For more than 30 years Mariaelisa Leboroni has been using the woodcut technique, an art born in China three thousand years ago and that continues to live on in the Perugia workshop. In the artistic print studio original prints, books, stationery and games are made as well as bookplates, engraved on wood, printed with old […]

Stunning design and artisan skills, the past and the present, are blended to perfection in the hands of Alessandro Barellini: his jewelry is a triumphant cross between experimentation and tradition, as can be seen in his studio boutique in Lungarno Guicciardini, where he has been creating and experimenting since 1999. Just like his jewels, Alessandro […]

Antica Legatoria Viali oozes with the atmosphere and charm of a centuries-old and strictly artisan’s craft. The business is deeply rooted in the history of the Viali family. The bookbinder’s workshop was started by Giovanni Viali in 1891 and his tools and techniques are still used. The many recognitions received testify to the artistic value […]

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 […]

Ornella Aprosio, since 1993 has been drawing on an inner font of visions, ideals, and memories to create a sparkling world of beauty, inspired by nature. The raw materials for her pieces are the intangible and bright Murano glass beads and Bohemian crystal, that in her Florentine workshop, which brings to mind the Renaissance, become […]

The Pipa Castello brand has always stood for quality. It was established in 1935 by Carlo Scotti. This is not merely a machine-produced smoking tool, but a valuable artisan piece that takes on a great artistic value, that can satisfy the senses of sight, touch and even taste. The pipe becomes the “jewel for men […]

For over fifty years, Carlo and Rita Turri have been making works of intarsia by combining the Renaissance style and contemporary craftwork trends. Their manual processing techniques are based on traditional Italian craftsmanship and manufacturing skills, which are associated with beauty, elegance and prestige all over the world. By using natural woods- from the finest […]

After 25 years of experience in the fashion photography and design world, from which he gained a remarkable sense of beauty and proportion, Stefano Raffa decided to devote his energies to the creation of handcrafted objects. He started with a small production of knives, jewelry and furnishing objects. The collection expanded over the years to […]

Thanks to extensive research and experimentation on stone from Lecce, Renzo Buttazzo managed to transform this material, with innovation and artisan’s knowledge, making it one-of-a-kind and creating a unique style, now recognized worldwide. In his design and sculpture works, one can perceive the unique execution and special quality of the stone, beyond that sense of […]

This is the longest running manufacturer in Sicily, and for nine generations it has been making ceramics. The records in Alessandro Iudici’s possession trace the business back to at least 1693. At the time the factory made mostly brick and tiles, and in the 1800s the factory enjoyed a certain splendour, but the real boom […]