GLASS 1989 AT VENISSA

The Venissa Wine Resort on the island of Mazzorbo in the Venetian Lagoon is many things at once. The estate is home to a Michelin-starred restaurant, a casual Osteria Contemporanea, an immense heirloom fruit and vegetable garden, and a unique white wine made from the Dorona variety, native to the Venetian Lagoon but long forgotten until Gianluca Bisol discovered and planted an abandoned vine plant nearly fifteen years ago. In addition to the rustic-chic guesthouse located within the magical walled estate,

Venissa has just opened thirteen additional suites on the splendid island of Burano, just moments away from the main estate across a small wooden footbridge. The rooms were built in recently redesigned houses that are among the most beautiful on the island, once inhabited by local fishermen and lace makers. The rooms on Burano were created using the very best in Venetian resources thanks to collaborations with the most renowned design firms in the Veneto region.
The floors of the entryways of all the guestrooms on Burano were done by Orsoni, the only remaining varnish and enamel manufacturer in Venice; since 1888 they have produced glass and gold leaf that are used in the most celebrated mosaics in the world, including St. Mark’s Basilica. The floors of the rooms on the upper level of the suites are produced by Itlas, a company that uses the same wooden planks sourced from the forests of the Veneto that were used to construct the Venetian Republic’s historic naval fleet.
The furniture in the suites was produced by iconic design firms from the Veneto region, including Moroso, a chair and accessories producer that has collaborated with some of the greatest designers in the world; Arclinea, which makes innovative kitchen accessories with natural materials and avant-garde technology; Trend, a company that marries design and the art of mosaics; Glass 1989, a leading producer of spas and jacuzzis; Panto, whose windows serve as a frame for the beautiful colors of the houses of Burano; FontanaArte, the famous lighting company that has created some of the most iconic lamps in the history of design; Bolzan Letti, who marries design and craftsmanship in its custom-made beds; and Vimar, a leading electronics company that has applied its home technology to the rooms of the suites on Burano.
These companies believed in the Bisols’ visionary project of reviving the lagoon and have contributed to creating what is truly an inhabitable showroom.