Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
Winged Goblets at Toffolo
Classic gold-leafed winged goblets and mind-boggling miniatures are the le-
gendary master glassblower's trademarks at
Toffolo Gallery
(
041 73 64 60;
www.toffolo.com
; Fondamenta Vetrai 37; 10am-6pm Mon-Sat; Colonna)
, but you'll also
find some dramatic departures: chiselled cobalt-blue vases and highly hypnot-
ic pendants.
Modern Classics at Venini
Of the big houses,
Venini
(
041 273 72 04;
www.venini.it
;
Fondamenta Vetrai 47;
9.30am-6pm Mon-Sat; Colonna)
remains the most relevant, defining modernist
trends since the 1930s. Recent collaborations feature design greats like Carlo
Scarpa and, most recently, Fabio Novembre, who created giant glass 'Happy
Pills' for Venini.
Sent Studio Jewels
The Sent sisters are fourth-generation glassmakers, and their new light-filled,
exposed-concrete
Marina e Susanna Sent Studio
(
041 527 46 65;
www.marinaesusannaset.com
; Fondamenta Serenella 20; Sep-Jul; Colonna)
is as strik-
ingly modern as their jewelery: ice-blue glass waterfall necklaces and lava-red
beads on paper collars. Ask to open jewelery drawers to browse hidden treas-
ures.
