Il Forcolaio Matto

Next to the Strada Nova, the Main Street in Venice, is hidden the workshop of Il Forcolaio Matto.

The perfume of wood, the taste of traditional Venetian craftsmanship make the atmosphere warm and welcoming.

Maestro Piero Dri day after day continues with passion and a smile, the magic of an antique trade dating from 1307.

Handmade, the traditional Venetian Forcole, an indispensable object for rowing the famous Venetian Gondola. Knowledgeable obtained from large oak tree trunks.

La Forcola is a perfect union between artistic beauty and functionality. Recognised throughout the world as an elegant and original furnishing object.

They colour the workshop of Forcolaio Matto along with original earrings and necklaces made with precious and rare pieces of wood, for the kitchen cutting boards, trivets, ladles and more.