What is Marcopoloni?

Our goal is to bring people like you, who cherish and appreciate fine artistry, closer to the artisans who create them. Everything we offer is handmade by carefully-selected artisans who pour their love and pride into each piece of work.

Much as Marco Polo brought the Western world in contact with the treasures of the Far East in the late 13th century, Marcopoloni strives to put you in touch with beautiful handmade goods from around the world!

Marcopoloni to Donate Proceeds to Japan Relief Efforts

starting 5pm PDT on April 19, and through midnight PDT on May 8, Marcopoloni will donate 5% of net proceeds from our online sales to the Japan Earthquake and Tsunami Relief Fund through GlobalGiving.org . . . → Read More: Marcopoloni to Donate Proceeds to Japan Relief Efforts

Searched for Bags in my Hometown and Found Maxima

When I went around Milano looking for a great artisan to add to our suppliers, I found Maxima. . . . → Read More: Searched for Bags in my Hometown and Found Maxima

No Sales Tax

We have updated our shopping cart so that it will no longer charge sales tax on orders shipping to California. . . . → Read More: No Sales Tax

Locanda Acquavita in Venice: a Sleepless Hotel

I recently went to Murano and stayed in Venice on the cheap. I booked at Locanda Acquavita because it is quiet and close to the vaporetto stop that takes you to Murano (by the way, watch out because there are two stops at Fondamente Nuove, one before the Murano Loop and one after, so . . . → Read More: Locanda Acquavita in Venice: a Sleepless Hotel

How to Format Pictures Using Cascading Style Sheets

Today I am going to add a little style to my History of Murano Glass article. I want this to be the foundation of my skill set that will enable me to nicely format all other pages. As the resident database guy, I have always relied on Emi to do the styling, but the time has come for me to step up to the plate. . . . → Read More: How to Format Pictures Using Cascading Style Sheets

Coming Soon: Video with Gianni Describing his New Leather Roses

Posting a video to our web site is not as fast a process as I thought. Using the tools at my disposal, there are many conversions necessary and I ran into a few snags that cause this project to spill into tomorrow. . . . → Read More: Coming Soon: Video with Gianni Describing his New Leather Roses

Dreamweaver is Currently Interacting with a Server

It has come to the point where every other day I try to code and instead have to sit through Dreamweaver’s constant errors and freezes. The lost productivity attributatble to Dreamweaver is Currently Interacting with a Server is getting to be noticeable. . . . → Read More: Dreamweaver is Currently Interacting with a Server

Excellent Customer Service – Say What?

The other day a friend of mine asked me for two examples of EXCELLENT customer service experiences that I had, for a project of his. Surely, I could think of two encounters that would qualify as excellent … or could I?? . . . → Read More: Excellent Customer Service – Say What?

Windows Disk Virus

Of course it strikes at the worst possible time… Just as I am contemplating making a glorious cappuccino after some great Linguine al Castello (a seafood pasta dish really worth a try). Oh, wait! And weren’t my last words: “It’s pretty early, I look forward to a productive afternoon.”?

They were. And I will . . . → Read More: Windows Disk Virus

Switching to the new Fedex web services

With the future implementation of Fedex web services on our web site we expect to be able to give our international customers exact shipping quotes and tracking information. . . . → Read More: Switching to the new Fedex web services