Hotels and Resorts Magazine –
Volume 11 – Issue 1 – Spring 2003
Hot Stops
against the TIDE
Off-season Venice lures a heady crowd
BY VALERIE WATERHOUSE
Sea snakes, orchids, and raindrops are some of the inspirations for one-of-a-kind jewellery at GUALTI (Rio Terà Canal, 3111 Dorsoduro; 041-520-1731), fashioned by owner Gualtiero Salbego from transparent resin and glass (€100- €250). Fairy-tale pieces include anemone inspired necklaces made from long, transparent filaments, each capped with a tiny glass bead (€100-€250). Salbego also creates made-to-meas- ure cigarette-heel pumps and slingbacks from satin silk (€199-€400). Aristocratic glass designer Marie Brandolini and San Francisco grand dame Dodie Rosekrans are among Gualti’s well-known clients.
