Placemat
Rialto
55,00 €
Available on backorder
Designed, produced and made in Italy
Worldwide shipping
4 days estimated delivery time
An American-style placemat named Rialto, in honor of Venice’s most famous bridge, is crafted from reclaimed wood from old Venetian briccole and processed with innovative technology to make it flexible and easy to clean.
It protects the tabletop from scratches, heat, and stains, provides a hygienic barrier between the table and dishes, and of course, adds a decorative touch!
Part of the Canal Grande collection, designed by Elia Venturini, this piece bears the silhouette of the Rialto Bridge, Venice’s most photographed and beloved landmark.
Material: briccola oak paired with eco-leather (back side).
Elia Venturini
An American placemat is a small table setting for one person, which is why we offer both a set of 4 and individual placemats. Its practicality has won people over not only at home but also in formal and restaurant settings.
While they’re typically made from paper, plastic, or fabric, we offer a unique version in innovative wood—flexible, lightweight, and featuring a laser-cut design that also serves as a napkin holder.
More about the designer
Rialto
Rialto, the oldest and most iconic of the four bridges spanning the Grand Canal, was completed in just three years and inaugurated in 1592. It rests on 12,000 wooden piles driven into the canal bed—the same wood we recover from briccole to create our napkin holders, water taxis, vaporetti, and other creations.
The Grand Canal is Venice’s main thoroughfare, winding through ancient palaces, and witnesses to centuries of art and commerce. Forever the city’s lifeblood, the Grand Canal hosts gondolas, vaporetti, and reflections of stories intertwined with light and shadow, revealing Venice’s truest essence.
When you visit Venice, take a ride along the Grand Canal on an iconic taxi or a popular vaporetto—ideally at night, when the palaces and churches are magically reflected in the water.
Easy Returns
At Pieces of Venice, we want you to be completely satisfied with your purchase. That's why we offer easy returns if you’re not happy with your product.
Products with Stories
These objects also serve as a bridge between past and future generations, telling a story of Venetian culture, tradition, and excellence.
Circular Economy
Pieces of Venice is a social enterprise with a circular economy model and a short supply chain. We begin with the recovery and recycling of discarded materials from Venice, and through industrial design, we give them new life as souvenirs and practical items.
Alberto Toso Fei narrates...
Venice’s Grand Canal is the most beautiful street in the world.
In 1495, Philippe de Commynes, the first French ambassador, described it as such in his initial dispatch.
It’s a 3.5 km-long reverse S-curve, lined with the grandest and most prestigious palaces.
A thousand palaces and four bridges.
The 16th-century Rialto Bridge was preceded by two medieval wooden bridges, then joined by the Scalzi and Accademia Bridges in the 1800s, rebuilt in the 1930s. The last addition, the Constitution Bridge, was inaugurated in 2008, linking the car terminal with the train station.
