On Friday 11 September at 6 pm, the lecture “Erté and Cinema” by Valerio Terraroli explores Erté’s work in the creation of costumes for film and theatre during the golden age of Art Déco.

A set designer, costume designer and one of the most versatile and visionary visual artists of the twentieth century, Erté was able to blend the decorative and symbolic elements of modernity between the two world wars into an unmistakable language. His drawings, with their sophisticated geometries and impossible elegance, capture the changing styles and the unattainable world of the divas, as well as the dialogue between haute couture and mass culture.

Valerio Terraroli is a full professor at the University of Verona. He has curated countless exhibitions, among the most recent Art Déco, il trionfo della modernità (Art Déco, the Triumph of Modernity) at Palazzo Reale in Milan (2025) and Erté. Lo stile è tutto (Erté. Style is Everything) at the Labirinto della Masone in Fontanellato (2026).

Followed by a vin d’honneur with sparkling wine from Freccianera Franciacorta.

Friday 11 September, 6:00 pm
Bottega Cini
Admission is free, subject to availability.
To book, please email fmr@francomariaricci.com

Erté, lo stile è tutto

From September 10 to 20, 2026, Bottega Cini will host the first public presentation of the project Perle di luce, accompanied by a program of thematic meetings, workshops, and live demonstrations, realized in collaboration with the heritage community and local partners.

Perle di Luce is a photographic project developed by Mattia Gaido in collaboration with the CPVV Committee, devoted to the Art of Venetian Glass Pearls, recognized as Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity by UNESCO. As part of The Venice Glass Week 2026 and on the occasion of Homo Faber 2026, the initiative offers a path dedicated to the enhancement, transmission, and contemporary interpretation of a craft heritage deeply rooted in Venetian cultural identity.

From September 10 to 20, 2026, on display at BOTTEGA CINI, Dorsoduro 734, Venice – Open from 10:00 to 18:00

• Tuesday, 15 September
  15.00 – 17.30 at Bottega Cini
  Workshop on creating pearl flowers with Holly Parr, artist.
  Event by reservation: cpvv.ve.pr@gmail.com>
  
  
• Friday, 18 September
  from 17.00 at Bottega Cini
  – Pearls of Light tells. Evening presentation of the project by CPVV
  – Dialogue among artisans involved in the project, the The Place of Wonders Foundation, and photographer Mattia Gaido;
  – Presentation of the work RE-blooming in the Lagoon by Holly Parr;
  – Presentation of the multimedia installation created by the Albertina Academy of Fine Arts in Turin;
  – Demonstration of the Glass Pearl Art;
  – Guided tours and in-depth talks.
  
  
• Sunday, 20 September
  – Last day of public opening
  – Guided tours with author Mattia Gaido and the CPVV Committee.

Perle di luce