Are you looking for gift ideas for Christmas? To make Christmas 2021 even more beautiful, we suggest you make the people around you feel special by giving them something special and unique. Just like a handcrafted product, something exclusive, which has a history of passion, tradition and a lot of work and research behind it.

What does it mean to give an artisanal product as a gift for Christmas?

• Make the difference
• Celebrating the Made in Italy tradition
• Appreciating the work of those who create with their hands and more
• Giving something customized

The product created by the hands of craftsmen is unique, it will make a difference to you, for the receiver and also to the craftsman himself.

Showing up on Christmas Day with a gift made and created by the hands and tools of a craftsman has a double meaning.

That product has been manufactured in very small quantities or is even the only one present, and the person for whom it is intended is likewise a rare person, deserving of a gift that is not mass-produced.

After the globally difficult period we experienced, we realised the people and things around us that really matter.

There has been a return to basics, even in the way products are purchased. There is now a preference for articles linked to traditional values, to Made in Italy and to the genuine.

These are the roots and the culture behind the creation of an handcrafted product and this is why more and more, people decide to buy handicrafts.

What does it mean to buy Italian craftsmanship?

Celebrating the centuries-long tradition, appreciating the work of those who create with their hands and more, those who have learned from masters, those who pass on their craft from generation to generation, those who continue to produce in their workshops.

The craftsman is the one who models, who makes a lot of use of his manual skills, who, before starting to make a new product, uses paper, draws, tests, erases, remakes and slowly creates.

Buying a product created by a craftsman means repaying him for his time and passion. For creating something from scratch, for buying quality raw materials, for making an exclusive product that is available in small quantities. For these reasons, the price will be higher than other products normally found on the market.

What does it mean to buy and give Venetian handicrafts at Christmas?

Behind a handmade jewel, a Carnival mask, a product made of Murano glass, there is tradition and quality, as well as design and the particularity of producing in a place as unique as Venice.

Buying a product from one of the many Venetian craft workshops means not only buying an exclusive product, but also having the chance to enjoy a unique experience.

Through the eBotteghe website (dedicated to Venice’s workshops), in addition to the online sale of handicraft products, you can find information, videos and learn about the history of each craftsman present.

Our suggestions for this Christmas

Not sure what to give as a present because there are plenty of possibilities for all tastes? Here are some of our suggestions for a unique Christmas gift!

Handicrafts given as gifts at Christmas are even more beautiful. The handmade product given as a gift on such a special occasion will increase its value, it will stand out among all the others. It is made with passion, it can inspire, it can be synonymous with love, for others, but also for oneself.