The modern voice of Neapolitan tailoring since 1932, when Gennaro Rubinacci, a figure of elegance in high society circles in Naples, started his workshop called London House. Those were the years when London was considered to be the capital of elegant menswear, but what was taking shape in the Rubinacci tailor’s shop was the quintessential […]

The year 2015 marks an important anniversary: 120 years of business since David Berti started production in 1895. Today, both the passion and the craftsmanship remain unchanged. But the knives made by Coltellerie Berti are not only handmade but also unique: there is only one knife maker who leaves his initials on the blade, to […]

The location is in the San Polo neighborhood, near Campo San Tomà, the Basilica dei Frari and Scuola Grande di San Rocco. A skilfull engraver and restorer, Bruno Barbon is one of the few artisans who has mastered the art and technique of engraving the famous Venetian moretti. In addition to these jewels, Barbon also […]

Gabriella Sacchi is a ceramics architect who opened the Laboratorio Spazio Nibe dedicated to contemporary ceramics in 1981. In the workshop limited series of small objects and unique sculptural pieces are created. The items produced reflect a continuous research in the formal and technical content and can be considered as a combination of art, craft […]

Following in the footsteps of his father Franco, a master goldsmith who started the business in the early 1970s, Simone Groppi graduated at the Academy of Art of Brera developing a deep interest in jewelry-making by using the age-old chiseling, fretwork and lost-wax casting techniques. Elegant creations with the addition of Simone’s personal artistic touch, […]

In business in Murano since 1397, the Seguso family creates true works of art in glass. Craftsmanship and passion have been handed down through 23 generations, giving shape to precious creations that for six centuries have been adorning royal houses, mansions, the Vatican, prestigious hotels and theatres. Today Seguso Vetri d’Arte continues to be a […]

When it comes to creating custom-made shoes, Marini takes the matter very seriously: every stage is performed by hand, starting from the wooden last, made to the specifications of the customer’s feet, up to every single detail regarding the shoes. Marini was established in 1899 by Giuseppe Marini, a master shoemaker who, owing to his […]

Mazzanti Piume has been creating elegant feather accessories and ornaments since 1935, by using the same traditional methods for three generations. In the 1940s, the atelier began working with the great names of fashion design and hat-making of the time. And it still creates handmade feather items for famous fashion designers such as Chanel, Balenciaga, […]

The Signa workshop has been operating since 1875. For over four generations the Grevi family has been leading the hat evolution, starting with the trecciaiole, from whose hands came weaving as delicate as lace, the felt melousine and the satine up to the Tuscan lambskin hat launched worldwide in the 1960s. Even today, the collections […]

The Pipa Castello brand has always stood for quality. It was established in 1935 by Carlo Scotti. This is not merely a machine-produced smoking tool, but a valuable artisan piece that takes on a great artistic value, that can satisfy the senses of sight, touch and even taste. The pipe becomes the “jewel for men […]