The story of Artefice Atelier begins with owner Gloria di Modica’s research in painting, sculpture and design. An exploration that has brought her major international recognition and awards. Today, under her direction, several artists in the atelier produce artefacts in the form of ceramics, graphics, engraving and sculpture, designed to decorate contemporary homes. Inspiration translates […]

Founded in 1968, Barbera Sandro & Figli is an artisan company that has its roots in a long tradition of leather processing to create entirely handmade and fully customizable shoes, the result of careful research of the finest materials (strictly Italian) and manual skills handed down from father to son that expresses, with their creations, […]

Marco Ripa is a craftsman and designer. Since he was 15 he has worked with various types of metal, but prefers iron, because it is less repetitive and ‘noisier’. It is a material that is usually rigid and linear, but that Ripa can make malleable and sinuous when necessary. He makes attractive items of furniture, […]

Valgrisa® is the first “prêt- à porter montagnard” brand of the Western Alps, which gets its name from the Valgrisenche area, where the ancient art of loom-weaving has always been practiced. An in-depth study of the local history and commitment to the development of local manufacturing traditions, combined with a design capable of reinterpreting each […]

Antique or ultramodern fireplaces, in marble, wood, cast iron and stone, electric, gas or alcohol-fueled, just steps away from the San Lorenzo Columns. Now run by the founding family’s fourth-generation members, the business was started in the late 1800s. Today, Giuseppe Vigorelli, his wife Marisa, the daughter Barbara and the son Federico welcome customers from […]

Marilena Fantozzi, always inspired by the desire to create, graduated from the Academy of Costume and Fashion, and initially went to work with fashion houses and designers. Later, under the wise guidance of her aunt Assunta, she dedicated herself passionately to making bridal gowns. Motherhood then led her to explore the magical world of making […]

Born and raised in Venice, Riccardo Guaraldi trained as a luthier at the Civic School of Violin Making in Milan, where he learned the first principles of the restoration and building of stringed instruments. He then worked with great professionals in the field, by restoring precious Italian 18th-century violins and building his own instruments for […]

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 […]

The name Fuga has been associated with the world of Venetian mirrors since 1852, owing to the artist and artisan Angelo Fuga. It was Franco, however, who started, alongside his wife Tullia Ongaro, this workshop, which has become the paragon of Venetian excellence, also entrusted with the delicate task of restoring the mirrors of La […]