Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
MAP
GOOGLE MAP
( 041 528 59 44;
www.arnoldoebattois.com
; Calle dei Fuseri 4271; 10am-1pm & 3.30-7pm Mon-Thu & Sat;
Rialto)
Handbags become heirlooms in the hands of Venetian designers Massimiliano
Battois and Silvano Arnoldo, whose handcrafted clutches come in bold, buttery turquoise
and magenta leather with baroque closures in laser-cut wood. Artfully draped emerald and
graphite silk dresses complete the look for Biennale openings.
PAGINE E CUOIO
( 041 528 65 55; Calle del Fruttariol 1845; 9.30am-7pm Mon-Sat; Santa Maria del Giglio)
The lion of
San Marco looks fashionably fierce embossed upon a turquoise billfold by leather artisan
Davide Desanzuane. Unexpected colours update Venetian heraldry for the 21st century on
Davide's tablet cases, smartphone carriers and business-card holders - and since they're
all one of a kind, they make singular fashion statements.
ARTISANAL, LEATHER
CAIGO DA MAR
MAP
HOME & GARDEN
GOOGLE MAP
( 041 243 32 38;
www.caigodamar.com
; Calle delle Botteghe 3131; 11am-1pm & 4-7pm Mon-Fri, 11am-7pm
Sat; Accademia)
Venetian pirates once headed to Constantinople for all their interior-dec-
oration needs, but today they'd need look no further than Caigo da Mar. This tiny treasure
trove brims with dramatic black Murano glass candleabras and a designer booty of Forna-
setti cushions, plus enough octopus-shaped lamps and nautilus-shell dishes to make any
living room look like the lost city of Atlantis.
VENETIAN DREAMS
MAP
ARTISANAL, ACCESSORIES
GOOGLE MAP
( 041 523 02 92;
http://venetiandreams.altervista.org
; Calle della Mandola 3805a; 11am-6.30pm Wed-Mon;
Sant'Angelo)
High fashion meets
acque alte
in Marisa Convento's aquatic accessories. La
Fenice divas demand her freshwater pearl-encrusted velvet handbags, while Biennale ar-
tistes snap up octopus-tentacle glass-bead necklaces. Between customers, Marisa can be
glimpsed at her desk, painstakingly weaving coral-branch collars from antique Murano
conterie
(seed beads). To wow Carnevale crowds, ask about custom costume orders.
ESPERIENZE
MAP
GLASS, JEWELLERY
GOOGLE MAP
( 041 521 29 45;
www.esperienzevenezia.com
; Calle degli Specchieri 473b; 10am-noon & 3-7pm; San
Marco)
When an Italian minimalist falls in love with a Murano glassblower, the result is
