The best-known milliner’s shop in Milan: started in 1930 by the grandparents of the current owner, Laura Marelli, it has been making, since then, a variety of hats, in the most creative styles, for the most elegant ladies in town. In the shop-workshop, the founder’s great-granddaughter continues the family tradition by creating hat models in […]

The kiln, with an adjoining quarry, is one of the oldest and largest in the area, actually dating back to 1300. Since 1919 it has been owned by the Poggi family, and from producing bricks, tiles, bowls, and urns for oil, it has expanded rapidly to all forms of garden furnishings. Today, customers can buy […]

Cappellificio Falcus was started in 1959 by Folco Mugnai, in Montevarchi, near  Arezzo, in an area known for top-quality hat manufacturing since the late 1800s. The factory soon made a name for itself by making Florentine straw hats and exotic luxury straw hats. It was the first company to experiment with the “blocked fabric” technique […]

One of Italy’s oldest workshops for the restoration of artistic carpets. The workshop is currently run by Benedetto Bumaguin and Orna Bachar, husband and wife, but it dates back to the early 1900s, when Benedetto Bumaguin’s grandfather, the famous Alberto Meschoulam, born in Istanbul, Turkey, the cradle of the great masters of carpet restoration, opened […]

A graduate in alabaster art and restoration, Silvia Provvedi has been dedicated for more than 20 years to the creation of amazing sculptures and delicate fretwork, in a welcoming environment where one can admire traditional working techniques, from conception to finished work. In addition to creating custom works and unique pieces, Silvia is committed to […]

Since 1992 the company Pacifico Antonella has been a point of reference on the Italian and international market for the production of high quality crafts. Lace from Isernia, made by hand, using ancient techniques, is combined with the pure linen that is the absolute Pacifico protagonist. All the products are made using knowledge passed down […]

We are in the home of the craftsman and artist Giuseppe Liberati, who, with his creativity, continues the Abruzzo tradition and art of pottery. The most traditional products are made with a very refined technique, a special study of the shape, colour and decoration, and reflects the best regional tradition, while the more creative products […]

Heir to a tradition handed down from generation to generation since the mid-nineteenth century, Carlo Andreacchio, with his wife Rita Maria Caraceni, continues to create splendid men’s suits in the historic Sartoria A. Caraceni. Completely sewn by hand, they are cut with a technique that gives them a perfect fit. Sportswear, double-breasted blazers, dress coats, […]

The Laboratorio Luzzi is into its fourth generation and is housed in an old farmhouse in the Tuscan countryside. Baskets, chairs seats, objects commissioned by customers. The items are entirely worked in Anghiari, using traditional techniques that have been employed since 1873, the year when the business started. In addition the raw materials are also […]

A skilled restorer and an expert in the field of metalwork, Nicola Savioli trained at a very special school, Florence’s Opificio delle Pietre Dure. Raised in a family of artisans, he soon developed a remarkable artistic feeling, in particular, a passion for metal objects, which today he restores by combining the use of old and […]