The Artisans

Daniela Lupi learned every secret of painting and sculpting in her small workshop, following a Renaissance tradition dating back to painter Artemisia Gentileschi. Throughout her thirty-year-long career, she has dedicated herself to producing singular pieces that stand out for a special layering of brushstrokes that creates a veiled, almost rarefied atmosphere. The powerful qualities of her artworks counterbalance her own sunny yet discreet personality, an unwavering tension actualized in superb singular pieces.

An eclectic figure within the contemporary artistic scene, artist Antonio Fabozzi specializes in painting, drawing, intaglio printmaking, and ceramics. A former student at the Academy of Fine Arts in Urbino, Krakow, Naples, Perugia, and Macerata, he is based in Italy where he works with charcoal and tempera, brushes and pencils, earthenware and wood.

A passion passed down generations, Simone founded Justfurnituress after spending his childhood and youth in his grandfather's furniture restoration workshop. A masterful cabinetmaker with a deep knowledge of 1700-1900s furniture, he taught him everything he knew, beginning from the story every single piece could tell. Merging vintage and contemporary inspirations, Justfurnituress is a design and restoration studio offering antique sideboards and wooden tables as well as bespoke glass projects, combining past and present in functional artworks.

Born in Switzerland and based between New York and Noto, Sicily, Elena Barenghi is a painter, photographer, poet, and interior designer. Her career gained momentum in Rome, before attending the Istituto Spinelli Restoration School in Florence. She established herself as an interior designer in Brussels, where she opened both the EM72 concept store and the Ruedarwin17 Bed & Breakfast. Attending the Parsons School of Design in NYC paved the way for her “The Golden Rule” solo exhibition at the Amos Eno Gallery. Her house in Noto - Casadieci - has been featured in the Casafacile and Annabelle magazines.

Born and raised in Florence, Micaela Mancini Imperatore is an artist based in Sanremo. She has created and curated a collection of globes that have been featured in prestigious publications, namely Vogue UK, and showcased at the MIDA, il Museo Internazionale delle Donne Artiste at Ceresole d’Alba.

Founded in Venice in 2021 by architects Maria Pernice and Marco Brotto, Carcino Design specializes in product and interior design, offering exclusive made-to-order and customizable pieces reflecting the duo’s interpretation of a universal language. The modeled materials act as a form of communication that at once refers to a classical ideal and embraces a pop approach. Boasting an Italian and Venetian supply chain, Carcino Design ensures verified quality at every stage.

Founded by Emanuela Terraneo and Alessandro Pozzi, Lebanto is an Italian brand whose mission is to design furniture that exudes a sophisticated and elegant modern flair. Born in Cantù near Milan, one of the historical districts of Italian woodworking and furniture, its collections are handmade entirely in-house employing first-rate natural materials such as marble, wood, and glass. Comprising limited edition and one-off, bespoke designs, Lebanto draws inspiration from the century-old, timeless idea of “Made in Italy.”

Well-known for his impeccable taste and talent, Renzo Serafini is an Italian artist specialized in handcrafting lamps and light fixtures according to time-old artisan traditions. He founded his namesake studio and production company in 2011, where he transforms light for indoor and outdoor decors, helping people discover and fall in love with light.

Edoardo Modenese creates abstract works that blur the lines between painting, sculpture, and industrial products. His art possesses the power to captivate and disorient observers, unveiling the intricacies, unpredictabilities, and surprises inherent in the adventures of perception. His unique artistic vision has garnered the attention of luxury brands such as Louis Vuitton, who have featured his work in three of their newly opened stores. Based in Milan, he has a degree in Product Design from Central Saint Martins University in London.

Sandro Lopez is a sculptor and designer who makes original works for distinctive living spaces. His pieces embody a sculptural presence and derive from an artistic interpretation of diverse furniture typologies. He and artist/art director Sara Khamisi joined forces to create their independent furniture brand in Milan. Their brand offers limited edition pieces for a lifestyle enriched by art and beauty.

Stile's two-decade-long record of creativity and Zanchettin's 60-year-long artisan experience converge in Decora. Reinventing the tradition of choosing luxurious upscale furniture with a nostalgic flair, Decora's collections offer designs that seamlessly synthesize innovation, functionality, and refinement. Luxury and customization define Decora's production style, which ranges from boiserie wall coverings to walk-in closets and customizable furniture.

After fifteen years as a renowned sommelier, Dario Piluso left his career behind to run a thirty-year pottery workshop run by his mother Santina Raimondo. This is how Ceramiche Baroquè came to life, with the purpose of reinventing traditional Caltagirone pottery in an exquisitely contemporary aesthetic for fine dining, mixology, and home décor. Unique techniques mastered by expert hands ensure each piece is unrepeatable, molded to let ordinary and extraordinary coexist.

Focusing on long-term projects of a personal nature, Italian independent photographer, and former anthropology student, Daniele Vita sees photography as a tool for documenting everyday life. Recipient of several awards and exhibiting his work since the early 2000s and a renowned contributor for Italian and foreign magazines, foundations, and social cooperatives, his three published works span from 2009 to 2019 with the latter exploring traditional Sicily during the holy week.

Founded by Danilo Farinon in the 1960s, Decormarmi specializes in first-rate marble manufacturing. Located on the hills surrounding Vicenza, it works with natural stone in various forms and aesthetic compositions, combining it with other materials in the hand-making process following ancient and modern techniques. Boasting collaborations with prominent figures such as Christophe Pillet, Enzo Berti, Marco Piva, Matteo Nunziati, Alberto Apostoli, and Sebastiano Zilio, its unique pieces are customizable to fit personal preferences and decor styles.

Alice Del Ferraro discovered her passion for ceramics in 2017 during a stimulating apprenticeship lasting several years. Through a hands-on learning process, she honed her drawing, modeling, and decorating skills, discovering her calling. She founded her workshop soon after completing her intensive studies, serving as a creative space for experimenting with various clays, techniques, and textures to refine her artistic language. Her work fuses sculptural and functional elements, using mainly stoneware clay and traditional hand-building methods.

Esadesign is the place where interior design becomes tailor-made, transforming the emotions of living in the home into tangible and explorable realities. A new idea of luxury emerges thanks to an international profile, a mirrored picture of a long research path gained around the expressive ways of the materials and the careful space modulation of the spaces that belong to an actual and surprising daily routine.

Hugo Schaer was born in 1952 in Lucerne, Switzerland. A graduate of the School of Design in Lucerne and of the Académie Grand Chaumière in Paris, he began participating in exhibitions and interdisciplinary art projects in the 1980s, mostly with video making, painting, and sculptures. Deeply involved in the Swiss artistic and cultural scene and later that of Odessa, Ukraine, he now collaborates with the Italian “Fabbrica Ceramiche Giuseppe Mazzotti 1903″ in Albisola, creating unique sculptures and ceramics marked by a distinctive yet sophisticated style.

Sergio Fiorentino was born in 1973 in Catania, where studied art and antique restoration at the Abadir Academy of Fine Arts in Catania; in 2012 founded his studio in Noto where he lives and works. In his artworks, faces and bodies of water and stone rise and disappear. A contemporary classicism that sometimes flakes off. Divers, saints, twins, and portraits remain motionless wrapped in ultramarine blue. A beauty revealed but protected by schools of tuna and garfish, leaves and plants, scratches, drips, and abrasions.

Somma 1867 is a historic wool mill with an entirely Italian supply chain and more than 150 years of manufacturing experience, rooted in the Lake Como Region. The company creates fabrics and furnishing accessories in its factories using unique and unrepeatable yarns and finishes. Attention to detail generates unique and precious products, the production of excellence transforms them into sartorial masterpieces.

Established in the 1950s as a spin-off of the renowned Milanese brand “Spotti”, SEM filled the gap in the industry between artisan and high-volume productions by offering customizable furniture collections. Seventy years of knowledge and cultivated professional relationships flank a tireless drive for experimentation, its trademark collections reflecting a commitment to functionality and curiosity. Hannes Peer, Zaven, Marcante-Testa, Vormen, Giacomo Moor, and Elisa Ossino are among the brilliant professionals behind SEM’s iconic designs.