Growing fashion at Gucci garden

by | Jun 29, 2018 | Europe, Food & Drink

Florence

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Interactive exhibitions, bazaars, and Gucci cuisine in the Palazzo della Mercanzia
“Travelling  the  world,  our  kitchen  interacts  with  everything  we  see,  hear  and  taste.” ––Chef Massimo Bottura
Within a garden that imaginatively explores the creativity of Gucci, Creative Director Alessandro Michele has curated wide ranging pieces dating all the way back to the genesis of the Florentine house in 1921.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]

Curator and Creative Director, Alessandro Michele by Peter Schlesinger

Curator and Creative Director, Alessandro Michele by Peter Schlesinger

[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]But the garden is much more than a museum, delivering a rich, interactive experience as alive as the eclectic inspirations of the brand including memorabilia, ephemera and contemporary art, then goes beyond these touchstones to include a bazaar-like retail space and unique culinary experience.

Chef Massimo Bottura courtesy of Alessandro Moggi

Chef Massimo Bottura courtesy of Alessandro Moggi

Enjoy Chef Massimo Bottura’s intimate restaurant, Gucci Osteria, featuring an entirely new menu which takes its inspiration from his three-Michelin-star Osteria Francescana in Modena and the history of cultural exchange in Renaissance Florence. ◼

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