The Kennedys, King Charles III of England, the presi- dents of the Italian Republic, Aristotele Onassis and Daniel Craig in Skyfall: these are only a few of the famous names who fell in love with E. Marinella ties. And it’s hard to dis- agree with them. The ties by this historic brand created at the […]

Contemporary art you can wear. After graduating from university in the United States, in 1995, Yoko moved to Florence, where she honed her creativity at the school Le Arti Orafe. In 2002, she founded the contemporary jewellery company Takirai Design. Soon thereafter, she partnered with Pietro Pellitteri, designer and art director at Pellitteri Design. Together, […]

Giacomo Oleandro’s workshop is based in Florence, in the picturesque Santo Spirito neighborhood. A skillful and passionate artisan whose family has been working wood for three generations, Giacomo creates period furniture and reproductions of antique furniture of the highest craftsmanship and taste, but also custom-made and modern-style pieces. Our modern-day fast-paced lifestyle has not persuaded […]

Antica Manifattura Cappelli is the oldest hat workshop in Rome, the only one that has received recognition for being a Historical Shop of Rome. The product is completely handmade and “Made in Italy”. As an accessory that must help enhance not only the face but also the personality of the client, it is made to […]

Pierluigi Ghianda, who passed away in 2015, was called “the poet of wood”, for the knowledge, love and respect he had when working with the material. In his workshop, the craftsmen who grew with him create furniture and wooden objects of various kinds, without the use of nails, but skills in creating interlocking joints or […]

The Stamperia Pascucci is an ancient workshop that has been producing extremely refined hand-printed fabrics, made with care and originality, since 1826. The printing technique has been the same for seven generations: wooden stencils, impregnated with colours, are placed on the cloth and hit with a mallet. So, little by little, tablecloths and curtains are […]

Ivana and Saura Vignoli started their artistic ceramics workshop in 1976. Shapes and decorations are rooted in Faenza’s rich pottery tradition, but they are also inspired by Mediterranean styles, with special interest in Islamic, Spanish, Moresque, Roman and Byzantine culture. The use of the uncommon blast-fire reduction technique allows them to make the ceramics, which […]

His studio expresses the perfect synthesis of art and craftsmanship. Bruno Gambone, son of the father-master who opened this workshop in 1949, has been working intensively on his language since 1969, after several years spent in New York where he frequented artists including Robert Rauschenberg, Roy Lichtenstein and Andy Warhol. The workshop in Via Benedetto […]

The Franco Cimadamore brand was established in the 1930s and distinguishes itself, now as then, for its refined and timeless products, entirely handcrafted, with the care and dedication of the craftsmen of the past. These shoes are made for those who want to stand out, and the firm boasts national and international jet-setters among its […]

An artistic workshop which is conducive to ideas, research and innovation in the goldsmithing field: this is, in short, the essence of Bottega Franchi. This workshop was started in 1962 by Fausto Maria Franchi, who now works side by side with his son Enrico. Enrico has inherited all his father’s talent and passion for this […]