Since 1977 in Turin, Mastro Corradin has been working in the beautiful setting of the medieval village within the Parco del Valentino. In addition to focusing on the production and restoration of objects in forged iron, he works with colleagues and craftsmen specialized in the working of other materials, such as wood, stone, glass, ceramics, […]

The artistic processing of coral is, in Torre del Greco, a cen- turies-old tradition, whose history and fame have been inter- twined with the name of the Ascione family since 1855. They started the city’s oldest goldsmith’s shop, famous for its so- phisticated ‘red gold’ jewelry, but also in mother-of-pearl, hard stones and precious metals […]

Born and raised in his family’s goldsmith’s shop, Alessandro Bardi perfected his skills by training in Florence and attending courses ranging from gemology to 3D design. Every creation is entirely made by hand. In addition to gold, he uses silver and natural precious stones, in particular, diamonds, sapphires and rubies, with which he creates one-of-a-kind […]

The Mancini family has been dealing with furniture and furniture decorations since the late 1700s. A workshop of long-standing tradition, which now takes also care of artwork restoration. Pieces made of solid wood and French-polished in the workshop by using techniques handed down from father to son, which gives the furniture a silky smooth feel […]

Four generations of artisans creating jewels, a family business that has crossed more than a century of history while affirming its own philosophy and inimitable style, appreciated and recognized all over the world. Every Fratelli Piccini jewel is a unique piece created by the hands of expert master craftsmen, loyal custodians of those goldsmithing techniques […]

The artisan workshop Legatoria Artistica was born in 1982 from the passion for paper of two sisters, Patrizia and Angela Gronchi. Great attention is paid to the choice of materials, first of all a special paper made by capturing among the fibers flowers and other elements offered by nature. With these precious papers unique objects […]

Judith Sotriffer makes old Val Gardena dolls: a tradition that was already going strong in the 1700s and disappeared in 1930. In Val Gardena the production of wooden toys is an established tradition. It is said that each family specialised in a toy. Judith’s father is a sculptor and carver of toys, but not dolls. […]

Based in the heart of Gubbio, this historic workshop has been creating pottery for over 50 years by using the ancient Etruscan technique called bucchero, a traditional method rediscovered by Antonio Maria Rossi and now skillfully carried on by his son Gaetano. Every piece, which is made on a wheel, is polished with wood to […]

The starting point for Francesco Navanzino’s firm, in 1974, was certainly the study and interpretation of the acanthus of the Royal School of Ceramics in Caltagirone. This passion for tradition still remains but is combined with the quest for contemporary forms and colours, also working with ideas from private customers and designers. The workshop uses […]

The Frigerio Carlo company has been a leader on the Italian furniture scene since 1949, with a qualified production using natural materials such as rattan cane, manau cane, rushes and wicker. In the 1990s, the use of polyethylene fibre and other synthetic materials resistant to all weather conditions was introduced, which permitted the birth of […]