Venice: Three Days in September –
Open Evenings. Tucked away behind Palazzo Grassi, in the Salizzada San Samuele,
there are a handful of very unique little galleries, boutiques, jewelry stores
and antique dealers. Organized by Chiarastella Cattana and Yali Murano Glass,
for three evenings in a row a few of these special places stayed open, offering
drinks during the Venice Film Festival.
Chiarastella Cattana
Textile designer Chiarastella
Cattana, wears a coat designed by Ethel Lotto made with Paoletti di Follina fabric,
in the window a vase designed by Rosi Kahane for Yali Murano Glass. Chiarastella
specializes in elegant home accessories and her textiles are inspired by floral
or Venetian historical motifs which translate into fine beautiful jacquard
cushions, tablecloths and bedspreads.
Chiarastella Cattana
Jacquard wool and linen cushions
Tablecloths inspired by a detail of a wrought iron railing
Giorgio Mastinu
Giorgio Mastinu has the smallest and coolest
gallery in town, he deals in modern and contemporary art: drawings, prints,
photographs, documents, with particular reference to works on paper,
photography and illustrated books.
Giorgio Mastinu
Dayanita Singh - Museum of Chance
Limited edition of 7
Dayanita Singh's Museum of Chance comes in a leather case and is conceived as a portable museum. It is one
of eight photobooks of the year for The New York Times.
Alma Zevi
Alma Zevi is a writer and curator;
she specialized in modern and contemporary art. Her current exhibition A
Human is Not a Duck, a site-specific sculptural installation by Violet Dennison
and David Flaugher.
Alma Zevi
A Human is Not a Duck - Violet Dennison - David Flaugher
David Flaugher – untitled – 2016 – detail
Watercolor and silver-leaf on cardboard
Alma Zevi
A Human is Not a Duck - Violet Dennison - David Flaugher
Violet Dennison – September II – 2016
Eelgrass collected from the shore of Cuttyhunk Harbor Massachusetts, USA
and transported to Venice Italy.
Palwer Jewels
Former Ungaro creative director,
Alessandro de Angelis Palwer designs strong, yet discreet jewels. Though frequently chunky,
his jewels, which are often studded in precious stones, remain minimal
and understatedly chic.
Palwer Jewels
Fish Pendent in white agate rose-gold and diamond
Earrings in ivory white gold and diamonds
Fitz