The study of fashion design, haute couture techniques, research on fabrics and fibers lead to the modern interpretation of old-fashioned clothing items such as jackets, cloaks and vests. These are some of the secrets of Old Fashion Sartoria by Irma Schwegler, a master artisan who designs custom-made men’s and women’s country-chic fashion. A way to […]

It is hard not to find him intent on creating one of his wonderful works of art at his workshop/museum in Murano. Today, just like in 1971, when he was barely fourteen years old and created his first works inspired mostly by classical art, Greek-Roman and Byzantine art, medieval and Renaissance theatre and Commedia dell’Arte. […]

Born as a carver and engraver, Francesco Mario Bissolotti discovered his passion and talent for violin making in the 1950s. He continues to cultivate his passion along with his children in the workshop he opened himself in Cremona. An expert in the ancient Cremonese art of violin making and connoisseur of the art of constructing […]

Five generations of master Florentine artisans specializing in the traditional Italian ritual of shaving. Today, Mondial 1908 is a brand unique of its kind, a mix of exclusive design and custom-made products: luxury shaving sets, the finest shaving brushes, cosmetics and male grooming experience products, as well as special shaving creams made according to age-old […]

The artisan cooperative Les Tisserands has been promoting and protecting the centuries-old hand-weaving tradition of the Valgrisenche area for 45 years, through production and selling of handmade products and through classes that teach this ancient art. The cooperative produces fabrics, even made to order, and sells both fabrics by the meters and ready-to-wear clothing and […]

After more than twenty years’ experience in international high-end tailoring, in 2019 Carmelina Raco opened her own atelier in one of Milan’s historic neighbourhoods, on the Naviglio Grande canal, where she creates bespoke garments based on the construction and techniques of fine men’s tailoring. Inspired by the elegance and aesthetic rigour of the best artisan […]

For more than 30 years Mariaelisa Leboroni has been using the woodcut technique, an art born in China three thousand years ago and that continues to live on in the Perugia workshop. In the artistic print studio original prints, books, stationery and games are made as well as bookplates, engraved on wood, printed with old […]

An eclectic collection of ideas, materials and techniques. This is La Quercia 21, artisan design workshop opened in 2010 following the encounter of two carpenters. The make bespoke furniture, inspired by the history of furnishings and constantly experimenting new aesthetic and functional solutions. Types of wood, iron, resins and fabrics, as well as recycled parts […]

Gabriele Gmeiner decided to work in Venice after about ten years of studying and training all over Europe, including the study of artisanal shoemaking techniques at London’s Cordwainers College and saddlery at the Centre de Formation Technologique Grégoire of Paris, where she worked at the John Lobb and Hermès workshops. Since 2002, she has been […]

There is mastery, passion and love in the sculptures made by Ulderico Pinfildi, a great master of the Nativity scene art. Raised in his family’s workshop, he believes that this art runs in his DNA. His home-workshop oozes care for de- tails and finishing touches and the atmosphere of a world in which the Neapolitan […]