How Tomas Maier saved Bottega Veneta – and he didn't need a logo

Tomas Maier

Bottega Veneta’s creative director talks about craftsmanship, understated luxury, and who exactly the Bottega Veneta woman is.

At the start of the new millennium, Italian luxury brand Bottega Veneta was on the brink of bankruptcy. Enter Tomas Maier, who was appointed creative director in 2001. In just over a decade, he has re-established Bottega Veneta as one of the world’s top luxury goods houses.