Florence is well-known for its goldsmithing tradition and Gianluca Cassigoli’s workshop, located near Piazza Santa Croce, is one of the extraordinary places in Florence committed to this noble art.  Gold, silver and iron jewelry, enhanced by stones and enamel details, made by using traditional Florentine engraving techniques, chisel work and hammering.  One-of-a-kind pieces, designed and […]

Housed in the age-old Nasi-Quaratesi Palazzo in Florence is the workshop of Alessandro Dari, a master of the goldsmith’s art who boasts several successful international and solo exhibitions. A museum-workshop since 2001 and a sculptural goldsmithing school since 2014, the Palazzo houses over 900 creations by the artist. Works inspired by the Etruscan, Classic, Gothic […]

The heir to a family of master blacksmiths for three generations, Filippo Quochi boasts a twenty-year experience in the iron-working field. His accurately detailed work and creative skills have transformed a job into an art form. He creates beautiful sculptures featuring plays of symmetry and balance and a great sense of proportion and beauty. Portions […]

Glassworks Eugenio Ferro has been producing artistic glassware since 1929, by using the sophisticated techniques introduced by the company’s founders, Eugenio Ferro and Giovanni Lazzarini. Currently run by their heirs, the company produces modern-style and traditional artistic glassware and mosaic glass. These one-of-a-kind pieces are made by three master glass-makers, heirs to local Murano families, […]

First Paul Maselli in 1955, and for the last 37 years his son Gabriele, have been creating frames for customers in his workshop, in the heart of Florence, where you can choose from about 600 models. But this wide range of products does not exhaust Bottega d’Arte’s ability to fulfil private customers’ requests as well […]

La Vacchetta Grassa is the name and brand of the leather goods shop located in the heart of Modena and housed in a beautiful historic building just steps away from Piazza Grande. It has been producing handmade belts, bags and wallets for over 35 years, by using 100% natural skins which are processed with the […]

His apprenticeship began in Naples, the birthplace of elegance, and then continued for forty years in the shop in the salon of Florence, Via Tornabuoni. Today, Mario Scialee has customers from all over the world but does not abandon those Florentines who still love excellence in tailored apparel. The mastery in the cut and attention […]

The Bottega Gatti was founded in Faenza in 1928 by the painter, sculptor and ceramist Riccardo Gatti. In that same year, Riccardo Gatti approached the Futurist Movement and created a series of pottery objects on the basis some of his models and those of some of the important members of the artistic group, such as […]

After thirty years of experience in glass processing and with a very long family tradition dating back to the second half of the nineteenth century, the brothers Alberto and Nicola Moretti founded in 2013 a dynamic and competent company, specialized in murrino glass processing and glass casting. The company NicolaMoretti, specialized in the production of […]

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 […]