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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.
(
041 528 59 44;
www.arnoldoebattois.com
; Calle dei Fuseri 4271;
10am-1pm & 3.30-7pm Mon-
Thu & Sat;
Rialto)
34
Caigo da Mar
HOME & GARDEN
Venetian pirates once headed to Constantinople for all their interior-decoration
needs, but today they'd need look no further than this tiny treasure trove. It brims
with dramatic black Murano glass candleabras and a designer booty of Fornasetti
cushions, plus enough octopus-shaped lamps and nautilus-shell dishes to make
any living room look like the lost city of Atlantis. (
041 243 32 38;
www.caigodamar.com
; Calle delle Botteghe 3131;
11am-1pm & 4-7pm Mon-Fri, 11am-7pm Sat;
Ac-
cademia)
35
Pagine e Cuoio
ARTISANAL, LEATHER
The lion of San Marco looks fashionably fierce embossed upon a turquoise billfold
by leather artisan Davide Desanzuane. Unexpected colours update Venetian her-
aldry for the 21st century on Desanzuane's tablet cases, smartphone carriers and
business-card holders - and since they're all one of a kind, they make singular
fashion statements. (
041 528 65 55; Calle del Fruttariol 1845;
9.30am-7pm Mon-Sat;
Santa Maria del Giglio)
36
Le Botteghe della Solidarietà
GIFTS, HOMEWARES
