The Artisans

A legacy established in 1830, Sahri is a historic luxury rugmaker that draws inspiration from Persian art and Tehran’s vibrant bazaars to create and source the finest quality rugs. A deep and passionate exploration of beauty passed down from generation to generation defines the family’s approach. Tradition and modernity marry in the innovative techniques and millenary materials showcased in each rug, a testament to the art of rugmaking and design in all their complexity.

Founded by designer Luca de Bona and photographer Massimiliano Tuveri, Belvedere is a luxury interior design firm that offers bespoke, artful furniture with a lavish and contemporary flair. Partnering with leading and renowned architects and designers worldwide, its collections are distinguished by an aesthetic that marries traditional crafting techniques, finishes, and prized materials with state-of-the-art technologies.

Neò was founded in 2007 when ceramist and designer Rosanna Contadini discovered an exciting new material: neoprene thread, a soft and flexible fiber that, when woven, creates silky and velvety pieces. Neò’s timeless contemporary designs are meticulously hand-knotted according to traditional techniques, woven into interior pieces, accessories, and jewelry fit for all decor styles. Neò pieces are on display in several museum stores and design shops worldwide.

Merging classic style, modern sophistication, and functionality, NC Design Group creates singular furniture items crafted with meticulous attention to detail. The atelier boasts collections such as the Crystal Panel and the Decor Frame that reveal a timeless aesthetic achieved using artisan and innovative techniques executed by a team of master craftsmen.

Galbiati Fratelli Company has been dedicated to producing exclusive furniture pieces since 1963. Master artisans blend traditional and leading-edge methods - from lost-wax casting to waterjet technology - to craft their signature collections. A small series of tables, mirrors, consoles, and chairs launched the brand in the ‘60s, while wrought iron and brass bed designs boomed between the ‘70s and ‘80s. Currently, the brand offers tailor-made pieces in a variety of styles sharing the same, unrivaled level of refinement.

Tullio Bolletta, the founder of timepiece manufacturer Lorenz, approached German designer Richard Sapper in 1959 to collaborate on a challenging project. Lorenz wanted to repurpose internal clock mechanisms made during the war for torpedoes into table clocks. After much trial and error, Sapper’s sleek design hid the bulky mechanisms in a cylindrical frame with a cut edge to sit on the table and added a clock face from a fighter jet. Known as the Lorenz Static, Sapper’s design was awarded the Compasso d’Oro in 1960. In 2017, Lorenz started producing Static table clocks once again.

Interior design brand Gufram is world-renowned for pushing the limits of industrial design. Founded in Turin in 1966, its non-conformist spirit is revealed in the playful furnishing items that incorporate technological innovation and experimentation into its artful furniture pieces. The marriage of artisanal craftsmanship and artistic avant-garde has led to the creation of some of its most iconic designs, such as the Bocca lips sofa, Pratone chaise lounge, Cactus hall tree and others which are currently on display in upscale homes and museums around the world.

Passion for artisanal luxury, attention to detail, and entrepreneurial spirit run in the veins of the Masolo family. Founded in 1956, the Giorgio Collection is specialized in luxury furniture with Art Deco and futuristic influences. Based in Seregno - in the heart of the renowned Brianza furniture district near Milan - the company is currently run by Fabio Masolo, who ensures the brand maintains its avant-garde spirit and ability to foresee trends. Entrepreneurial talent and artisan mastery are unmissable ingredients to this secret recipe.

Fluidity is Pietro Spoto’s artist trademark. A sculptor, visual artist and designer, Spoto is the founder and Creative Director of Studioliquido Milano, a workshop where his projects - ranging from product design to scenography - come to life. His original style synthesizes various references embedded with emotional, cultural, and environmental significance. Spoto has served as a creative consultant for Martin Margiela Maison, Fondazione Mudima, DOCVA Viafarini, and other international brands.

Design and fashion collide in La Manufacture, the brainchild of Robert Acouri who brought together designer Luca Nichetto and fashion consultant Milena Laquale to lead the brand. Distinguished by evocative, modern designs for indoor and outdoor decors, their collections feature renowned designers and studios like Oki Sato, Emma Boomkamp, Noé Duchaufour, and Marco Dessí among others to express their creative vision.

In the early 20th century, Brianza - once a district on the outskirts of Milan with strong agricultural roots - began to emerge as a hub for drawing and cabinet-making schools. To this day, Brianza is internationally renowned for being the heart of Italian furniture-making production, a tradition rooted in artisan know-how workshops wherein each piece is meticulously handcrafted. Brianza is where it all started for Andrea Colico, who started to craft his beloved and original chairs in a little space obtained from a courtyard in the small town of Cabiate in 1920.

Located in its historic Macherio headquarters only a few kilometers outside of Milan, Rivolta Carmignani has been producing prized linens for over 150 years. Now run by the fifth and sixth generations, the unrivaled quality of the yarns, the sartorial expertise, and the tailor-made optioning earned it international plaudit amongst exclusive hospitality contexts worldwide. Timeless class is its trademark, made possible thanks to the coexistence of artisan techniques, cutting-edge technologies, and traditional elements.

Founded in Biella, the capital of Italian luxury fabrics located in the foothills of the Alps, Alonpi is a worldwide leading Cashmere brand that merges the latest technology trends with century-old crafting techniques. Alfredo Magliola and Gian Pietro Tonel design luxurious home decor and ready-to-wear pieces marked by unparalleled quality and sophistication.

The brainchild of Giuliano Fois, Boonique is committed to crafting singular artisan bikes standing out for their exceptional performance and sleek aesthetic celebrating nature's perfect imperfections. Each bike is designed and handcrafted in a Sardinian workshop where no detail is left to chance and passion is infused into every piece. Exclusively employing first-rate cycling components, Boonique bikes reflect the mastery of the artisan behind them.

A sublime expression of elegance, Provasi creates magnificent furniture fashioned using first-rate materials and exceptional finishes. Founded in 1970 in Brianza by brothers Enrico, Paolo, Giovanni, and Roberto, it is a family-run business that draws inspiration from 18th- and 19th-century English and French classical furniture. Each piece by Provasi is a unique showcase of traditional craftsmanship, handmade by master artisans who create spectacular carvings and inlays, enhancing their works with stunning original allure.

Agustina Bottoni is an Argentinean artist from Buenos Aires who lives and works in Milan, Italy. Working alongside local Italian artisans, she dedicates her research to material authenticity, form, and color to fashion spectacular glassware, sculptures, and lighting fixtures of stunning contemporary flair. Bottoni has exhibited her works in various art and designs institutions and designs evocative pieces for international companies and galleries.

Emilie Lisi moves between ceramics, art, design and embroidery with attention to the concreteness of the object and, at the same time, to the relational value beyond form. In this compositional process we find raw and refined lands, pure and variegated in a mixture that leads to the alchemical. A deep half-breed that the artist obsessively molds and shapes terracotta inside and out, alternating refined craftsmanship and a restless intuition for the invisible core of objects. The compositions grow in an atmosphere of continuous experimentation; the fragility of the material suggests directions, shape, architecture and color. Emilie's ceramics, in their elegance and formal power, maintain mysterious sides, reverse embroidery, dark hollows revealing themselves to be fragile buildings of the intimate.

Artist Chiara Della Santina captured the values of mindfulness and art in her pottery atelier ClaireLune. Her collections are inspired by the hustle-and-bustle of cosmopolitan cities and the quiet-paced life of the Tuscan countryside, showcasing minimalist and sincere designs where tradition and innovation harmoniously coexist. She selects top-rate stoneware clay and other materials to guarantee the highest quality and durability of her pieces.

Wanda Fiscina’s hand-crafted ceramic sculptures have organic silhouettes combined with influences from her native Salerno and the area of Mount Vesuvius. Corals and other marine creatures, as well as the explosive power of magma inspire the themes of her powerful work. Wanda’s knowledge of craft and history makes her sculptures timeless pieces of art. Her work has been recognized internationally in the world of contemporary ceramics.

Founded in 1798 in Meda (Monza and Brianza) by four brothers, Cugini Lanzani specializes in luxe furniture and chairs handcrafted following the traditional techniques of French ebony carpenters. Boasting over 220 years of history reflected in the 2500 original models of all produced works, the workshop-museum includes English, American, and Italian works and was recognized as a historic heritage site for the city of Brianza. The workshop offers a selection of over 700 different classic oeuvres that are entirely customizable to taste with first-rate fabrics and finishes.