The Artisans

Trained in Industrial Design at the MACHINA Lonati Fashion and Design Institute, Elena Rogna is a brilliant designer with a distinctive eclectic approach. An abandoned mansion or a tiny leaf can equally spark her creativity. Her hands guide the chisel to refine every single curve and joint, ensuring each piece is unique. A stimulating collaboration between master artisans and innovative brands is at the base of her capsule collections, which synthesize the vision of who crafted them and the one of those they are dedicated to.

Diana Priscila Solis is an artist and designer residing and working in Florence, Italy. In 2018 she graduated from the Florence Academy of Art after having studied Art History at the University of Nevada Las Vegas. Her training in both traditional drawing and painting, coupled with extensive knowledge of digital design, has allowed her to produce a versatile portfolio of multidisciplinary work. Her work has been showcased in various exhibitions and galleries, such as the 2018 and 2019 ARC Salons in MEAM Barcelona, the Drawing on The Masters Auction at Columbus Circle Time Warner Center, and a solo exhibition titled "Grottesche" with AFF Group.

Cagliari-based photographer and teacher, Francesca Randi has been honing her craft since 1999. Throughout the years, she has developed an oneiric, surreal style where photos capture and replicate the most intimate side of the self, just like dreams. Identity, childhood, adolescence, unconsciousness, stress, wunderkammer, and nocturnal landscapes between nightmare and loneliness are the predominant themes explored in her works. Randi's photographs have been exhibited in a variety of solo and collective galleries in Italy and abroad.

A world traveler and photographer, Dariusz Jasak is based in Florence, where he finds inspiration in the ever-flourishing artistic and architectural environment. Featured in Vogue, AD Italia, and Wallpaper, he collaborates with leading book publishers around the world. Capturing the fascinating essence of urban landscapes, streets, and their inhabitants, his works have been showcased in solo exhibitions in Amsterdam, Antwerp, and Stuttgart.

Luca Bornoffi grew up immersed in the Mantua countryside, sparking an early passion for art. At school, he filled notebooks with sketches inspired by the world beyond the classroom. His travels to 40+ countries enriched his art, leading him to explore abstract expressions of color and texture that convey both exhilaration and serenity. Bornoffi founded Beatilla, an Art Eco Design Farm Resort, featuring his vibrant artworks and upcycled, eco-friendly furniture. With worldwide collaboration, he creates limited-edition pieces where cultures and emotions merge on a single canvas.

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.

Ceaseless experimentation with new techniques and materials nurtures Mariano Franzetti's artistic language. Of Argentine origin, he studied Architecture at the Universidad Nacional in Cordoba before moving to Italy to be closer to the Renaissance masterpieces that have inspired his artistic mark. Among his successful group and solo exhibitions, the 2021/2022 "PUTTY TOYS TRICKY, LORO” boasts sculptures, tapestries, paintings, and bas-reliefs, through which Franzetti sheds light on the fascinatingly contradictory nature of contemporary life.

A leading Italian design brand, Semastone Design has been working with marble for over thirty years. Transforming precious raw marble stones into refined, sculptural pieces for both private and contract interiors, its designs are singular and bespoke, a testament to the high-quality craftsmanship shared by Semastone Design’s expert artisans.

Studio Bojola is a Florence-based design studio, co-owned by designer and creative director Luca and fashion and interior designer Margherita Bojola. For almost thirty years, the brand collaborates with local Italian artisans and experts to shape objects and spaces that transcend boundaries. The brand works on projects ranging from interior design and architecture to creative direction and design consultancy.

Artist, sculptor, and designer Gianmaria Potenza first started his own workshop in the 1950s while still a student at the Art Institute. Based in the heart of Venice, his pieces skillfully meticulously preserved the century-old techniques and know-how of the Venetian tradition reinterpreted in a contemporary key. He began exhibiting his oeuvres in the 60s and achieved international recognition in the 80s following a showcase of his iconic Ninfea Armonica sculpture, which traveled the world, from the streets of Istanbul to New York, to Hong Kong and St. Petersburg.

Born in Italy in 1955, Isabella Vismara studied art in Milan before moving to the United States for her artistic debut in a group exhibition at the Boston Fine Arts Museum in 1979. Her subsequent group exhibition - Gli AmiciPittori - was in 2002 at the Superstudio in Milan, achieving critical acclaim. Her signature painting technique, cold encaustic on wood, allows for a more textural effect than oil paint. Her Human Kind Visiting God (2014) in Robilant+Voena (London) and Anima Mundi (2016) at Sotheby's (Milan) are just a few of her successful solo exhibitions.

Raised between Rome and Florence in the 1970s and ‘80s, Lorenzo Castore is an Italian photographer who fell in love with the craft after taking photos in the streets of New York City when he moved there in 1992. A trained lawyer, in 1999 he decided to leave his career to become a war photographer in Albania and Kosovo. Later on, his work shifted from in-the-field to slower, long-form photographic narratives, mainly drawing on his personal experience, memory, and the relation between individual stories. His photographs have been exhibited and published internationally.

An eclectic ensemble of painting and drawing on ancient papers, canvases, and wooden boards, contemporary artist Federica Giulianini’s art is both still and dynamic, evoking an emotional and intimate relation with the viewer in its delicate and pale landscape portraits of the natural world. Shapes and colors merge in a unique aesthetic, exuding a romantic, somewhat nostalgic essence that is a trademark of Giulianini’s art.