A small company that carries on the woodworking tradition of the Valle d’Aosta. This tradition is respected not only in the techniques used in the workshop, found in the village of Introd, but also in the objects produced: Les Amis du Bois is, in fact, specialized in making wooden objects and, in particular, in the […]

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 […]

Passionately fond of the art of ceramic-making since he was a child, Elvio Sagnella works in this workshop with the help of experienced assistants. The winner of the International Tradition and Innovation Competition held in Ascoli Piceno in 2009, Sagnella is a versatile and passionate artisan. Inspired by the eighteenth-century tradition of Certaldo and San […]

Earth, pigments, fire and skilled hands. This is the secret of Virginia Casa’s factory, from which come from over forty ceramic objects for furnishing the home and setting the table. So many lines, from country chic to classic and neoclassic styles, from baroque to minimalism, all made with the manual techniques of the ancient art […]

For over 40 years Mirta Morigi has been working in her ceramics workshop, set up like those of the Renaissance. Her pottery is a happy mix of the courtly majolica of the past and the future. She creates, in fact, her own brightly-coloured, provocative majolica, without sacrificing its typical lightness and conceptual irony. Each creation […]

The Cooperativa Artieri Alabastro di Volterra (Volterra Alabaster Craftsmen Cooperative) was formed back in 1895, bringing together the most skilled craftsmen in the industry since its inception. And today it is the only structure that can boast the best existing workforce in the world of alabaster. Numerous and important are the national and international reviews […]

It all began in 1937, with the business founded by blacksmith and farrier Amelio Trinciarelli . In 1996 the company took the name TN di Nello Trinciarelli, carrying on the work of a craft workshop for the production of wrought iron objects, just as Amelio once did in the premises of his own home and […]

Custom-made shoes: one of the very few things designed to combine luxury, elegance and comfort. The shoes made by Daniela Ghezzo cocoon the feet in a caressing touch. She learned the technique, but also began creating her own style, by dividing her time between a Roman workshop specialising in men’s shoes and the Venetian workshop […]

The ceramics workshop in the Bottega Del Monaco is dynamic and youthful, and uses the heritage of the historic family workshop to create contemporary artisan projects. Manual skills and deep knowledge of the trade are combined here with the world of design and architecture. Vincenzo Annunziata and Anna Irene, the children of Orazio Del Monaco, […]

Started in the early 1900s, the Peotta Bruno workshop creates and exports across the world elegant hand-carved sculptures in Vicenza stone. The company is currently run by the fourth generation of a family of skilled sculptors and boasts a collection of over 2,500 items. Refined and innovative artifacts for both indoor and outdoor use. Tradition […]