Recommended Places to Buy Materials for Accordion Books

Places to Buy Materials for Accordion Book Project
Recommended Places to Buy Paper for the Book:

1. Zecchio: via dello Studio 19r (Duomo Neighborhood)
2. Rigacci: Via Dei Servi 71r (San Marco Neighborhood)
3. Bati: Via Verdi 67r (Santa Croce Neighborhood)
4. Stationary Store on Via Cavour. Head South on Via Cavour. Paper store the second one on the right hand side (El Papiro- actually a chain with locations throughout the city
5. Cartoleria: Via d Arazzieri. On South side of the street between Piazza San Marco and Via Santa Reparata
6. Archetipo: Via de' Ginori 13r


Recommended Places to Find Ephemera, Vintage/Antique Postcards, Found Photographs for Book Covers:

1. Antiques Flea Market in Piazza dei Ciompi. Opened Daily from 9:00-12:30; 4:30-7. Tons of old photos, postcards, etc.
Located between Via Pietrapiana, Via dell Agnolo, Borgo Allegri and Via Buonarroti
2. Stop in any of the Antiques or Old Bookstores in Town (there are many) and you will probably find something useful
3. Second Hand Shops can be found on Via Maggio, via de' Serragli and Via de' Fossi
4. The covers can be something you find anywhere- the above spots are just suggestions. Just don't use a new postcard- the kind that you see all over the place- and make sure the covers are thicker than the rest of the book pages. You could even use found items like food or cereal boxes.

Lace:
1. There is a store called Lampo which means both "zipper" and "flash of genius" in Italian. It is on Via Nazionale right around Via Guelfa. Make a right at Guelfa, a left on Nazionale and the store will be on the right.
2. Fancy candy stores such as Mignon (Via de' Calzaiuolo a block or two past the Duomo) or Dolceforte (Via della Scala 21- just past the Photo Museum on the same street) wrap their candy in Ribbon- multitask and buy yourself some candy...
3. Many of the 1 Euro stores sell ribbon.