Valeria David has been working in the field of textiles for almost 35 years. After transforming her vintage shop into a workshop, she began to dedicate her time, with knowledge and passion, to creating fabrics for decor: curtains, tablecloths, tapestries, pillows and bedspreads, second hand makeovers, in other words, created by recovering old pieces and […]

Ever since 1870, the Di Giacomo family has been renowned in the world of haute joaillerie for sophistication and expertise. Their exclusive production is continuously evolving and the range of items features a variety of materials: gold, silver and platinum, precious and semi-precious stones, meticulously handcrafted using traditional artisanal methods. Each creation is designed and […]

Andrea Branciforti describes his workshop, where he creates furniture, tableware and lava stone coverings, as a place of cross-genre creativity. A forty-year experience in the field combined with the use of centuries-old traditions. Artists, designers, customers and friends, all leave a sign of their passage, in particular, in the modern collection, produced under the brand […]

The Butteghetta was established in 1830 in the historic center of Genoa, as a store that sold household items and cribs. Over the years it specialized in niche products and typical Ligurian items such as mortars in marble for pesto, wooden graters and also moulds for corzetti, the typical pasta of eastern Liguria. Here you […]

Gucciardo Jewellers, located in Trapani, is synonymous with craftsmanship and reliability since 1950. As well as creating jewelry in coral, according to the tradition of the Trapani coral artisans, the second generation represented by Cinzia and Marcello has also started up a restoration business, as well as dealing in precious antiques. The Gucciardo family’s passion […]

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 […]

Since 1849 the Cordani family has been making hand-woven silk velvet. They still use the nineteenth-century wooden frames to create etched velvets, yokes on satin backgrounds and gros de tours, all with pure silk threads. The feather in the cap of this company is the smooth velvet of Genoa, of which they are the only […]

The Capodimonte Porcelain D’Arte firm was founded by master craftsman Salvatore De Palma in 1930. It is now in its second generation, with Pasquale De Palma, who carries on the art passed down by his father with care and wisdom. All of this is reflected in the accuracy of the details and the delicacy of […]

La Tela began as a workshop that produced handcrafted artistic fabrics of the highest quality. Now it is also home to an interesting museum and training courses, aimed at preserving the memory of the art of weaving. Inside is possible find textiles designed with style and creativity by two artisans and teachers, Patrizia Ginesi and Maria […]

The ancient art of working with coral is combined with modern creativity in the laboratory of two young coral craftspeople in Trapani, Giusi Damiano and Alfonso Graffeo. In this workshop, one can rediscover traditional techniques that have been proven over centuries of the coral-making tradition in Trapani. It is jewelry, but they also make cribs […]