Bottega Veneta rocked the fashion world today when it announced that Tomas Maier, who joined the Italian House in 2001 is leaving his post as Creative Director. Credited with the renewal of Bottega Veneta which was founded in 1966, Tomas Maier crafted its renaissance by drawing on the exceptional know-how of the House. Thanks to his creative vision, Bottega Veneta today embodies the quintessence of understated and sophisticated luxury. “It’s largely due to Tomas’s high-level creative demands that Bottega Veneta became the House it is today. He put it back on the luxury scene and made it an undisputed reference.