Bottega Veneta Presents Art Exhibition on Weaving at the Bangkok Kunsthalle

Bottega Veneta is guided by its founding principles of ‘Labor et Ingenium’, which translates to craft and creativity. Under creative director Louis Trotter, it continues to strengthen its relationship with the arts and artists around the world. In 2026 alone, Trotter commissioned the inaugural ‘Bottega Veneta for the Arts’, a new collaborative series ” inviting creatives to respond to its heritage through their unique artistic lens”; its first chapter saw British photographer Peter Fraser capturing the textures, forms, and colour of Venice through his lens. At the most recent Milan Design Week, Bottega Veneta collaborated with Korean artist Kwangho Lee to present Lightful, a captivating light installation in the Via Sant’Andrea store. In these partnerships with Pier Luigi Nervi Foundation in Venice and the Leeum Museum of Art in Seoul respectively, Trotter demonstrates a commitment to cultural exchange.

This summer, Trotter takes her mission to Bangkok; Bottega Veneta presents an exhibition, ‘Weaving Matter and Memory’, at Bangkok Kunsthalle. Curated by Somsuda Piamsumrit, the exhibition marks the beginning of a partnership with the Khaoyai Art foundation and brings together four contemporary Thai artists whose practices engage with weaving as both a technique and a conceptual framework–a nod to the Italian luxury brand’s history in leather craftsmanship and its iconic woven Intreccio motif. The artists–Jakkai Siributr, Imhathai Suwatthanasilp, Supawich Weesapen, and Teerapon Sisung–take the tradition of weaving as their starting point before reinterpreting or sharing contemporary expressions of the age-old craft.

To mark the opening, Bottega Veneta hosted an exclusive cocktail reception and intimate dinner attended by brand ambassadors Kanyawee Songmuang and Jirawat Sutivanichsak, alongside leading figures from Thailand’s creative community, as a projection of green light illuminated the entire exterior of the building.