Big-name brands are investing in high-level academies and educational programs dedicated to training the next generation of specialists – and preserving a legacy of craftsmanship in the process.
It can take a few days, involving a technically complex process and that elusive virtue of patience, for a Bottega Veneta tote to be handwoven in the house’s signature intrecciato style. At Accademia Labor et Ingenium, Bottega Veneta’s academy of craft and creativity near…

