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 […]

Many musicians, both Italian and foreign, know very well where the Jacaranda luthier’s shop is and that is where they go to have their instruments custom-made. Daniele Fierro and Davide Fossati make top-quality electric string instruments, from basses to guitars. The three master luthiers-entrepreneurs have all the tools of the trade to carry out each […]

The firm has an ancient tradition dating back to 1500. In 1700, according to historical records, this direction was taken by the Mulè family. Bronze bells are made by hand and on commission both for churches and for private individuals. In addition to the traditional bells, it also makes tuned concert bells, made according to […]

For the last ten years Fukaya Hidetaka has been working in his workshop making customised shoes, in the alleys of Florence between Via della Vigna Nuova and Via della Spada, in the company of a large black cat. After graduating from fashion school in Japan, he studied in Siena and cutting his teeth in various […]

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 […]

Based in the heart of Gubbio, this historic workshop has been creating pottery for over 50 years by using the ancient Etruscan technique called bucchero, a traditional method rediscovered by Antonio Maria Rossi and now skillfully carried on by his son Gaetano. Every piece, which is made on a wheel, is polished with wood to […]

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 […]

The Bottega Gatti was founded in Faenza in 1928 by the painter, sculptor and ceramist Riccardo Gatti. In that same year, Riccardo Gatti approached the Futurist Movement and created a series of pottery objects on the basis some of his models and those of some of the important members of the artistic group, such as […]

A small company that carries on the woodworking tradition of the Valle d’Aosta. This tradition is respected not only in the techniques used in the workshop, found in the village of Introd, but also in the objects produced: Les Amis du Bois is, in fact, specialized in making wooden objects and, in particular, in the […]

The Morassi dynasty began with Gio Batta, who gave and gives a voice to some of the most prestigious contemporary instruments in the world. He is not only a great master luthier, but he is also the founder of the Italian Luthier Association, aimed at promoting the luthier culture. The same love, method and skill […]