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 […]

Giuseppe Bucco and Flavio Cavalli create their products by using glazed stoneware, which is an amazingly resistant and waterproof ceramic material, used to make vases, trays, bottles, human and animal figurines. The engobe decoration is composed of clay mixed with metallic oxides, dyes and flux substances combined with siliceous sand to give the artifacts the […]

A textile block printing workshop born from the passion of Giulia and Antonio that sinks its roots in the artisanal tradition of hand printing and “rust printing,” particular to the Romagna region of Italy. There is no lack of attention to respect for the environment and sustainable innovations, but the manual technique practiced is the […]

Brandimarte’s silverware has been associated with elegance and refinement since always. Established in 1955 by Brandimarte Guscelli, a fine craftsman and skilled chiseler , the business is now run by his children Stefano and Giada who have updated and extended the production line. Among the must-haves, the Wine Collection pieces: wine tasting glasses and decanters, […]

Santino Merico has been working in his Lecce workshop since 1982. There he creates sacred figures, performs restoration work and creates various objects. He makes his pieces on a base, a mannequin made of straw and iron, then covers it in papier maché and delicately paints it. Together with the wide range of products already […]

The artistic processing of coral is, in Torre del Greco, a cen- turies-old tradition, whose history and fame have been inter- twined with the name of the Ascione family since 1855. They started the city’s oldest goldsmith’s shop, famous for its so- phisticated ‘red gold’ jewelry, but also in mother-of-pearl, hard stones and precious metals […]

Walking into the atelier is like stepping inside an enchanted world. Guglielmo Pramotton is a master of traditional craftwork of the Val d’Aosta region and is able to infuse wood with life and soul and convey emotions, tell stories and recreate old-time atmospheres. Pramotton represents scenes of everyday life in the mountains in the old […]

Marco Castellini today is the only artisan papermaker to carry on the tradition of Toscolano, an ancient Italian papermaking hub of 14th-century origin. His activity takes place in the “MC Paper” paper workshop located in Via Trento, the historic center of Toscolano Maderno on Lake Garda, where he produces handmade papers daily. In his papers […]

Soapstone is a ductile and malleable rock found in deposits above 1,300 meters. This grey-whitish colored rock is the ideal material for the construction of stone stoves. Fabrizio and Claudio carry on this tradition deeply rooted in the Val d’Aosta region and practiced since the 1700s, by using the processing techniques they learnt from their […]

Georg Demetz is passionate about an art that his family has pursued for four generations: after studying sculpture at the Art Institute of Ortisei, he practised with different masters to achieve the title of master sculptor in 1987 and work in his own workshop in Ortisei. He is specialised in small sculptures, in particular religious […]