San Martin xe ‘ndà in sofita/ a trovar la so novissa./ So novissa no ghe gera,/ el xe ‘ndà col cuo par tera/ viva viva san Martin/ Viva el nostro re del vin!/ San Martin m’ha mandà qua/ che ghe fassa la carità./ Anca lu col ghe n’aveva,/ carità el ghe ne fasseva/ Viva viva san Martin/ […]
71 years ago, Urbano descended the Molinà river in order to start his first paid job. The Cargnel factory had been lately bought by the Tabacchi family and renamed S.A.F.I.L.O. We thank all of those who shared with Ottica Vascellari its 70th year, now gone by, and hope they will keep up the enthusiasm in […]
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Scuola dell’Infanzia “Nicolò Tommaseo Sez. 1” We are proud to dedicate this windows display to the 2nd edition of a photography contest for kids and teenagers, which took place last May at “Mercato di Rialto” the very heart of the city. The main purpouse of this contest, which has been set up by the Comitato […]
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] It all began when, in the 1875 Achille Berry, a twenty-year-old ophthalmologist native of Annecy (Fr), opened the first optical shop specialized in photography and astronomy, in Via Roma, 1 in Torino. Some years later, Ratti brothers relieved this business and, over half a century after the opening of the first store, the Berry company launched the […]
This month’s window display is supplied with some works, made by Gabriele Conchetto, very talented miniaturist, who crafted amazing 3D pictures of some of the most beautifulhidden places of this city. It is extremelydifficoult to tell the value of these tiny pieces of art as the time and passion spent making them are priceless. […]
This section is entirely dedicated to all those who would like to buy one of our frames, but cannot physically come to find us to try them on. In this section of the site you will find different types of frames, worn by some of our customers. This was done to give […]
Carnival 2017 windows display celebrates the history of “piatti da frito’e” (plates for frittelle), thank to Giovanna and Franco Bellino private collection. http://www.francobellino.com/
“Cari Roberto, Cristina e Renato; Buon Anno! Vorrei ringraziarvi per gli occhiali magici! Ogni mattina quando scelgo una montatura e cambio le lenti succede una cosa meravigliosa. Io mi sento bellissima ed elegante e pronta per affrontare qualunque cosa che viene. Voi mi avete regalato questo ed ogni giorno vi penso con amore! Norma”
The series of window displays dedicated to Venetian Artisans continue, and now it’s the time of the “Forcolaio Matto”, alias Piero Dri. “From the secular walnut tree the Venetian ‘remèr’ Piero Dri creates ‘Forcole’. These are the crutch of Venetian boats, the base on which the Gondolier places his oar to lead the […]