Shopping in Como

For accessories in Como, visit INSETA, INCOMO’s city shop. DeComm Design offers illustrated objects linked to Como and the lake, while the covered Mercato Annonario adds a practical food-shopping stop.^{[1,2,3,4,5,6]}

In Como’s historic centre, shopping streets follow the old Roman axes of the cardo and decumanus. These streets help orient a visit through the centre; the shops and covered market remain distinct stops at their own addresses.^[7]

Como’s textile history is more than a retail theme: the city’s silk industry developed over centuries and became industrial in the modern era. The Museo della Seta, at Via Castelnuovo 9, tells that story through machines, tools and fashion collections. Keep this heritage in view without assuming that every shop sells locally made goods.^[1]

INSETA is INCOMO’s city shop at Largo Miglio 3, near Porta Torre. INCOMO’s accessories range includes foulards, scarves and stoles; the company also works with silk and other natural fabrics. Contact the shop to check which items are currently available.^[2]

At Via Giovio 18, DeComm Design’s shop turns Como and lake references into illustrated objects in glass, wood, ceramic and fabric. The operator says most pieces are either illustrated by Maddalena or made with local artisan collaborators; it credits Corti Eligio for glass decoration and Cooperativa Artigiani Guanelliani for wooden objects. Its legal office at Via Rienza 50 is a separate address.^[3,4,5,8]

The Mercato Annonario, also called Mercato Coperto, is at Via Mentana 5, with shops and stalls inside. It makes a practical food-shopping stop alongside the city’s design and textile shops. Market schedules can change, so check current local information before you go.^[6]

Use a current map to plan between Largo Miglio, Via Giovio, Via Mentana and the silk museum. INSETA’s city shop is not the separate INCOMO outlet or production context outside the centre; DeComm’s store is at Via Giovio, not its legal office. Confirm current contacts and market details before setting out.^{[1,2,3,4,5,6]}

Silkworm, thread and finished fabric mark different steps in silk production. The Museo della Seta has machines and tools for that process; INSETA sells accessories, while DeComm Design offers illustrated objects. Those distinctions sharpen questions in a shop, but a silk-like appearance cannot establish that an item was woven in Como.^[1,2,4,7]