Marco Castellini today is the only artisan papermaker to carry on the tradition of Toscolano, an ancient Italian papermaking hub of 14th-century origin. His activity takes place in the “MC Paper” paper workshop located in Via Trento, the historic center of Toscolano Maderno on Lake Garda, where he produces handmade papers daily. In his papers […]

The Cappellificio Cervo is a company with 150 years of history. A craft business that, with the help of specially-selected, highly-trained craftsmen, creates exquisite pieces. It is one of the few companies where it is still possible to observe all the steps of making a hat: from blowing to finishing, each phase is scrupulously carried […]

The modern voice of Neapolitan tailoring since 1932, when Gennaro Rubinacci, a figure of elegance in high society circles in Naples, started his workshop called London House. Those were the years when London was considered to be the capital of elegant menswear, but what was taking shape in the Rubinacci tailor’s shop was the quintessential […]

Sandro Tiberi is a skilled craftsman with a passion for paper: in his workshop he produces various things. His lamps are very evocative, and made with the technique of filigree. Each type of paper is created completely by hand, using only high quality raw materials, carefully refined to meet all needs, including those who use […]

The perfect Italian shoe: this is the ambitious goal that Stefano Bemer set himself in 1983 when he started his business in the heart of Florence. And indeed, this brand of men’s shoes, made by hand, have become synonymous with quality and excellence, and, even today, after the untimely death of Stefano, Tommaso Melani carries […]

The master goldsmith Danilo Bonucci has been running his business since 1990, creating jewellery using all different types of precious metals, stones and pearls. It often start from a customer’s idea, to which the master goldsmith gives shape through traditional techniques: lamination, embossing, hammering, lost wax moulding and even Etruscan granulation, creating unique pieces. The […]

In Giacomo Alessi’s soul is the tradition of ceramics in Caltagirone, which from the year one thousand has been producing ceramics typical of this area. But the Master has gone beyond this tradition, to recreate his ceramics with a highly personal flair and style. The shop carries mostly household items, and it is in the […]

In the heart of Florence, thanks to the lesson of master Renzo Scarpelli and the work of his son Leonardo, the precious tradition of mosaic in semi-precious stone lives on, a tradition with roots in the Renaissance. To paint with stones requires great skill in finding the right elements and their colour tone, technical skill […]

With five generations of family expertise behind him, Roberto Ziranu is a true expert in hand-crafting metals. His works have the technical perfection of one who knows all the secrets of this profession. However, at the same time, they are striking for their creativity and innovation. All the processes are done by hand, the techniques […]

In the late 1950s, the very young Alessio Sorrentino began to learn the first burin engraving techniques by devoting himself to the creation of cameos, then starting his own workshop in 1973, where today he works side by side with his son Vincenzo. In his skillful hands, owing to his inex- haustible creativity, corals, mother-of-pearls, […]