Selleria Le Cuir was started in 1979, but the origins of the business date back to 1871, when a family from Aosta began producing and selling “galoshes”, the traditional clogs of the Val d’Aosta region and leather cow collars. The saddlery’s main products are still collars, in addition to horse-riding items, made-to-order leather goods, classic-style […]

The Venetian Renaissance tradition of glass-making is carried on with skill and craftsmanship by the Tosi Brothers, the third-generation members of a family of artisans. The founder of the family, Romano Tosi, in the 1900s, quit his job as master glass-maker to devote himself to the art of Venetian mirror-making. Today, his grandchildren, Mirco and […]

The ProgettoArte began about 15 years ago in a very picturesque location, a cave of the famous Sassi of Matera, specifically to restore this precious Heritage. Today ProgettoArte, while remaining active in this area, produces lighting fixtures, building products, furniture and ornaments made from tuff. Each product is made by hand by craftsmen, along with […]

Fratelli Boffi is an eclectic company with a strong tradition of craftsmanship. The story begins in 1928 with Carlo Boffi, who soon gained a reputation as one of the best chair carvers. In the 80s the first encounters with the world of design and fashion began and are now consolidated. Constantly engaged in the research, […]

The name Fuga has been associated with the world of Venetian mirrors since 1852, owing to the artist and artisan Angelo Fuga. It was Franco, however, who started, alongside his wife Tullia Ongaro, this workshop, which has become the paragon of Venetian excellence, also entrusted with the delicate task of restoring the mirrors of La […]

In Ottana, Franco Maritato, an expert carver, is a dedicated artist who creates traditional local carnival masks, the caratza, tangible manifestations of the ancient tales and myths. Creating a caratza requires inspiration and listening skills, because “the ancestors send the vision of a man or animal’s face, so that the sculptor was inspired to pick […]

Armando Mortet is part of the fourth generation of a French family of sculptors, goldsmiths, engravers and carvers that, having formed in Florence, later moved to Rome where it has been working since 1890. The products of the Bottega D’Arte Mortet are in keeping with the tradition of Renaissance workshops, ranging from sculptures to jewellery […]

After graduating from the well-known school for mosaicists in the Friuli region, Luciano Petris opened his workshop in Codroipo in 1980. His endeavours cover a vast range of activities: design and reproduction of artistic mosaics of modern and contemporary inspiration, in particular; production of furnishings and facings, using Venetian enamel and marble as well as […]

A weaving and traditional embroidery workshop that only uses medieval wooden frames and Singer sewing machines. A word of advice? Ordered a Pacchiana dress, a typical Calabrian dress made from nine pieces that needs to be ordered at least one month in advance, or a Vancale, a typical shawl from Triolo. If not, there are […]