Aldo Fefè

Centro Storico


In his small, cluttered workshop, master craftsman Aldo Fefè patiently binds books and produces beautifully hand-painted notebooks, boxes, picture frames and albums (from €15). You can also buy Florentine wrapping paper and calligraphic pens.


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