“Making the beautiful useful”, creating objects that serve both functional and decorative purposes is the mission of Stefano Gambogi and Federica Cipriani, two young ceramists who specialize in the production of tableware, furnishing objects, washbasins and lighting design. Most of the products are made of majolica and are entirely designed and made by hand, from […]

Damiano Chiappini comes from a long line of cobblers. He learned the trade secrets from his father Luigi who, in the 1930s, as was the custom at that time, went to the customers’ houses to make their shoes, completely by hand and all made to measure. Patience, hard work and attention to detail: these are […]

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, […]

Started as a small pottery workshop in 1966, Marioni soon expanded its production range to include complete collections of furnishing objects, from lamps to sofas, chairs and furniture. Not only pottery, but also glass, metal, wood and leather creations. All pieces are entirely made by hand. Today Marioni collaborates with well-known architects and designers. In […]

How can one not succumb to the charm of Venetian masks and to the world’s most elegant Carnival? For a taste of its atmosphere, visit the artisan atelier in Dorsoduro Ca’ Macana which, since 1984, a time of renaissance for the Venetian Carnival, has been creating traditional and artistic papier-mâché masks, entirely handmade by using […]

In the fourteenth-century house, Torre dei Sapiti, in a workshop with barrel-vaulted ceilings, carved capitals and walls of exposed stone, is the workshop of Paolo Pagliai, silversmith and restorer, heir of a family that has been working at this craft in the Oltrarno area since 1930. His workshop is a reference point for antique dealers, […]

The neighborhood of Santo Spirito, which together with San Frediano hosts antique dealers and the finest craftsmen in Florence is certainly full of charm, just as the Olivastri shop is, where the craftsmen restore works in wood, antique furniture and inlaid pieces as well as frames, candlesticks, polychrome statues and paintings on wood. In the […]

Francesca Bencivenni specializes in needlepoint lace made by using the ancient Aemilia Ars technique. She creates one-of-a-kind pieces inspired by old drawings, as well as customized and made to order pieces. Household linen, elegant Belle Époque lamps, original earrings, bookmarks and romantic wedding ring cushions. Lovely creations to be used not only for decoration purposes, […]

Andrea Restelli is an extraordinary keyboard instrument-maker and expert, who has been making faithful replicas of harpsichords, fortepianos and clavichords since 1985. He was the first in the world to rebuild the 1749 Gottfried Silbermann fortepiano, kept in Nuremberg, identical to the one played by Bach. He has recently made replicas of early nineteenth-century fortepianos, […]

Airee Design&Co. is a workshop where completely unique and customised household objects take shape. Irene Roscini, creator of the brand, oversees in the design of a perfect space in which each tailor-made sewn product can be placed. From lampshades to pillows, from handbags to canvases, Airee Design collections are created in the heart of Perugia, […]