This year’s Carnival windows feature a collection of leather masks handcrafted by actor-artist Massimo Pagan. All the masks are dedicated to the Commedia dell’Arte, from Dr. Balanzone to Pantalon dei Bisognosi, from Captain Fracassa and the Witch to the Harlequin family, including Truffaldino and Trivellino. Each mask was hand-wrought with tools made by Massimo himself, […]
May 7 – July 30, 2025 A new adventure has involved, our knowledge of the history of eyewear, since the beginning of the year 2025. In collaboration with the Museo dell’Occhiale in Pieve di Cadore (directed by Daniela Zambelli and curated by Elena Maierotti), and with Alessandra Cusinato for the publication of the explanatory panels, […]
300 years after the birth of Giacomo Casanova, the Venice Carnival returns to enchant the world from February 14 to March 4, 2025, with a special edition, entitled “Casanova’s Time”. We have therefore dedicated our windows display to the timeless figure of the Venetian seducer and adventurer. We thank our client Mrs. Marinella Pretto for […]
This month’s showcase is dedicated to beach games. We wish all our esteemed customers a good holiday (for those who will be taking it) and a happy 15 August to everyone. We’ll see you again on August 27th.
There are over 15,000 eyeglasses that together we have donated over the past 30 years! A heartfelt thank you to those who deposit their used eyeglasses in the special box every day and to those who devote their free time to sorting and cataloging these items, giving a smile to those who cannot afford […]
We thank our lovely customer Rosarita Meneghetti for the collection of Teddy Bears that crowns the window dedicated to myopia in children and the promising ophthalmic solution to prevent its uncontrolled worsening. Read more at our page dedicated to this very timely topic: https://www.otticavascellari.it/controllo-della-miopia/ Ms. Rosarita’s love for these soft toys has turned into a […]
This month’s window is dedicated to the exhibition “Once Upon a Time and There Will Always Be St. Mark’s“, on display at the Olivetti store designed by renowned Venetian architect Carlo Scarpa. Organized by FAI Fondo Ambiente Italiano with the St. Mark’s Square Association in collaboration with the Carlo Montanaro Archive / La Fabbrica del […]
Easter is approaching and, like every year, we dedicate our showcase in this period to Easter. This time, however, it wants to be a slightly more thoughtful Easter, dedicated to reading and also, why not, to good company, perhaps with whom to discuss about the readings just finished. This showcase specifically presents 4 literary works […]
Entering the world of optics in 1946 as an employee of the historic company SAFILO, Urbano Vascellari will then open near the Rialto Bridge in Venice the current activity taking the name of “L’ottico di Rialto”. 75 years after that 1946, we wanted to celebrate this milestone with a dedicated line that inside the auction […]
This month’s showcase, in which the mask of the Plague Doctor is well displayed, make us think about the fact that at the moment this “black” period has not yet abandoned us. But as the Doctor of the Plague “treated” or visited the plague victims and the sick, trying to heal them, we hope […]