A vocation for design and contemporary decor combined with the recovery of the motifs of the Byzantines, Spaniards and Arabs: these are the ceramics of Giacomo Cusumano, who decorates and crafts his pieces by hand, using traditional techniques. His speciality is his ability to paint majolica, treating the enamel as if it were a canvas. […]

Francesca Bencivenni specializes in needlepoint lace made by using the ancient Aemilia Ars technique. She creates one-of-a-kind pieces inspired by old drawings, as well as customized and made to order pieces. Household linen, elegant Belle Époque lamps, original earrings, bookmarks and romantic wedding ring cushions. Lovely creations to be used not only for decoration purposes, […]

The business was started in 1911 by the three Moretti brothers, for the purpose of producing the two traditional Venetian glass pearls: the Rosetta and the Millefiori mosaic. Over one hundred years have gone by since then and, today, their children and grandchildren carry on the family tradition of the Venetian mosaic glass, while expanding […]

Sandro Rongioni continues a long family tradition, which began with his grandfather, an expert carpenter, and entered the field of wooden restoration with his father. The know-how handed down from generation to generation combined with specialized studies has allowed Sandro to open his own workshop in Milan in 1987, where he combines manual expertise with […]

An artistic workshop which is conducive to ideas, research and innovation in the goldsmithing field: this is, in short, the essence of Bottega Franchi. This workshop was started in 1962 by Fausto Maria Franchi, who now works side by side with his son Enrico. Enrico has inherited all his father’s talent and passion for this […]

Arghillà is the place where the memory, culture and symbolism of an ancient land find a form: Calabria. In his workshop, Nicola Tripodi makes the most of his experience in producing terra-cotta items: candlesticks, containers, lights, masks, sculptures and more, each one unique, modelled and decorated by hand. A very modern exhibition of structures supported […]

Cristina Forconi’s Reali Restauri restoration firm works to bring new life to precious chandeliers, preserving not only their functional value, but also historical and artistic value. Consider the important work that was done in the Palazzo Reale in Turin, on the approximately 200 majestic chandeliers in Ca’ Rezzonico style. Specialized in Maria Theresa chandeliers, the […]

Lino Tagliapietra’s 75-year-long career has been lived out at the gallery-museum in Murano where he was born and raised. He trained at several of the island’s furnaces, going from apprentice to master at the age of twenty-one to becoming one of the best-known glass artists of our time, working between Venice and Seattle, popular all […]

Founded by the Marini brothers more than 70 years ago, Florence Art creates exclusive Florentine-style furniture whose distinctive feature is exquisite hand-carved wood. Every item is designed and produced by the company, now in its second generation. In addition to its elegant collections, the atelier also creates bespoke furniture in accordance with customers’ tastes and […]

The shop was started in 1948 and it soon became the symbol of classic Florentine luxury jewelry. Then came the encounter with Japanese fashion, with the destructuring of shapes and with design and sculpture as sources of inspiration. What does an object mean? The message deeply rooted in ancient jewelry is delivered by Claudio Ranfagni’s […]