Venice Design Souvenirs
The value of a work of art signed by a contemporary artist combined with the memory of an emotion are the distinctive traits of the design objects, exclusively created for Caffè Florian.They are all art objects to collect and made by the artists that, for the past 35 years, have enriched and transformed the Florian’s Rooms with their installations and works of art.
Although steeped in tradition –Florian opened in 1720! – the Caffè is not only a unique coffeehouse, but is also actively engaged in present-day city life, organizing top-quality cultural events, with particular emphasis on contemporary art.
Florian has a strong bond with the Venice Biennale: the idea to create a special art event, today renown all over the world, was conceived around the marble tables of the Senate Room in 1893. This concept led to the birth of two Florian important artistic event: “Temporanea - The Possible Realities of the Caffè Florian", an exhibition held concurrently with the Art Biennale, and “Unica - A Contemporary Work of Art Work at Caffè Florian”, concurrently with the Biennale Architecture.
Available in limited edition, the Florian design objects are the perfect gift to impress the lovers of beauty with a unique and incomparable piece. They are often sold with the catalogue related to the artist’s art exhibition at Florian’s to witness the strong link between the coffeehouse and contemporary art.
From the Goto vase by Gaetano Pesce designer, a coloured vase in resin created as a manifesto of hope for Venice’s future, to the original “Fished in Venice” glass made by the Venetian artist Antonio Dei Rossi, whose fish-like shape recalls the unmistakable outline of the lagoon city.
Other pieces of design able to give a touch of uniqueness to your home décor are the works created by Massimo Nordio and Silvano Rubino, two Masters of the Venetian glass art: from the round glass bowl with the “F” placed at the bottom inspired by the Venetian Gondoliers' striped uniform, perfect to be used to drop off small objects, to the “Tête à Tête” hand-blown glass or to the “Impossibili” glasses, created in male and female version.
Last but not least, the Murrina necklace pendant by the American artist Judi Harvest: a unique murrina with an important and still today strong message on the front: “Communicate”.
Follow your inspiration: a design object or an artistic jewel will always be the best choice.
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Coffee Cup “n.n non noti” by Frenopersciacalli
€150.00 €120.00
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“Fished in Venice” designed glass by Antonio Dei Rossi
€170.00 €136.00
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Florian magnet "Carnevalesco veneziano 1"
€4.50 €3.60
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Florian magnet "Carnevalesco veneziano 2"
€4.50 €3.60
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Florian magnet “High Tide”
€4.50 €3.60
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Florian magnet "Entrance"
€4.50 €3.60
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Book "Florian, Venezia 1720" by R. de Laroche
€48.00 €38.40
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"Gli Impossibili" glass by Silvano
€108.00 €86.40
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"Murrine" and catalogue by Judy Harvest
€99.00 €79.20
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"Goto" and catalogue by Gaetano Pesce
€150.00 €120.00
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"Tête à Tête" small glass by Massimo Nordio
€32.00 €25.60
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"Tête à Tête" large glass by Massimo Nordio
€35.00 €28.00
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Florian blend “Venezia 1720” ground coffee in tin
There are many legends on the origin of coffee. The most popular tells of an Ethiopian shepherd named Kaldi who, leading to graze his goats, noticed how they continued to remain vigilant and full of energy after eating the red berries and chewing the leaves of this plant.
Because of his curiosity, the shepherd roasted the seeds of the plant eaten by the goats, ground them and made an infusion, obtaining, in this way, the first cup of coffee in history.
In the fifteenth century this kind of drink began to spread in the Middle East. At the end of the 1500s, the first small quantity of coffee arrived in Italy and already in the early 1600s large amounts had landed in Venice.
The exclusive Florian blend is a special blend made for true experts of espresso: it comes from the perfect mix of the extra finest 100% Arabica coffee quality from Central America and Brazil. The beans are ground and immediately packaged to maintain their intense but balanced aroma until they are used. The vacuum packaging guarantees a long preservation and maintenance of their organoleptic properties.
This coffee is proposed in an “old fashioned” red tin decorated with the watercolor image made by the artist Edi Pezzetta that reproduces the entrance of Caffè Florian. The tin can be re-used and easily refilled whenever you need.
“Venezia 1720”: a coffee involving taste and smell for a unique experience since 1720.
Net weight 250 gr
Venetian Rose tea – teabags
The Venetian Rose tea, a perfumed blend excellent for all palates, is the result of the perfect balance between black tea and red rose petals, lightly flavoured with bergamot.
The rose is a flower with exceptional properties: it has a special balancing effect on the nervous system but also helps the digestion and produces beneficial effect on sexuality.
The famous Arabic doctor Avicenna, who lived in 10th century, maintained that the rose is the symbol of the evolving soul and he used it as natural remedy for skin regeneration.
The Venetian Rose tea has a floral aroma; its sweet and soft taste makes it ideal with pastries and sweets, especially chocolate.
Particularly delicate and refreshing, it is a revelation when drunk cold "on the rocks".
10 silken teabags 30 gr - 1,06 oz
Venice 1720 tea – loose in tin
Cinnamon, cloves and nutmeg are the ingredients of the original blend of Venice 1720 tea, a refined black Orange Pekoe coming from Sri Lanka and composed only by the last two leaves and from the apical bud of the tea plant.
The spices recall the trade that made Venice famous during the centuries of the Serenissima Republic: this blend is a tribute to the lagoon city and to Caffè Florian, opened in Venice since 1720.
The warm scent of spices and the full-bodied flavour, make it perfect to accompany sweet and savoury morning breakfasts and also for a fragrant afternoon break with homemade cakes.
Loose 100 gr - 3,5 oz