Bottega Veneta

A Vicenza leather workshop that made a woven bag its signature and decided its name did not need to be on the outside.

Big name·Global·Founded 1966·Members

At a glance

Founded: 1966, in Vicenza, in the Veneto.²¹
Founded by: Michele Taddei and Renzo Zengiaro.¹
Home: Milan, with its main atelier at Montebello near Vicenza.²
Owned by: Kering, whose Gucci Group bought it in 2001.²
What it sells: Leather goods above all, with ready-to-wear for women and men and a home line.¹⁷
Size: Revenue of about €1.7 billion in 2025.⁶

How it got here

1966

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Michele Taddei and Renzo Zengiaro found Bottega Veneta in Vicenza to make artisanal leather goods.²¹

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