Brand: Bottega Veneta Type: Zip-Around Wallet Material: Intrecciato Woven Leather Exterior Colour: Brown Hardware: Gold-Tone Dimensions: 7.5" L x 4" H x 1" D (approx.) Interior: Multiple card slots, bill compartments, and zip coin pocket Country of Origin: Italy Inclusions: Wallet only Founded in Vicenza in 1966, Bottega Veneta remains synonymous with the intrecciato technique, a meticulous hand-woven construction that transforms supple calfskin into a signature diagonal lattice. This zip-around wallet exemplifies that artisanal tradition, executed entirely in rich brown leather and finished with polished gold-tone hardware. The compact continental silhouette houses an organized interior of card slots, bill compartments, and a secured coin section, balancing refinement with everyday utility. Italian craftsmanship anchors every seam and fold, ensuring the piece endures beyond trends. Notes from the Curator Introduced in 1975, the intrecciato technique interlaces slender strips of nappa leather—called fettucce, after the pasta—into a diagonal weave that delivers both suppleness and structural integrity. Born out of technical necessity in the late 1960s when Vicenza's cloth-oriented sewing machines could not handle thick leather, artisans wove superfine strips together to strengthen the material for handbag construction. This zip-around continental wallet displays the standard intrecciato gauge in rich brown, a colour that reveals the technique's textural depth more clearly than bright or pale tones. Authentic intrecciato features uniform leather strips approximately 1.5 cm wide, with perfectly aligned edges and invisible junction points. The format itself—multiple card slots, bill compartments, and a secured coin section behind a single perimeter zip—became a Bottega Veneta archetype in small leather goods, translating the house's handbag discipline to an object of daily utility. Gold-tone hardware punctuates the brown leather, a pairing that has remained consistent across the house's production decades.