DK Travel : Venice : Shopping

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Masks

A mind-boggling array of masks, traditionally made for Carnival in papier-mâché , ceramic and even leather.
MaxMara

For more than 50 years this family company has been designing fashionable clothes and accessories for city girls.
Mazzega

Vast showrooms display traditional and semi-modern glass designs with an emphasis on chandeliers and vases.

Mazzega
Mazzon le Borse

For 50 years Papa Piero has been personally making beautiful leather bags that last a lifetime. Luckily his daughter Marta is taking over the reins.
Mercato d’Oriente

Akin to an exotic museum, this antiques dealer dazzles with Chinese and Japanese marvels, Pre-Columbian pieces and both traditional and contemporary carpets.
Michele Cicogna

Looking for a Blackamoor lampstand, gilded cherub or a dresser adorned with Canaletto-style scenes? This vast showroom akin to a museum is the workshop of a skilled restorer.
Mistero Atelier

Glorious Oriental emporium with a range of dazzling Thai and Indian silks made up to Italian designs for suits, scarves and ties.
Mondonovo

Venice’s most original papiermâché masks. A monstrous bear’s head might hang alongside a gloating Tutankhamun, but the speciality is Carnival costumes. Masks for the film Eyes Wide Shut (2000) were made here.
Murano Collezioni

A stunning new showroom containing contemporary pieces by Carlo Moretti and Venini, alongside classic light fittings by Barovier & Toso.
Nardi

Elizabeth Taylor, Grace Kelly and Elton John have all happily spent time (and more) in this plush boutique of glittering marvels. Three generations of craftsmen have thrilled those who can afford it with breathtaking pieces, such as their blackamoor brooch in ruby and gold or diamond and platinum.