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( 06 6992 5506; Piazza Santissimi Apostoli 81, Palazzo Odescalchi; Spagna)
If you're looking for a
unique piece of statement jewellery that will make an outfit, this is the place to head.
Housed in the evocative archives of the family
palazzo
, the avant-garde pieces often have
an almost medieval beauty, and run from incredible polished steel and chain mail to pieces
created out of pearls and fossils. Beautiful. Prices start at around €140.
ARTIGIANI PELLETTIERI - MARCO PELLE/DI CLEMENTE
( 06 361 34 02; Via Vittoria 15, int 2; Spagna)
Ring the bell at this unassuming doorway and
hurry up flights of stairs to a family-run leather workshop that feels like it hasn't changed
for decades. The elderly artisans create belts (€70 to €100), watch straps (€40 to €90),
bags, picture frames, travel cases and other elegant stuff. You can take along a buckle or
watch to which you want a belt or strap fitted.
ARTISANAL
C.U.C.I.N.A.
( 06 679 12 75; Via Mario de' Fiori 65; Spagna)
If you need a foodie gadget, C.U.C.I.N.A. is
the place. Make your own
cucina
(kitchen) look the part with the designerware from this
famous shop, with myriad devices you'll decide you simply must have, from jelly moulds
to garlic presses.
KITCHENWARE
ELEONORA
( 06 6919 0554; Via del Babuino 97; 10am-7.30pm Mon-Sat, 11am-7.30pm Sun; Spagna)
The brash
exterior disguises a Tridente hot spot; venture into this Tardis-like shop and you'll find
that its finger is on the pulse, with a very classy selection of designers, including Dolce &
Gabbana, Fendi, Missoni, Marc Jacobs and Sergio Rossi.
CLOTHING
FURLA
( 06 6920 0363; Piazza di Spagna 22; 10am-8pm Mon-Sat, 10.30am-8pm Sun; Spagna)
Simple,
good-quality bags in soft leather and a brilliant array of colours is why the handbagging
hordes keep flocking to Furla, where all sorts of accessories, from sunglasses to shoes, are
made. There are many other branches dotted across Rome.
ACCESSORIES
SERMONETA
ACCESSORIES
