Arts and crafts 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.

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.

Welcome to the kingdom of quality craftsmanship. According to an ancestral know-how, the owner of the place works all kinds of objects from beautiful and old papers: small and large notebooks, pencil cases, pockets, small purses, notepads, old lithographs... and even earrings in the shape of books! The colours chosen (yellow, green, orange, red, purple, blue) enhance many objects, themselves sublimated by typical Venetian motifs (inspired by the architecture of palaces, arches, cross-warping).

An enchantment, this glass factory. We find it at the end of a long alley. The business is a family one, run by Raffaele, his brother Mauro and his sister Claudia, forty-somethings who have succeeded their father, who founded the company in 1989. The workshop is located on the first floor. You may have the chance to observe these craftsmen at work. They work the glass with a blowtorch, shape it, decorate it, then place it in the oven before letting it rest. Meanwhile, on the first floor, the store welcomes customers who have come to purchase their subtle and exquisite works.