StudioVisit:ARomanArtisaninNewEngland-Remodelista

Studio Visit: A Roman Artisan in New England - Remodelista
Photography by Justine Hand (except where noted).
You may have noticed Angela Liguori's vibrant shop in last November's issue of Martha Stewart Living.
Born and raised in Rome, Angela Liguori first apprenticed in the book arts in a studio in Bologna, where she learned the traditional style of bookbinding while simultaneously completing a university degree in Renaissance art history.
A treasure trove of trimmings welcomes visitors to Angela's sunlit studio.
Packages of antique stamps, which Angela uses for her handmade books and cards, sit next to a vintage press from 1928 (coincidentally, the same year that Angela's father was born).
Available in myriad widths, hues, patterns, and weaves, Angela's ribbon selection is so vast it's literally floor-to-ceiling.
Newly imported from Italy, traditional measuring tapes are an homage to Angela's mother, who was a seamstress.
Photo by Angela Liguiori.
Entwined around vintage clothes pins, Angela's wrapped cotton string, would make an unexpected and delightful house gift, but for more serious crafters, it's available in a 94-yard ball; $8 and $20.
Photos by Angela Liguori.
In a vintage, modern, handmade melange, Bookhou's wooden alphabet and a saucer lamp by George Nelson hang over a table that Angela found on the street.
All colors of the rainbow: Angela's Italian cotton ribbons are stacked neatly on a shelf alongside Scandi-style ties designed by Angela's friend and collaborator Valerie Ormiston of Pikku.
In production: pieces from Angela's annual calendar, designed in collaboration with her friend, Roman graphic designer Silvana Amato, await assembly.
For book binding and other crafts, Angela supplies cotton thread and twine.
Angela's desk is framed by work by friends: a calendar by Pikku and prints by fellow Boston artist Susy Pilgrim Waters.
Packs of vintage stamps are also available at Studio Carta; $7.
Atop Angela's worktable, tools of the trade await their next task.
One of Angela's passions, pins from Merchant Mills and elsewhere are frequently featured in Angela's packaging and projects.
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