Social cooperative
From the Heart of Venice:
The Circle is born
The "Il Cerchio" Onlus Social Cooperative, founded in Venice in 1997, is the driving force behind the Banco Lotto N.10 project. Based in Sacca Fisola, it has been working for over twenty years to support inmates and former inmates, promoting employment and social inclusion in collaboration with public bodies and private companies.
It is a type B social cooperative, duly registered in the relevant registers, and pursues the general interest of the community through solidarity, integration, and sustainable development.
The Circle fights marginalization and discrimination, transforming work—as in the Banco Lotto N.10 project—into a concrete tool for rehabilitation and hope for women prisoners.
We believe in work as an opportunity for change, in the dignity that comes from creating with your own hands, and in the possibility of giving new life to people and fabrics, offering a second chance based on trust and solidarity.
Enter our circle of change, where every point is a commitment to a more inclusive and sustainable future. With The Circle, we strive to build a better world together, one day at a time.
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A tailor's shop recognized throughout Italy
Who we are
FOUNDER
MILESTONES
2001
Banco Lotto N.10
With the support of European funds, the "Il Cerchio" cooperative launches its first tailoring and sewing courses in prison, offering training and employment to inmates. From the first imperfect pieces, they evolve into truly tailored garments.
2003
Store inauguration
The brand is born
Lotto Bank No. 10
The Banco Lotto N.10 brand was born with the opening of the store, located in a former lottery shop. The project grew and opened to the public, bringing beauty and hope outside of prison.
2013
Temporary shops at the Venice Film Festival thanks to the Biennale
2015
Fashion Show in the Prison
A parade within the prison walls, courtesy of the prison administration. An event that saw inmates and prison officers walk side by side on the catwalk set up in the courtyard.
2018
“Get dressed, let's go out” event”
included in the Venice Fashion Week.
The collections of the “Le ristrette del Banco Lotto N.10” creations are presented at the Fondaco dei Tedeschi in Venice during the “Vestiti usciamo” event, part of Venice Fashion Week.
2022
Fashion show at the Hotel Excelsior
A fashion show at the Hotel Excelsior featured Ukrainian women who fled the conflict and were guests at the Pellestrina shelter run by the Cooperativa il Cerchio.
April 28, 2024
Visit of Pope Francis
to the women's prison
of the Giudecca
On April 28, during the Venice Art Biennale, Pope Francis visits the Giudecca prison. It is the first official visit by a pontiff to the exhibition.
May 31, 2024
Parade in Padua for the event
""The Shape of Dreams""
Parade in Padua for the event “The Shape of Dreams” in collaboration with the students of the fashion institute Ruzza.
June 8, 2024
The restricted ones are invited
to participate in San Servolo
to the
International Fashion Conference of Venice (CMIV)
On June 8, 2024, the participants are invited to participate in the Venice International Fashion Concert (CMIV) in San Servolo, a prestigious event celebrating Latin American fashion, craftsmanship, and culture. They will showcase Banco Lotto N.10 dresses from the new collection.
November 22, 2024
Guest parade at the
Sailing Company.
April 6, 2025
Parade at Milan
May 8, 2025
Fashion Shows Arsenal
in collaboration
with San Giorgio Cafè.
May 21, 2025
Parade for
""The dress
it's not the Magdalene""
A cultural and artistic event, held in Venice in May 2025 at the Church of San Francesco della Vigna, organized by the University Pastoral Service with Daedalus and Domus Civica. The evening explored the figure of Mary Magdalene through theater, emphasizing redemption, rebirth, and personal transformation.