A veritable glass chandelier artist, master glassmaker Luigi Fornasier started his glassworks over fifty years ago, and then handed down all his knowledge to his son Fabio, who combines his father’s technical skill and his own innate inquisitiveness which leads him to constantly research different shapes, volumes, colours and finishing details, experimental at times, designed […]

In 2007 Takafumi Mochizuki left the Land of the Rising Sun to move to Florence. After studying furniture restoration for some years he opened his own workshop, becoming the “Zouganista”, from “zougan”, marquetry in Japanese. Because this is his greatest passion: leaving his mark on the wood, creating decorative objects with attractive lines, with curvilinear […]

There is mastery, passion and love in the sculptures made by Ulderico Pinfildi, a great master of the Nativity scene art. Raised in his family’s workshop, he believes that this art runs in his DNA. His home-workshop oozes care for de- tails and finishing touches and the atmosphere of a world in which the Neapolitan […]

The current D’Aloise handicraft company is a family tradition with over a century of history. Its roots, linked to an artisan workshop that produced scales, date back to the late 1800s. Currently it is mainly devoted to the production of copper, brass and wrought iron objects (lamps, chandeliers and fireplace accessories, such as andirons, fireplace […]

AtelierGK Firenze was established in 2010 by Lapo Giannini and Michiko Kuwata, integrating six generations of family history and over twenty years of experience in bookbinding, conservation and crafting of novelty items. In their works, traditional Florentine techniques merge with the simplicity and essentiality typical of Japanese culture. Objects created ex novo or restored, where […]

After more than twenty years’ experience in international high-end tailoring, in 2019 Carmelina Raco opened her own atelier in one of Milan’s historic neighbourhoods, on the Naviglio Grande canal, where she creates bespoke garments based on the construction and techniques of fine men’s tailoring. Inspired by the elegance and aesthetic rigour of the best artisan […]

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 […]

After graduating from the well-known school for mosaicists in the Friuli region, Luciano Petris opened his workshop in Codroipo in 1980. His endeavours cover a vast range of activities: design and reproduction of artistic mosaics of modern and contemporary inspiration, in particular; production of furnishings and facings, using Venetian enamel and marble as well as […]

Mastro Cencio creates true “gems” of the highest craftsmanship having both aesthetic and historic value. All processing stages are aimed at preserving and keeping the heritage of the past alive. While experimenting with modern and contemporary ceramic-making techniques, the production focuses on the archaeology field, from classical to medieval times, and the workshop offers customers […]

The list of famous clients who frequent the Sartoria Gallo speaks volumes about the quality of its items of clothing. The skilled hands of Luigi Gallo have in fact dressed people such as Stefano Accorsi, Michele Placido and many others. Today his son Marco, who grew up admiring the skilful work of his father, is […]