Crossings
creative storytelling and travel diaries with global sourcing
Documenting our sourcing trip through Italy, June 2025 for spring/summer 2026
At the end of a long, quiet salizzada that forks into two, Chiarastella Cattana’s curated Venice boutique of textile and homewares invited us in.
Salve-based Antonella Gionnotta’s pistacchio pesto is a luxurious take on the classic pesto, with a rich, almost creamy, sauce with a lovely pale green colour that is perfect for spring and summer.
Tucked away in a hidden courtyard in Milan’s historic centre, Laboratorio Paravicini is a women-led pottery studio headed by Costanza Paravicini and her three daughters.