A skilled restorer and an expert in the field of metalwork, Nicola Savioli trained at a very special school, Florence’s Opificio delle Pietre Dure. Raised in a family of artisans, he soon developed a remarkable artistic feeling, in particular, a passion for metal objects, which today he restores by combining the use of old and […]

The Tallone editions, made entirely by hand, are characterized by the quality of the print, the relevance of the works published, the elegant layouts, the exclusivity of the hand cast movable type and the precious exotic and pure cotton papers. Each binding is handmade, and the notebooks are sewn together with cotton thread. The books, […]

Not stopping simply at making the handcrafted frames of the business’s beginnings, for some years Stefano Ajello has also been recovering and reusing materials such as old wooden shutters or similar items. Materials that would be destined for pulping are reworked by Stefano Ajello and transformed into furnishings and frames, alongside the traditional framing. All […]

SlowTile, born in 2018, in Florence, stems from the encounter of the “special artists” of the “Made in Sipario” social cooperative with the Tuscan tradition of hand-glazed terracotta tiles, in collaboration with architect Leone Pecchioli, and expresses, in eight different “creative gestures/decorations,” their particular and unique creativity. A veritable “gymnasium” for training and experimentation, that […]

The Pasquini Marino company was established in the late fifties in Bovolone, a well-known classic furniture manufacturing area near Verona. It designs and produces unique objects in fine solid wood with artisan methods. The family business is now run by the founder’s children, Remo and Paola. Remo’s passion for the food-and-wine business has led the […]

Antique or ultramodern fireplaces, in marble, wood, cast iron and stone, electric, gas or alcohol-fueled, just steps away from the San Lorenzo Columns. Now run by the founding family’s fourth-generation members, the business was started in the late 1800s. Today, Giuseppe Vigorelli, his wife Marisa, the daughter Barbara and the son Federico welcome customers from […]

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 […]

Art, passion and skill have been the basic ingredients of this workshop in the heart of Florence’s Oltrarno area for over a century, since the late 1800s. In this workshop, renowned worldwide for the restoration of precious glass and crystal objects, glassware is carefully studied and restored to its original splendor by using old grinding […]

Brandimarte’s silverware has been associated with elegance and refinement since always. Established in 1955 by Brandimarte Guscelli, a fine craftsman and skilled chiseler , the business is now run by his children Stefano and Giada who have updated and extended the production line. Among the must-haves, the Wine Collection pieces: wine tasting glasses and decanters, […]

The Vannini goldsmith’s workshop, based in Florence since 1960, is an excellent example of Florentine craftsmanship. Its work is part of the “traditional Florentine crafts” handed down through the centuries, such as traforo fiorentino, a Renaissance technique that combines experience and artistic sensitivity. The unique jewellery created by Umberto Vannini expresses the soul of the […]