Venice
Instead of a souvenir T-shirt, how about taking home a memento of Venetian history: an ancient map of the canal, an etching of Venetian dandies daintily…
Must-see shopping in Venice
Venice
SV Lab sells deadly cool men's and women's apparel with a rock-and-roll sensibility but a patrician's eye to quality. The silk and cashmere jackets are…
Venice
Resist buying inferior mass-produced Carnevale masks until you've checked out the traditionally made papier-mâché and leather masks at this long…
Venice
This interesting store showcases rare vintage prints of Venice from the Fratelli Alinari photographic archives alongside the work of current photographers…
San Polo & Santa Croce
As well as selling a good range of traditional papier-mâché masks – from simple to over-the-top – this atelier sells and rents elaborate Carnevale…
San Polo & Santa Croce
Everything's handmade at this longstanding mask workshop specialising in mainly traditional designs: from commedia dell'arte (masked theatre) characters…
Venice
Prolific sibling artisans Maddelena Venier and Alessandro Salvadori pack their tiny boutique with whimsical creations such as wire fish-skeleton…
L'Armadio di Coco Luxury Vintage
Venice
Jam-packed with pre-loved designer treasures from yesteryear, this tiny shop is the place to come for classic Chanel dresses, exquisite cashmere coats and…
Venice
Artist-in-residence Roman Tcherpak has devised his own system of hand-printing digital images onto basically anything, including ceramics and leather. You…
San Polo & Santa Croce
East–West trade-route trends begin here, with chic cast-iron teapots, Japanese-textile patchwork totes, and Orient-inspired ceramics by Rina Menardi…
San Polo & Santa Croce
This is an Aladdin's cave of trinkets and clothing. Much of the costume jewellery is made by hand in-store, with a lovely range of cameo bracelets and…
San Polo & Santa Croce
'The Blue Trunk' is a curiosity cabinet of elusive treasures where you can expect to stumble across anything from 1970s bubble sunglasses and antique…
San Polo & Santa Croce
This interesting design company produces jewellery and accessories in-store (as well as sourcing from designers around Europe), using materials such as…
Giudecca, Lido & the Southern Islands
The Sacca Fisola weekly market is a no-frills affair, with stalls selling everything from socks to wonderful cheeses and cold cuts. This is a great place…
Venice
A great farmers' market for stocking up on top-quality essentials. Organic vegetables, local honey and specialist cheese and bread stalls jostle for space…
Giudecca, Lido & the Southern Islands
The first bookshop ever to open on Giudecca, Marco Polo has a range of new and used books in English, as well as a fine selection of children's books and…
Venice
Leather bags in a riotous array of colours, sizes and styles are on sale at this design store. Everything is handcrafted in the company's workshop in…
Giudecca, Lido & the Southern Islands
The Lido’s open-air market offers a bit of everything during the Tuesday general market and speciality food products in the Friday Farmers' Markets.
San Polo & Santa Croce
This fashion store has clothing and accessories by international designers from Japan, Korea and the US, as well as home-grown talent.
San Polo & Santa Croce
A vintage clothing store with a great range of designer clothes and shoes, jeans and accessories.
San Polo & Santa Croce
Declare's sleek black fit-out provides a dramatic backdrop for boldly hued, contemporary leathergoods. Made by artisans using full-grain Tuscan leather,…
Venice
Wearable waterfalls and soap-bubble necklaces are Venice-style signatures, thanks to the Murano-born Sent sisters. Defying centuries-old beliefs that…
San Polo & Santa Croce
Master of metals, Andrea d’Agostino takes his influence from the Japanese technique of mokume gane (meaning ‘metal with woodgrain’), masterful examples of…
San Polo & Santa Croce
Second-generation opticians and first-class stylists, the Vascellari family discern eyewear needs with a glance at your prescription and a long look to…
Venice
Only one thing actually moves like Jagger: Mick Jagger's bespoke fórcola, hand-carved by Saverio Pastor. Each forked wooden gondola oarlock is…
San Polo & Santa Croce
With a clientele ranging from Hollywood stars to New York socialites, Stefano and Daniele Attombri’s contemporary glass jewellery embraces art deco,…
San Polo & Santa Croce
If you’ve been eyeing up the natty striped T-shirts, devilishly soft winter wool hats and crepe pants sported by Venice’s gondoliers then make a beeline…
San Polo & Santa Croce
Mornings are best to catch the 1930s Heidelberg machine in action, but whenever you arrive, you'll find mementos hot off the proverbial press…
Giudecca, Lido & the Southern Islands
Paper is anything but two-dimensional here: paper maestro Fernando di Masone embosses and sculpts handmade cotton paper into seamless raw-edged lampshades…
San Polo & Santa Croce
Add a Venetian eye for colour to a Japanese flair for sculptural fashion, and here you have it: teal mohair tube scarves that float around the collarbone…
Venice
Impeccably tailored midnight-blue silk-satin dresses with exuberant woolly shoulders showcase not only the skills of sisters Patrizia and Samanta Fiorenza…
San Polo & Santa Croce
Couple Tiziano and Vanessa use a variety of printmaking techniques including silk screen and xylograph to create handmade T-shirts and bags, some with…
San Polo & Santa Croce
The window display offers a tantalising hint at the custom jewellery this versatile goldsmiths’ atelier can create for you, with original designs that nod…
San Polo & Santa Croce
Yes, you actually can take a gondola home in your pocket. Anyone fascinated by the models at the Museo Storico Navale will go wild here, amid handmade…
San Polo & Santa Croce
Made you look: these Murano glass jewels in bold colours and shapes have the attention-getting powers of traffic lights. Cascades of lilac beads cluster…
Venice
Expect to fall in lust with these richly hued, contemporary leathergoods. Made by artisans using full-grain Tuscan leather, these coveted butter-soft…
Venice
Husband-and-wife team Mauro and Antonella graduated from the Architecture Institute in Venice and have never left. They design exquisite objects for the…
Venice
Question: how do you maintain a bella figura (good impression) when high tides are sloshing around your ankles? The answer can be found at Martina Ranaldo…
Giudecca, Lido & the Southern Islands
Marcel Proust waxed rhapsodic over Fortuny’s silken cottons printed with art nouveau patterns. At the showroom attached to his still-functioning factory,…
San Polo & Santa Croce
Ziggurats of sun-dried tomatoes, leaning towers of star anise and chorus lines of olive oils draw awestruck foodies to Mascari’s windows. Indoors, chefs…
