The activity of luthier Martino Quintavalla originates from a passion for music and manual work but draws on the technological and scientific approach matured during his previous work as a researcher in materials engineering and the experience in the workshop with luthier Federico Gabrielli with whom he carried out a research project on mandolins, funded […]

When he started his own glassworks at the end of World War Two, Archimede Seguso was already a successful master glassmaker, well-known, since the 1920s, for his sophisticated animal-themed creations. In the 1930s, he created wonderful bullicante and pulegoso glass vases and he specialized in the massello-style sculpture, and then, in the 1950s, he experimented […]

The story of Ulturale ties is a story of passion and skillful hands. In the 1980s, with Vincenzo Ulturale who grew up in the family’s workshop operating since 1948, the brand became synonymous with elegance. The closure stitch on the back, sewn higher up, the movable ‘friction thread’ that makes the tie incredibly soft, the […]

Just as the Etruscans, of whom Volterra was one of the main city-states, did millennia ago, and just as his father, who opened the workshop in the late 1940s, did, so Spartaco Montagnani in his workshop in the heart of the historic center makes finely crafted cast bronze figurines. Reproductions of Etruscan art, including the […]

Pesaro, city of ceramics, houses the secrets of an ancient art that lives on today in the workshop of Tiziano Donzelli. He produces ancient and modern majolica, as well as oil painting and drawing. His passion and his skill led him to develop different decorative techniques and genres: portraits, decorations on large surfaces and custom […]

The Ceramiche Mazzotti company is a family tradition that dates back to 1903. Artistic ceramics made according to the strict decorative and moulding techniques that have characterised Albisola’s pottery since 1500. Furnishings, tableware, decorative panels, lamps and favours. Refined creations entirely shaped by hand from grey clay, painted by hand and depicting traditional subjects in […]

Isabella del Bono’s creations can be described as true works of sculpture. Pieces of iron jewelry, inspired by the medieval heraldic tradition with elegantly engraved coats of arms, logos or initials, are created by using a special technique invented by Isabella del Bono herself: galuchat engraving. Precious stones, small diamonds or pearls can be added […]

Born into a family of sabot-makers, the Favre brothers joined their father’s business in the sixties by taking part in the Fiera dell’Orso, a very popular crafts fair held in the Val d’Aosta region. They combine their artisan skill and passion for the typical shoes of Val d’Aosta with the management of a local farm. […]

Since 1977 in Turin, Mastro Corradin has been working in the beautiful setting of the medieval village within the Parco del Valentino. In addition to focusing on the production and restoration of objects in forged iron, he works with colleagues and craftsmen specialized in the working of other materials, such as wood, stone, glass, ceramics, […]

In 2004, the first pair of Woo Class glasses were made. From then onwards, Lisa Gabellini’s atelier has created frames that perfectly combine stile and comfort while considering the wellbeing of the wearer. Made with at least 11 layers of natural wood, the glasses are light, flexible and durable. The manufacturing process includes meticulously forming […]