From 1 to 30 September 2026, Venice's island of San Giorgio Maggiore becomes the stage for Homo Faber, the international biennial celebrating the finest expressions of contemporary craftsmanship, this year conceived under the artistic direction of Es Devlin. Within the historic walls of the Fondazione Giorgio Cini, the Glasshouse restaurant unfolds as a luminous winter garden — and it is here that VILLARI lays the table, dressing every course in the quiet, radiant elegance of glossy white porcelain.

An haute cuisine setting

At the Glasshouse, Michelin-starred chef Salvatore Sodano composes a menu meant to be savoured as much with the eyes as with the palate. Against porcelain of this brilliance, colour, texture and precision come forward exactly as intended: nothing competes with the plate, nothing distracts from it. It is a conviction we have always carried with pride, that a truly exceptional table setting exists to serve the cuisine, never to overshadow it, and that true luxury lies in restraint.

The art of glossy white

Glossy white porcelain has always held a particular place in Villari's world. It is, in many ways, the most demanding surface a maison can work with: unforgiving of the slightest imperfection, and utterly dependent on mastery at every stage of production. This is the same rigour that runs through our tableware collections, rooted in the Italian savoir-faire that has guided the maison since its founding in 1967 — a heritage told in full in our story — and carried forward today with a contemporary eye for timeless, elegant design.

Every piece chosen for the Glasshouse belongs to this same tradition of handcrafted porcelain dinnerware: prestigious artefacts born of patience, precision and an unmistakably Italian sense of beauty, a language shared with the artisans, glassmakers and designers gathered at Homo Faber this month, all devoted to the same pursuit, work that rewards a closer look.

Acapulco at the Glasshouse

Among the collections dressing the table, Acapulco holds a particular charm. A tribute to the flourishing tropical nature of this well-known Mexican location, it brings naturalistic relief motifs, leaves and flowers traced directly into the porcelain, to the glossy white finish set upon the Glasshouse table: a quiet touch of exotic grace within the composed elegance of the Venetian winter garden.

Venice, this September

For those visiting Homo Faber in the coming weeks, the Glasshouse offers a rare chance to see VILLARI's porcelain in its natural habitat set for a Michelin-starred menu, beneath the light of a Venetian winter garden.

Discover Homo Faber 2026 at Fondazione Giorgio Cini, and secure your place at the table. Buy your tickets now at ticket.homofaber.com.