Top 10 Craft Shops
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1. Venetia Studium
Exquisite hanging silk lamps of Fortuny design are reproduced with hand-painted patterning and glass beading.
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2. Legatoria Piazzesi
The only people in Venice still printing paper with hand-cut blocks, as well as binding books.
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3. Pagnacco
Polar bears, squirrels and kangaroos are but some of the 200 glass animals this wonderful shop boasts. Orchestras of tiny glass musicians fill the shop window.
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4. Leon d’Oro
Commedia dell’arte marionettes, musical puppet theatres and glittering carnival masks for sale or hire.
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5. Galleria Livio De Marchi
Crumpled boots and a raincoat slung over a chair are actually sculptures – there are even life-size wooden cars, complete with engines.
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6. Rigattieri
Ceramic enthusiasts must not miss this extraordinary shop of beautiful pottery.
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7. Valese Fonditore
The Valese family foundry has been creating animals, lamps and door knockers in brass and bronze since 1913. Examples of their work can be found in Buckingham Palace and The White House.
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8. Bevilacqua
Velvet and silk cushions, tapestries and curtain tassels are a feast for the eyes.
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9. Le Botteghe della Solidarità
A kaleidoscopic display of handwoven shawls from India and musical instruments from African countries are part of an enterprise to guarantee artisans a just income.
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10. Daniela Ghezzo Segalin a Venezia
As well as the brocade slippers and bizarre footwear with built-in toes, special order shoes are also crafted here.
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