Home decoration and garden stores Veneto

This artisan bottegacreates exceptional paper products and restores old books. They produce stationery products such as notebooks, directories, albums and small cards, all of which can be personalized, as well as beautiful scarves and ties, made using the marmorizzazione technique (marbled paper). Each piece made by this team of outstanding craftsmen is like a work of art.

Founded in 1956, the production of this workshop was distinguished rapidly for the artistic quality of the master's creations. Very quickly, the creations of the Zanetti took place among the names of the greatest maîtres of the island. In 1959, the Maestro Zanetti transmitted the case to his son. From his father, in addition to the shop and workshop, Licio inherited artistic talent. His father also taught him the old techniques of glass work, and the news, which he himself invented by working in his oven. The favourite of the son for naturalist subjects is reflected in the collections, inspired by the fauna and flora of his beloved lagoon. All glass objects are handmade, respecting the glass tradition of the island of Murano.

Stefano and Daniele Attombri create unusual jewellery, pieces made in limited numbers, or even unique pieces, from antique Murano glass beads. The creators find their source of inspiration in the canvases representing the Rococo whims of the ladies, in the ancient splendour of Venice, in its palaces of neo-Gothic grace. The house also offers decorative objects for the home, candleholders and lamps. Dolce & Gabbana and Romeo Gigl are among the houses that have associated their names with the two brothers' creations.

Glass embroidered with the precision of a goldsmith, without doubt one of the most finely drawn and blown in the lagoon. Cesare Toffolo, a famous master glassmaker, reveals his skills here. He uses the technique of soffiatura a lume (modeling by flame with a small gas canister) which, according to him, guarantees a particularly meticulous work. The use of gold leaf for the decorative aspect would be the other ingredient that makes his pieces unique. Cesare's store is a narrow showroom full of wonders.

This large shop, with its annexed workshop, welcomes craftsmen who seek to reinterpret the mask within the framework of traditional craftsmanship. The creation workshop being inside the shop, you will be able to observe directly how a mask is made, from A to Z: the choice of the shape, the pose of the colours. The owners explain to whoever wants to know the origin of the masks, the main characters of the Commedia dell'Arte, the colour code... If you are interested in little stories about masks, this is the place to go.

Between Campo Sant'Angelo and Campo Santo Stefano, this boutique is one of the best known in Venice for ceramic objects.

Glasses, lamps and soufflé glass trinkets. If you bring them a drawing, they will repeat for you the object of your dreams, according to the traditional techniques of the master Glass of Murano.

Under the arcades of the central Via Browning, here is the workshop of Francesco Razzetti or Fraz (a contraction of his first name and surname), an interesting craftsman who makes hand-sculpted and painted ceramics. If the large coloured vases will be a little difficult to transport, the curious little painted eggs or chickens will make nice souvenirs to bring back in your luggage. Go and have a look, just to appreciate the know-how of the house, but be careful, the workshop is only open in the afternoon.

Gigi Bon, an eclectic talent, has turned his store in the heart of San Marco into a modern-day cabinet of curiosities. Entering this unlikely Ali Baba's cave, you will discover the artist at his work table, a table covered with curious objects. He will inevitably be making sculptures imbued with surrealism, with, among other things, rhinoceroses and lions as his favourite models, animals that are an insatiable source of inspiration for him. For the rest of the decor: an animal skin, an antique bust or an old grated overcoat.

Since 1976, every second Sunday of the month, an antique and second-hand market has been held on the main streets of the city. Furniture, trinkets, prints, books, a few vintage pieces and objects of all kinds are on display along the streets of the historic centre. Some of them are very beautiful pieces. But it is especially for the atmosphere that we will decide to go there, because we will meet the villagers, the landowners of the surroundings, the priest and the mayor...

Lidia's laces are certainly among the finest in the lagoon. An art that Lidia herself learned from her grandmother, at a time when all the young girls of Burano mastered the technique. In the back room you will find a superb collection of antique lace from the 16th to the 20th century. An exhibition that rivals that of the nearby lace museum, but is only inferior in size. Note the pocket handkerchief with the N of Napoleon that belonged to the emperor and the series of fans with such a fine design

If big names like Venini or Barovier & Toso are to glassware what Chanel or Armani are to fashion, Mazzega would be the equivalent of one of the best tailors whose reputation is only transmitted by word of mouth. Glassware, vases, lighting fixtures and mirrors with chiselled contours are blown and shaped with the greatest know-how. A visit to the kiln is also possible on reservation; departing from Venice, Mazzega will send its own boat to pick you up and bring you back.

On the back of Palazzo Grassi, this antique dealer of quality offers a selection of Venetian furniture, found in the attic of the palaces of the lagoon. There are sculptures made of stone and well-built and authentic wood, chests, writing desks and small tables, paintings by old Masters and books that can not displease to connoisseurs.

Alberto Cavalier now took over Gianni his father, in this workshop gilding that ties with the traditional techniques xvi^e century. An example? Gilding in the apartments of the pope in the Vatican, it is them. And if one day you find yourself in the suites of the famous Le Mirage hotel in Las Vegas, you will think of this small Venetian workshop, at the origin of the frames of the most luxurious rooms. The most curious rooms? Surely statuettes of Moors, for a lampshades or an original door closer.

A pearl among the handicraft stores of Venice, where the know-how and the workmanship (everything is made on the spot, in the workshop) have kept the quality and the refinement of the past without being corrupted by the laws of the market. Giobagnara will enchant you from the moment you enter the shop window: papier-mâché, wallpaper, elegant notepads, woven baskets, but also bracelets, leather accessories for luggage or the table, miniature theaters, etc. Here is the diversity of universes, materials and colors that you can expect when you enter this fabulous lair.

Murano's largest (and most expensive) glassmaker, whose outlets have been exported all over the world, never ceases to create pieces with simply perfect aesthetic qualities. Great Italian designers such as Ettore Sottsass, Gae Aulenti and Gio Ponti have participated in the creation of the latest works, vases with elegant lines and sparkling colors. At number 50 of Fondamenta Vetrai, you will find the exhibition of the collection models. A real art gallery... The store is located at number 47.

A historical name in the manufacture of tablecloths, bedding and embroidered linen according to the rules of Burano. Luxury items of impeccable quality. Founded in Venice in 1870 by Michelangelo Jesurum, the brand is now an international reference in the luxury household linen market. Its sheets, napkins, tablecloths and placemats embody all the delicacy and refinement of Venetian craftsmanship. Models and patterns have evolved today in formats more adapted to contemporary life.

In a highly contemporary setting, welcome to an emblematic glassworks that has set itself the goal of producing pieces with exceptional characteristics. The Barovier family has been practicing its art for more than 700 years. Its activity is intimately linked to the history of the Republic of Venice, as it is to several of its members that we owe the development of local glassmaking skills. The small exhibition at 28 Fondamenta dei Vetrai is well worth a visit for the technical nature of its work and the magic of its colors.