f t h e B o t t e g a Ve n e t a
frag r a nc e, of fer i ng a s of t, s pa r k l i n g , a n d i n t e n s e l y i n d i v i d u a l s i g n a t u re . M a s t e r p e rfu m e r
Michel Al ma i r a c , w hos e a i m w a s to a ch i e v e a g e n t l e fre s h n e s s wh i l e “ p re s e rv i n g t h e s o u l
of the Bottega Veneta or i gi na l ,” des c ri b e s t h e a c t o f c re a t i n g B o t t e g a Ve n e t a E a u L é g è re
as “pa s s i ng the or i gi na l f r a gr a nc e t h ro u g h a wa t e rfa l l .”
The l ea ther y f l or a l chypr e fea tur es d a z z l i n g t o p n o t e s t h a t m a i n t a i n t h e i d e n t i t y o f t h e e a u
de pa r f um w hi l e pr ovi di ng a new bri l l i a n c e . Th e h e a rt o f t h e fra g ra n c e c o n t i n u e s t o ra d i a t e
thro ugh i ts uni q ue f l or a l a c c or d, now a n i m a t e d b y d e l i c a t e g a rd e n i a . A c o m b i n a t i o n o f m u s k
and oa k mos s c r ea tes a tr a i l tha t i s fe m i n i n e a n d g ra c e fu l .
“A fra gr a nc e, l i k e a per s on, ha s ma n y m o o d s ,” s a y s B o t t e g a Ve n e t a C re a t i v e Di re c t o r To m a s
Maie r. “Bottega Veneta E a u Légèr e ex p re s s e s a t e n d e r a n d h o p e fu l m o o d , t h o s e m o m e n t s
whe n a w oma n feel s mos t a l i ve a nd o p e n t o t h e p o s s i b i l i t i e s o f t h e wo rl d a ro u n d h e r.”
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