Diego Armando Maradona, Totò, Pulcinella, ethereal angels and reverent Magi. You feel watched by a thousand eyes and engulfed in the Neapolitan spirit the moment you step in- side Marco Ferrigno’s shop. The mastery and love of the art of Neapolitan Nativity scene-making is a legacy of his father Giuseppe on which, however, Marco has […]

The Atelier was founded in 1947 with Emma Caimi Pellini and achieved considerable success already by the 1950s. Research and experimentation have always been the prevailing features of a Pellini product. The resin, coloured by hand, piece by piece, becomes the vehicle through which to experiment, the covered with pigments, semi-precious stones, fabrics, sand, photos, […]

Carlo Chiesa is one of Milan’s best craftsmen, besides being a great researcher and expert on the history of string instruments and the most illustrious luthiers. In his workshop, he builds both modern and Baroque-style instruments, such as violins and violas da gamba, by working the different woods and carving them. The author of many […]

An artisan by passion and vocation, since 1992 Lucia Volentieri has been creating unique designer decor objects that are genuine small-scale sculptures. Expertise and understanding of moulding techniques (sheet, wheel, casting, coiling), but also firing and glazing; a love of the material, imagination and ceaseless research guide her hands as she creates objects in ceramic, […]

After graduating from the well-known school for mosaicists in the Friuli region, Luciano Petris opened his workshop in Codroipo in 1980. His endeavours cover a vast range of activities: design and reproduction of artistic mosaics of modern and contemporary inspiration, in particular; production of furnishings and facings, using Venetian enamel and marble as well as […]

Located in Orvieto’s wonderful historic center, the Fusari family’s workshop is currently run by Barbara, founders Giorgio and Giuliana Fusari’s daughter. As she grew up surrounded by ceramics and colors, what started as a game soon turned into a passion and then into a job. Barbara creates ceramics inspired by the local medieval and Renaissance […]

A magical workshop, filled with colors, music and creative energy. Here, on the beautiful island of Ortygia, the oldest part of the city of Syracuse, Helene Moreau paints, but hers are special paintings…paintings to be worn. Silk cloths and scarves decorated with classical motifs, such as Corinthian decorations, but also architectural details or Mediterranean themes, […]

A historic company specialising in the production of wooden furnishing objects with a unique design, created by Sebastiano Lunardelli, the company’s owner along with his sister Agnese and Luca Zambelli. Inspired by the tradition of a city built on wood and water, Lunardelli Venezia stylishly and elegantly combines wood, precious fabrics and sophisticated Murano glass. […]

The Frigerio Carlo company has been a leader on the Italian furniture scene since 1949, with a qualified production using natural materials such as rattan cane, manau cane, rushes and wicker. In the 1990s, the use of polyethylene fibre and other synthetic materials resistant to all weather conditions was introduced, which permitted the birth of […]

Hemp has been grown in the Val d’Aosta region since ancient times: this plant thrives along the riversides and the fiber it gives is woven into a very strong material which, in some cases, is better than wool. This centuries-old tradition is now carried on by the Lou Dzeut Cooperative, which sells fabrics by the […]