Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
SHOPPING
ARTISANAL, HOME & GARDEN
CHIARASTELLA CATTANA
MAP
GOOGLE MAP
( 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. Decorators and
design aficionados, save an afternoon to consider dizzying woven-to-order napkin and cur-
tain options here.
FIORELLA GALLERY
MAP
FASHION
GOOGLE MAP
( 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, pea-
cocks or a Fiorella signature: wide-eyed rats. Shock frock coats starting in the mid-three
figures make Alexander McQueen seem retro - Fiorella's been pioneering rebel couture
since 1968. Hours are approximate; as the sign says, 'we open sometime'.
BEVILACQUA FABRICS
MAP
ARTISANAL, FABRICS
GOOGLE MAP
( 041 241 06 62;
www.bevilacquatessuti.com
;
Campo di Santa Maria del Giglio 2520; 10am-7pm; Santa
Maria del Giglio)
TV dens become grand salons with Venetian swagger at Bevilacqua, a pur-
veyor of fine silk- velvet brocades, damasks and tassels to Venice's baroque palaces and
Italy's swankiest modern apartments. Master artisans still weave the fabrics in Venice on
18th-century wooden looms, and the front-room display here is just a sample of their
artistry; ask about custom cushions and upholstery.
MALEFATTE
(
www.rioteradeipensieri.org
; Campo Santo Stefano kiosk; 10.30am-5.30pm Tue-Sat; Accademia)
S
'Mis-
deeds' is the name of this nonprofit initiative by and for incarcerated workers, but its pop-
art man-bags made from recycled-vinyl museum banners are clever indeed. T-shirts show-
ing
acque alte
measurements and aprons silk screened with the
spritz
recipe are souvenirs
ARTISANAL, ACCESSORIES
