Day 2: the itinerary for the walk on Friday, September 24, 2021, through the San Marco and Rialto districts of Venice
From 10:00 AM we will meet
1) Atelier Bubacco
Lampworking, Campo Santa Maria del Giglio, San Marco 2514
A great passion for glass that traces its roots back to 1933 when, at the age of 9, the grandfather began his career as a glassmaker at the Franchetti furnace in Murano. Today, the family business continues, specializing in lampworking.
Contacts: +39 320 9351255, bubacco.bros@outlook.com
2) Ca’ Beltà
Bespoke fashion atelier, Calle dei Monti, San Marco 4700
Lidia and Olena present their atelier to the city. They will share their story, which began as children when they already enjoyed sewing and creating women’s clothing. They are guided by a true passion and a belief they feel strongly: “beauty will save the world.”
By appointment only: +39 041 7123562 or cabeltavenezia@gmail.com
3) Giuliana Longo
Millinery and hats, Calle del Lovo, San Marco 4813
Giuliana Longo is the quintessential Venetian artisan who shapes, creates, or modernizes hats. Her atelier is an extraordinary treasure chest dedicated to headwear. Since 1902, the Longo family has been making and selling hats of every shape and color. There are many different types, and only here can you find the original gondolier’s hat.
Book your visit at +39 041 5226454
From 3:00 PM at the Sotoportego dei Oresi in Rialto
4) Atelier Volante
Recycled paper becomes a fairy tale, Ruga Rialto 777, San Polo
Sofia Sarria is a sustainable artisan who transforms recycled paper into fables and fantastic animals. Raised in Venice in her parents’ papier-mâché mask workshop, Sofia has craftsmanship in her blood. She continues to make traditional masks but enjoys playing with the materials and techniques passed down to her to experiment in new directions and find new inspiration for her creativity every day.
Contact via Instagram, Etsy, or email at ateliervolante@gmail.com
5) Attombri
Artisanal bead boutique, San Polo 65
Since the late 1980s, brothers Stefano and Daniele Attombri have been reinterpreting the history, techniques, and potential of Murano glass in a contemporary key, spanning fashion and applied arts. In the atelier, they continue to work according to the Venetian tradition of the “perlere” (bead makers and stringers), expanding the potential of ancient knowledge with new creations of lamps, decorative and functional objects, and especially jewelry.
Book your visit at +39 041 521 2524 or via email: attombri@yahoo.it
6) L’artistica Gioielleria
Jewelry shop and workshop, San Polo 66/67
Maigualinda Pirona is L’artistica: a jewelry shop and goldsmith workshop for precious stones such as cultured pearls and amber, where necklaces, bracelets, and rings are also crafted in gold and silver.
Contacts: +39 041 2412302 lartisticamaia@gmail.com
7) Rialto 79
Lampwork beads, Rialto 79, San Polo
Murano glass jewelry: a precious gift for yourself or others. For years, Rialto 79 has been creating necklaces, earrings, and bracelets, combining the mastery of the glass district with its own creativity and originality.
Tel. +39 041 0992767
8) La bottega dei Mascareri
Papier-mâché mask workshop, San Polo 80
Since 1984, brothers Sergio and Massimo Boldrin have been working with papier-mâché at the foot of the Rialto Bridge, where you can find the most varied forms of jesters and elves. Their collection always includes masks in the shape of the Moon and Sun, crafted in gold leaf.
Tel. +39 041 5223857 or info@mascarer.com
9) Il giardino di Pippo
Design studio, Sotoportego de Rialto 64, San Polo
It is a unique place where three Venetian design talents awarded in international competitions, Lorenzo, Carolina, and Marco Marin, create lamps, furnishing accessories, and unique pieces made by Venetian artisans.
Tel. +39 041 3021940 or email info@ilgiardinodipippo.com
10) Tabinotabi
Guided tour of the concept boutique with cocktails, Sotoportego de Rialto 63, San Polo
Dresses, slips, baby dolls, socks, and blouse/trouser sets, flowing and relaxed in seaweed, mint, and banana fiber, are the iconic garments of the TabiNoTabi brand, an innovative project for sustainable fashion. In the atelier, measurements are taken for personalized clothing.
Book your appointment at +39 041 5285513 or via email at tabi@tabinotabi.com
11) Piedàterre
The Venetian slipper boutique, Sotoportego de Rialto
Since 1952, the original Venetian “friulane” slippers, known in Venetian dialect as “furlane.” Colorful, comfortable, and hand-sewn, Piedàterre slippers represent contemporary fashion with a unique style.
Rialto shop: +39 041 8506574. Campo Santo Stefano shop: +39 041 3195291. WhatsApp contact +39 3519052099. Email info@piedaterre-venice.com
From 5:00 PM
12) Lellabella
Yarn and handmade knitwear shop, Calle della Mandola 3718, San Marco
A small family-run shop. Here you will always meet Lella and Monica, mother and daughter respectively. In addition to fine and colorful wool and cotton yarns, you will find a wide variety of customizable models to create on your own or with advice from Lella and Monica.
Direct contacts: tel. +39 041 522 5152 and info@lellabellavenezia.com
From 6:00 PM in the Calle Longa District
13) Paperoowl
The art of paper with a guided tour, demonstration, and small refreshment, Calle Longa 2155/A, Santa Croce
Paper is a precious material. In her artisanal workshop, Stefania creates paper jewelry, home decorations, notebooks, and other objects, including custom pieces, using Venetian, European, and Oriental techniques and papers from all over the world. For Atelier Aperti, Stefania presents the Tivitti collection.
Book your visit at +39 041 4761974 or via email at info@paperoowl.com
14) Bottega 2137
Flower shop, Calle Longa 2137
Flowers and plants, vases, candles, fragrances, rugs, and furnishing objects from all over the world is just a definition. The atmosphere you encounter upon entering the flower shop is unique and must be experienced at least once in a lifetime.
Telephone +39 041 5226551. Email info@bottega2137.it
15) Psyche by Caterina Barbini & C
Calle Longa 2135
20th-century mirrors and glass. Vintage jewelry and selected items.
16) Slash
Radical fashion boutique, Calle Longa 2156, Santa Croce
Clean design with essential and geometric lines that make this style cosmopolitan.
To book your visit to the Venetian store, call +39 041 8224399 or send an email to venezia@slashtreviso.com
From 7:00 PM
17) Lunardelli Venezia
Design wood, Calle Seconda del Cristo 2210/A, Santa Croce
Between the ductile and the living, especially if it is “de paina,” wood is the ideal companion for the design journey of Lunardelli, a historic company specializing in woodworking that produces objects expressing the soul of Venice and the high quality of Italian craftsmanship. A special carpentry workshop: never seen anything like it before.
Contacts: +39 0421 67222 and info@lunardellivenezia.net
From 9:00 PM
18) Laguna Libre
Cultural space and live music, Fondamenta Cannaregio 969
It is a decidedly dynamic venue. Defined as an “ecostaria della cultura,” meaning a typical Venetian osteria that loves the fusion of different cultures. Here, only organic products are used, and the wine list features producers from the Triveneto region using natural and biodynamic methods.
For info and reservations: +39 041 2440031 info@lagunalibre.it
Atelier Aperti | INFO
Atelier Aperti is part of the Venice Fashion Week ecosystem, the event that promotes Venice as a center of production and creativity. Venice Fashion Week returns to present Venice as a city of Haute Couture with fashion shows and events from October 9 to 23, 2021.
The next edition of Atelier Aperti will be from April 12 to 23, 2022, as part of the Homo Faber program.
Atelier Aperti supports #VeniceOriginal, a project by Cna Venezia that promotes craftsmanship through itineraries and an e-commerce site for the excellence of Venetian artistic and traditional manufacturing.
Logistics
Participation in the walks is free with mandatory reservation by writing to hello@veneziadavivere.com (you must wait for confirmation).
To participate in the walks, it will be necessary to show a Green Pass. All events apply the measures indicated by the national health authority for safety. For this reason, the number of places is limited.
It is possible to visit the artisans independently by writing directly to the atelier’s reference contact (and waiting for confirmation).
Should any changes occur in the programming, subscribers will be notified at the email address used for registration.
Atelier Aperti
from September 23 to 26, 2021
Photos have been provided by the participating Ateliers for Venezia da Vivere, and some are by Marco Paris and Settimo Cannatella.
