Old trees are not only made of firewood. They often conceal a nice wooden ball, an extraordinary dish or an exquisite wooden bowl. Being able to extract these items from the wood is Drechslerei Fritz’s great skill. Products of all shapes, from the more common to the more unusual, characterised by soft, rounded lines. The […]

This family of artisans has been creating unique and beautiful jewelry in its laboratory-atelier since 1960. Gabriele and Olivetta Sala, who were trained since their childhood to the art of beauty and have learnt the precision of artisan work and stylistic research from their father, are able to create incomparable jewelry pieces, featuring innate elegance […]

The workshop was started by Carla Ragaini and carries a highly creative and extensive line of bridal accessories, from eccentric headpieces to long, cut-out and embroidered gloves, lovely small hats with veils, precious wedding veils, elegant stoles and wraps. Each piece is carefully made by hand. Today, Carla’s daughters, Francesca and Caterina Di Bartolomeo run […]

Born in 1989 out of the passion and experience of the two owners Rita Rinaldi and Marzia Poggi. One-of-the-kind pieces, the two designers’ creations are made of metal combined with wood, ebony, precious and semi-precious stones. As a result, bold pieces of jewelry with a clean shape and simple design. Oreria offers its customers also […]

A very special pipe refinery. Here wood – sourced only from heather roots – is brought into the workshop, and cut to create a proof copy, before being boiled and then placed on the shelf to allow it to dry naturally. But there is no rush: it takes at least ten years before the product […]

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 […]

Rocco Petrunti, heir to a family tradition that has been passed down for five generations, is a skilled cutler whose workshop is in Frosolone, where this craft has very ancient roots. Along with the typical local production of penknives, ‘sfilati’ and ‘mozzettas’, Petrunti also makes zouaves and grafting knives, as well as customized sporting knives […]

This workshop practices an art born in France in the 1800s, which soon became popular across Europe, especially among the aristocrats:  wig making. Started in 1936, Paride, which has been elevated to the status of Historic Shop of Milan, creates custom-made items by using only natural hair of the highest quality: wigs, hairpieces and extensions, […]

The 18th-century Palazzo Pomarici Santomasi houses both faces of the Alessandro Fiorentino Collection: the business’ productive heart is also home to the Museum-Workshop of Wood Intarsia, started in 1993, following restoration works by architect Alessandro Fiorentino, for the purpose of pro- tecting and promoting this fascinating age-old art which, in Sorrento, reached its full splendor […]