Bottega Veneta Opens Milan Home Store

MILAN — Bottega Veneta has opened its first directly operated Home store, an indication of the company’s commitment to the line. Located in Via Borgospesso, off Via Montenapoleone here, the store is designed by creative director Tomas Maier and exclusively dedicated to the brand’s furniture, lighting, tabletop and home decoration. Covering 2,214 square feet, the unit juxtaposes Bottega Veneta’s sleek and contemporary designs with the building’s stunning coffered ceilings and frescoes by 18th-century masters Carlo Innocenzo Carlone and Giovanni Battista Tiepolo in the historical Palazzo Gallarati Scotti. “In the heart of Milan, I wanted to create an intimate, discreet destination for clients to be able to immerse themselves in the Italian art de vivre of Bottega Veneta,” Maier said. Presented as in a home, items are displayed in dining, living, bedroom and studio areas, including the Meta Brisée, a contemporary interpretation of the 18th-century duchesse brisée made in collaboration with Poltrona Frau; a table with a circular base, topped in black marble with yellow streaks from Tunisia set with glassware from Murano artisans or porcelain made with Koenigliche Porzellan-Manufaktur Berlin, or a bed in four finishes of oak wood. Bottega chief executive officer Carlo Alberto Beretta said the store “ultimately reflects the next step of

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