The Mancini family has been dealing with furniture and furniture decorations since the late 1700s. A workshop of long-standing tradition, which now takes also care of artwork restoration. Pieces made of solid wood and French-polished in the workshop by using techniques handed down from father to son, which gives the furniture a silky smooth feel […]

After having studied at the Academy of Fine Arts of Perugia and trained at Guido Montanari’s workshop in Deruta, Maria Antonietta Taticchi devoted herself to the creation of one-of-a-kind pieces, promotion of ceramic-making and of her hometown. She was awarded public recognition and has had her works shown across the world. A visit to her […]

The Signa workshop has been operating since 1875. For over four generations the Grevi family has been leading the hat evolution, starting with the trecciaiole, from whose hands came weaving as delicate as lace, the felt melousine and the satine up to the Tuscan lambskin hat launched worldwide in the 1960s. Even today, the collections […]

Amato Bontempo, the heir to a family of master ceramists since 1862, creates traditional handmade and hand-painted Abruzzian pottery in his workshop. He specializes in tableware and homeware decorated with classic and modern-style motifs. Delicate works of art that grace the homes of aristocrats and luxury hotels, both in Italy and abroad. Among Bontempo’s signature decorations […]

Emilio Marchesini’s workshop creates sacred and modern-style silverware, even customized to the client’s specifications. Traditional processing methods are combined with creativity and use of modern technology. Emilio Marchesini is also passionately committed to teaching, in order to hand down this precious art to the new generations.

Lispi & Co. forges designer objects in wrought iron. Emanuele Lispi learned this art from his father and his family that has worked iron for generations, while taking the work in a new artistic direction. At the Lispi & Co. workshop it is not simple objects that are created but real works of art, conceived, […]

Paolo Olbi began training in the field of artistic bookbinding in 1962 and then pursued studies in France to gain further knowledge. Technical skill but also creativity which, in the mid-1970s, allowed him to pioneer the marbled paper technique, becoming the first workshop that left the world of book restoration to start a new genre […]

Pelletteria Artigiana Viviani has roots in the great Florentine artisan tradition of leather-making. Renato Viviani opened his workshop and boutique in the centre of Florence in 1965 after spending years mastering his craft, first in Guccio Gucci’s workshop in the 1920s and later in Buenos Aires in the ‘30s, ‘40s and ‘50s, where he became […]

Founded by the Marini brothers more than 70 years ago, Florence Art creates exclusive Florentine-style furniture whose distinctive feature is exquisite hand-carved wood. Every item is designed and produced by the company, now in its second generation. In addition to its elegant collections, the atelier also creates bespoke furniture in accordance with customers’ tastes and […]

Located in Brera, the historical and creative Milan, Giosa produces handcrafted leather goods in crocodile, pieces with a unique style, a far cry from the rigid designs and fragility of mass-produced pieces. Giorgio Santamaria learned from his father Santo how to carefully work exotic leathers with flair, putting his skills at the disposal of important […]