[Jewelry making - Article 00556] - Re: [Orchid] [Jewelry Attractions] Milan and Florence

[Maureen Brusa Zappellini]

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>     I leave for Italy on Wednesday. I don't know why it didn't occur
>     to me to ask this sooner, but, are there any jewelry must-sees in
>     Milan and Florence that you would recommend? 

    Ciao - I know Firenze pretty well- My husband is Florentine and we
    live there part time- I have attended a few schools there too... The
    must visit school in my opinion is called Alchimia - it's 

    located on "the other side of the river" from the duomo---just a hop
    skip and jump away from Santo Spirito and the Brancacci Chapel. they
    have a web site to check out too- www.alchimia.it I took a workshop
    with Giampalo Babbetto which was crucial to the work that I am doing
    now. 

    Also- Gatto Bianco is a metalsmithing gallery that is always fun to
    visit- it's located close to the ponte vecchio, but a little hard to
    find, so you might have to hunt a bit... if you are walking towards
    the duomo just stepping off the ponte vecchio take your second left
    ( the street is a bit hidden..) and walk down about a block, Gatto
    Bianco is going to be on your right side....By the way...a few doors
    down is Mealli---the "riogrande" of Firenze...Loads of metals
    tools...just remember to bring your dictionary if you don't speak
    Italian! Of course via Tornabuoni also has Buccellati and other
    "biggies"- so fun to see twinkly things! 

    Well- those are a few of my reccomendations- Sorry, I don't know
    Milan. Please tell the guys at Mealli I said Ciao! 

Buon Viaggio- Maureen Brusa Zappellini (Bzapdesigns.com)
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