If one name has come up more than any other while researching Venice’s design hotspots, it’s Carlo Scarpa – and for good reason. The various projects that this titan of 20th-century Venetian architecture spreads across the city are as ambitious as they are loved by the city’s residents, but nowhere offers more insight than Museo Querini Stampalia. Located in the charming square of Santa Maria Formosa, this shape-shifting cultural institution – at once a museum, library and events space – is a fascinating microcosm of Scarpa’s broad architectural ambitions, with its porous design artfully blending indoors and outdoors. water and brick.
For those whose appetite for Scarpa remains unsatisfied after a visit here, be sure to visit the Olivetti typewriter showroom in Piazza San Marco; and if you’re willing to travel further, head out of town to the Tomba Brion Cemetery near Treviso or visit the architectural treasure chest, the Castelvecchio Museum in Verona.
Fondaco dei Tedeschi
Photo: Courtesy of DFS
With the dozens of wealthy tourists who pass through call And foundation Every year it’s no wonder that Venice offers a luxury shopper’s dream through the temples of haute couture that stretch all the way from San Marco to Santa Maria del Giglio. But since 2016, a new monument to trade has stood in one of the city centers. eldest monuments to commerce: the Fondaco dei Tedeschi. Although the building takes its name from its origins as a trading post for German merchants (it’s right next to the Rialto Bridge), the interior has been given a stylish makeover thanks to Rem Koolhaas’s OMA, and features a wide range of purchasing options, including both most legendary Italian fashion houses as well as a handful of vibrant, next-gen brands such as Jacquemus, Ganni and The Attico. An extra bonus? In the central atrium you’ll find another branch of chef Massimiliano Alajmo’s mini-empire in the form of Amo, a charming café-style eatery whose signature dish is its (more delicious than it sounds, I promise) steamed pizza .
Laguna~B
Photo: courtesy of Laguna B
