pretty notebooks
The shops in Venice, at least the ones on the more popular streets, are not exactly the place to find anything terribly unique. Costume masks, faux Murano glass, and overpriced leather wallets? Yes. In order to make it to Alberto Valese’s charming little shop, we had to walk in land, off the beaten path a little bit, to Campo S.Stefano. Alberto Valese is known in Venice as one of the best handmade paper makers (he also has a store on Rue Saint Paul in Paris). We fell in love with his colorful, paper-covered notebooks. Many of Valese’s printed papers are based off of some of the oldest Venetian, Florentine, and Roman palaces in Italy. Wherever we travel, we love to pick up a notebook that’s indicitive of where we’ve been. These make a great keepsake, as well as a wonderful gift! Next time you’re visiting Venice or Paris, be sure to stop by this lovely store. – L
Below, a couple of the notebooks and one of the cards we came home with.
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so lovely!!
i’ve been loving these posts about italy – i’m heading there at the end of the month and now I can’t wait to hunt down this beautiful shop!
Finally made it to the actual blog. The site looks great and now I know where to come for decorative advice.
Ohh if only I could purchase this stuff online, so beautiful, i’d have half my xmas shopping done!
[...] looking forward to sharing as we continue to build our plans…any travel tips? I discovered this handmade papers store on good bones, great pieces today, and it’s definitely added to my list [...]
What a great post! What great pics to! My pics of her speaking look like I’m a stalker… of far-away ghost! But I got a fun pic with her… and In our meeting I totally was an idiot. Heeehee…