Venezia if full of pleasant surprises, including individual artisans doing their special thing. I…read moreencountered the Studio of Marina de Grandis one night as we were randomly wandering around Venice. I told Erin, Jim, and Gayle that I would catch up after deciding that I wanted to go inside and explore further. I ended up buying a small leather and metal necklace as a gift and wishing that I would have pulled the trigger on a neat little pochette that was calling my name in her window. When I returned to the US, I contacted her about that item and a cool camera bag that she makes for esteemed local photographer Marco Secchi. These are times where I wish Paypal or another electronic payment service were more universally available. I ended up going the Iban wire transfer route, which costs a "bit" extra. Yet, the bags were expertly crafted (at her "laboratory" on Giudecca Island), delivered quickly, and easily represents one of the most unique memories of what Gayle and I consider to be a very special Italian vacation.

My visit to MM Venezia was one of the highlights of my Venice trip. I had been looking for a…read morespecific portfolio cover for a couple of years with no luck & within a day Marina had designed it, handmade the cover and I picked it up the following day! I could not ask for a better souvenir from my trip & will treasure it & use it constantly. It is amazing to deal directly with local artisans such as Marina & the quality of work is beautiful!

This is with out a doubt the most luxurious fabric store I've ever had the pleasure of shopping at…read more It's a real treat to see such beautiful fabric and was a big spendy treat to buy authentic Venetian Silk in Venice. I could have spent the whole day choosing and the salesman was very helpful and patient as I touched and looked at as many as I could in the time. If you're going make sure to remember that they close mid-day for lunch.

There are other place that you could visit instead. The staff is nice but the person at the cash…read more (I presume the owner) needs some training. Lets say that he is not a people person. The store is ok, maybe like a Joan's fabric. There are way nice place but you have to find them.

This place gets one star only for their sales staff who are helpful and nice…read more The owners, husband, wife and son, are extremely impolite. I have tried several times to shop there and always come away with a bad taste in my mouth. No hello, thank you or goodbye from them. They act as though they are doing you a favor by selling to you. There are way too many other really good stores nearby who sell the sa e or better fabrics and sewing supplies to spend your money there. I will never set foot in this place again. Questo posto ottiene una stella solo per il loro personale di vendita che è gentile e disponibile. I proprietari, marito, moglie e figlio sono estremamente scortesi. Ho provato diverse volte a fare acquisti lì e sempre con l'amaro in bocca. No ciao, grazie o arrivederci da loro. Si comportano come se ti stessero facendo un favore vendendoti. Ci sono troppi negozi molto buoni nelle vicinanze che vendono i tessuti migliori e le forniture di cucito per spendere i tuoi soldi lì. Non metterò mai più piede in questo posto.

This store is located in the city center and has a great selection of school and business supplies…read more I really fell in love with the leather products. They had everything from man bags to leather bound art pads. I really loved one of the leather bound books that had nice stock paper inside and an antique looking latch to close the book. My husband and I have been looking for a good guest book for our new home and I think I've found the one that I want in this store. They also had gift wrapping paper and cards for all occasions. The staff was very friendly and ready to accomodate in English as much as possible. I would reccommend stepping inside if only just to smell the leather and take a peak at what they have to offer. I will be sure to post a photo of the book upon my return.