Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
SHOPPING
ARTISANAL, STATIONERY
GIANNI BASSO
MAP
GOOGLE MAP
( 041 523 46 81; Calle del Fumo 5306; 9am-1pm & 2-6pm Mon-Fri, 9am-noon Sat; Fondamenta Nuove)
Gianni Basso doesn't advertise his letterpressing services: the clever calling cards crowding
his studio window do the trick. Restaurant critic Gale Greene's title is framed by a knife
and fork, and Hugh Grant's moniker appears next to a surprisingly tame lion. Bring cash to
commission business cards, ex-libris, menus or invitations, and trust Signor Basso to deliv-
er via post.
DE ROSSI
( 041 520 00 77;
www.derossiferrobattuto.com
;
Calle del Fumo 5045; 10am-7pm Mon-Fri; Ca' d'Oro)
Set
a romantic Venetian mood in your own backyard with De Rossi's authentic fisherman's
lanterns, a bubble of Murano glass inside a forged-iron frame. This family workshop is
among the last, best Venetian lantern-makers, producing traditional and new styles with
coloured and matte glass in shapes that range from classic
zucca
(pumpkin) lanterns to
sleek modern wall sconces.
ARTISANAL, IRONWORK
PAOLO OLBI
MAP
ARTISANAL, STATIONERY
GOOGLE MAP
( 041 523 76 55;
http://olbi.atspace.com
; Campo Santa Maria Nova 6061; 11.30am-1pm & 3.30-7.30pm;
Fondamenta Nuove)
Thoughts worth committing to paper deserve Paolo Olbi's keepsake books,
albums and stationery. Ordinary journals can't compare to Olbi originals handmade with
heavyweight paper, bound with either hand-tanned or affordable reclaimed leather bind-
ings. Office supplies are upgraded with an embossed winged lion of San Marco, one paw
resting on an open book.
LIBRERIA INTERNAZIONALE MARCO POLO
MAP
BOOKS
GOOGLE MAP
( 041 522 63 43;
www.libreriamarcopolo.com
; Calle del Teatro Malibran 5886a; 9.30am-1pm & 3.30-7.30pm
Mon-Sat; Rialto)
Everything you'd travel the world to find in an indie bookseller is right
here in Venice: impassioned book recommendations from writerly staff, book exchanges
for credit toward gorgeous limited-edition art books, used and new titles in English, and
