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Leaving a fine Veneto vintage unfinished is unforgiveable in Venice, unless you
employ a wine-bottle stopper of lampworked glass by Viviana Toso. The artisan
can be found at her torch, spinning molten glass into red devils, pink-lipped conch
shells, polka-dotted perfume bottles and her signature stoppers in psychedelic
shades of orange, sky blue and acid green.
(di Viviana Toso;
041 71 46 88; Campo San
Agostin 2309, San Polo;
10.30am-6.30pm Mon-Sat;
San Tomà )
36
La Pedrera
ARTISANAL, JEWELLERY
Made you look: these Murano glass jewels in bold colours and essential shapes
have the attention-getting powers of traffic lights, and merit a detour between
Campo San Polo and Campo San Giacomo dell'Orio. Cascades of lilac beads cluster
around the collarbone like wisteria, and a 1920s flapper-inspired drop necklace
made with antique scarlet beads demands a Venetian jazz concert. (
041 244 01 44;
www.lapedrera.it
; Campo Sant'Agostin 2279a, San Polo;
10am-6pm Mon-Sat, 10am-1pm Sun;
San Tomà )
