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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 Gondola. Custom made for each oarsmen, Forcole take on special sculptural and dynamic lines, as

a result of thousand years of history in costant research of a perfect balance between function and beauty. As essential tool for travelling through canals Forcole become both symbol of Venice and art piece higly appreciated all over the world.”

 

 

 

 

This month’s window display is dedicated to handicraft. In Campiello del Sol, right behind our Ocularium Studium we can find a tiny workshop for shoes to measure.

 

Gabriele Gmeiner handmakes shoes since 2003, using all traditional tool, as the old artisans used to do.

 

  

If you happen to visit Venice, this tiny workshop is worth a visit, just to have the chance to smell the quality and the past flavour that might get lost in time.

www.gabrielegmeiner.com

    

     

 

 

The Venice Carnival is still the traditional one made by masks. This month the selected mask is “Lady” music.

It comes in a sweet and soft dance along with sheet musics, which are nothing but  French sonnets that celebrate Carnival and other masks, as Pantalone, Colombina, Pierrot and Arlecchino. A pre-revolution French sonnet is the back cover for the first fake evidence of the Florentine paternity of eyeglasses, made by Manni, 1743.

Top layer: Cavalleria Rusticana, an original copy signed Pietro Mascagni.

Top left: a print representing the three italian comedy masks.

 

 

 

New collection, celebrating 2015’s EXPO, is here!

Brand new colors inspired to fruits, vegetables, sea and sky are available in almost every model we

make. Strong contrast between arms and front part of the frames.

All these new colors are unique, so check them out and don’t miss the chance to have them with you. Available on request.

La  vetrina di questo periodo celebra il nostro orgoglio nazionale in Aeronautica, la PAN (Pattuglia Acrobatica Nazionale), meglio conosciuta nel mondo come Frecce Tricolori.

Abbiamo voluto abbinare le Frecce e le nostre montature a testimonianza dell’eccellenza italiana nel produrre autentici capolavori.

Il velivolo utilizzato dalla PAN è  un Aermacchi MB-339, anch’esso prodotto in Italia.