Annamode is a costume maker for cinema and theater that for 70 years has embodied the Hamlet-style dualism between costume and couture. The shop was opened in the mid-1900s by Anna and Teresa Allegri, two young sisters whose creations—thought out to the smallest detail—soon enchanted the well-dressed ladies of Rome and the costume designers of […]

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 […]

Musella Dembech is an elegant tailor’s shop of long-standing. The secrets of a highly skilled trade bordering on art have been handed down through three generations. A sophisticated style that Francesco Musella, a master tailor of the old Milanese Caraceni school, alongside his son Gianfrancesco, has built gradually, day by day, viewing the customer as […]

There are two principles that distinguish the work of the Crimi tailor’s: respect for traditional techniques and a non-aggressive approach to the fabric. The first can be seen in the use of antique tools: mezzaluna knifes, pedal sewing machines and dry ironing without steam. This is to ensure the second principle, namely the respect for […]

Cusenza Marmi is an artisan business that specializes in inlaid marble work, both high and low-relief. It was established in 1970, in the Erice area, in Western Sicily, which has been known for marble quarrying and processing for centuries. The works, which range from sculptures to furniture to sacred art, are inspired by the Sicilian […]

A stone’s throw from the Cathedral of Lecce, in the courtyard of a charming sixteenth century building, you can admire the beautiful papier maché creations of Rosaria Pallara, expert artisan, who, fully respecting the Lecce tradition, creates statues and objects of various kinds, from the sacred to the profane. Some of her most outstanding pieces, […]

For over thirty years, Ceramiche Pierluca has embodied the very best of the celebrated tradition of Albissola Marina, which has long been a place of creativity and passion for art and love of beauty. Founded in 1989, Ceramiche Pierluca has retained its strong ties with and respect for this tradition, combining this with its own […]

The modern voice of Neapolitan tailoring since 1932, when Gennaro Rubinacci, a figure of elegance in high society circles in Naples, started his workshop called London House. Those were the years when London was considered to be the capital of elegant menswear, but what was taking shape in the Rubinacci tailor’s shop was the quintessential […]

The history of the Bevilacqua family in the weaving business dates back to 1499. The current company, however, was officially started by Luigi Bevilacqua in 1875 with 18th-century looms from the Scuola della Seta (Silk School) of the Republic of Venice, which are still used to  make raised velvets and soprarizzi velvets of rare beauty, […]

Loretta Caponi opened her boutique-workshop in Florence in 1967, but the passion for embroidery had accompanied her since she was 9 years old. Since then, Caponi creations have been appreciated by thousands of families, some famous, from the Rockefellers to the Kennedys, many simply lovers of excellence. Today in the boutique there are over ten […]