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Bassetti Tessuti

#195 of 963 things to do in Rome

#5 of 203 arts & crafts shopping in Europe

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  • Address
    • Corso Vittorio Emanuele II 73 Centro Storico
  • Phone
    • tel, info: 06 689 23 26

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Lonely Planet review for Bassetti Tessuti

Hidden away in a run-of-the-mill palazzo (palace), Bassetti Tessuti is a sprawling, technicolour temple to textiles. From fine Italian wools and silks, to cheetah-print faux fur, a jaw-dropping 200,000 fabrics line its endless sea of soaring, cracked rooms. Brothers Emidio and Lorenzo Bassetti set up shop in 1954, serving everyone from couture royalty to needle-savvy homemakers.

It's a fabulously atmospheric place, caught in a retro time warp of linoleum floors and wizened old men pushing cart after cart of rare and luscious threads.

 

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