Paolo Olbi has bound books by hand since 1962, using antique presses, hand-printed papers and hot-stamped leather in Byzantine, Liberty and classical Venetian designs, and dozens of Venetian bookbinders learned from him. Students from Ca' Foscari next door buy their notebooks here; visitors on the Frari-Santa Margherita route rarely look in.
- Address
- Calle Foscari, Dorsoduro 3253/A, 30123 Venezia
- Hours
- Mon-Sun 15:30-19:30 (Google hours via Wanderlog, 2026-09)
- Best time to go
- Afternoon · About 20 min
- Price
- Free to visit; notebooks from small to collector pieces (Price not verified)
- Price level
- €
Details can change. Check hours and prices before you go.
Good to know
- The window is the catalogue: notebooks, albums and marble-tile miniature covers.
- He runs workshops on the craft; ask in the shop.
- Afternoon opening on Google; check the door sign, as small workshops change hours.