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Casanova disguises - or invent your own at Ca' Macana's one- to two-hour mask-making
workshops for individuals and families.
Chiarastella
Cattana
ARTISANAL, HOMEWARES
( 041 522 43 69;
www.chiarastellacattana.it
; Salizada San Samuele 3357; 10am-1pm & 3-7pm
Mon-Sat; San Samuele)
Transform any home into a thoroughly modern
palazzo
with these
locally woven, strikingly original Venetian linens. Whimsical cushions feature a chubby
purple rhinoceros and grumpy scarlet elephants straight out of Pietro Longhi paintings,
and hand-tasseled Venetian jacquard hand towels will dry your royal guests in style.
Danghyra
ARTISANAL, CERAMICS
( 041 522 41 95;
www.danghyra.com
; Calle delle Botteghe 3220; 10am-1pm & 3-7pm Tue-Sun;
San Tomà )
Spare white bisque cups seem perfect for a Zen tea ceremony, but look inside:
that iridescent lilac glaze is pure Carnevale. Danghyra's striking ceramics are hand-
thrown in Murano with a magic touch - her platinum-glazed bowls make the simplest
pasta dish appear fit for a modern doge.
Fiorella Gallery
FASHION
( 041 520 92 28;
www.fiorellagallery.com
; Campo Santo Stefano 2806; 9.30am-1.30pm &
3.30-7pm Tue-Sat, 3-7pm Mon; Accademia)
Groupies are the only accessory needed to go
with Fiorella's silk-velvet smoking jackets in louche lavender and oxblood, printed by
hand with skulls, peacocks or a Fiorella signature: wide-eyed rats. Shock frockcoats start-
ing in the mid-three figures make Alexander McQueen seem retro. Hours are approxim-
ate.
Gilberto Penzo
ARTISANAL, BOATS
( 041 71 93 72;
www.veniceboats.com
; Calle 2 dei Saoneri 2681, San Polo; 9am-12.30pm & 3-6pm
Mon-Sat; ; San Tomà )
Anyone fascinated by the models at Museo Storico Navale will
go wild here, amid handmade wooden models of all kinds of Venetian boats, including
