The Artisans

Czech-American artist Marta Abbott (Amsterdam, 1983) lives and works in Rome, creating multidisciplinary works in paper, canvas, ceramics, and photography. Her practice explores organic transformation through cyanotype, etching, and ink-based processes, revealing materials as living presences whose memory, tension, and chance guide a poetic, metamorphic visual language.

Founded in 1976 on Murano by Gianni Barbisan, Oball.Due honors true Murano glass and artistic lighting, rooted in the legacy of Vetreria Artistica Oball. In 2014, with the new generation led by Andrea Barbisan, son of Gianni, the studio launched TOZOO, blending contemporary design with artisanal tradition. Today, Oball.Due embodies Murano’s enduring mastery with a refined, forward-looking spirit.

Ugo Poggi Firenze, born in 1920s Florence from the vision of Ugo and Mimmina Poggi, embodies Italian elegance through handcrafted silverware, porcelain, and crystal. Now led by Niccolò Ugo Poggi with Daniela Cheli, the house blends heritage with contemporary artistry, creating timeless heirloom pieces that celebrate craftsmanship, luxury, and the enduring spirit of Florentine hospitality.

Alessio Monti is a contemporary ceramic artist whose philosophy, “Breaking the Mold,” redefines traditional craftsmanship. Rejecting conventions, he hand-harvests clay and shapes it through an intimate, experimental process. Each piece emerges like an archaeological relic, where cracks and erosion become symbols of time’s beauty. With ash-based glazes and dramatic lighting, Monti’s work celebrates imperfection and individuality as the purest forms of creation.

Lavagnoli, a family atelier with 150 years of natural-stone mastery, began near Verona, where artisans hand-carved marble with remarkable skill. Now based in Friuli Venezia Giulia under fourth-generation leader Leonardo Lavagnoli, it unites heritage and advanced technology. Its refined craftsmanship and forward vision position Lavagnoli as an eminent ambassador of Italian stone artistry worldwide.

Bianco67 evolves a family marble tradition founded by the Bernardo family in the 1960s. Guided by deep material knowledge, the company unites artisanal mastery with advanced technology to craft bespoke marble creations. From material selection to installation, Bianco67 delivers refined, custom solutions for architects, designers, and private clients, celebrating Italian craftsmanship, innovation, and timeless elegance.

MUG is a Milan-based lighting brand founded by Corrado Dotti and Alessandro Targetti, celebrated for its contemporary luxury style and timeless design. Crafted with the finest Italian expertise, its pieces balance proportion, light, and refined materials. Iconic mouth-blown Murano glass elements embody MUG’s sophisticated aesthetic and enduring design philosophy.

Brescian artist Giulio Caponi creates hand-embroidered tapestries and rugs he calls “visual poetry.” Shaped by decades of travel and over thirty years of craft, his studio work blends text and texture through meticulous punto erba and punto croce. Every piece is conceived and made entirely by hand, transforming words into evocative felt and moquette compositions that celebrate storytelling and Italian artistry.

Miyuca is a handcrafted atelier in Bressanone where nature and Slow Design shape every creation. Working with hand-gathered autumn leaves, bio resins, and wooden molds, it crafts sustainable lamps that honor traditional techniques. Each piece glows with warm, organic light, revealing unique patterns defined by the leaves themselves. Poetic and timeless, Miyuca’s designs can also be personalized with leaves chosen by the client.

Based in Italy and rooted in four decades of family expertise, Fasihzadeh creates refined, art-driven carpets that honor tradition while reinterpreting it through innovative processes. Each one-of-a-kind rug is handmade using non-industrial methods and artistic treatments that reveal depth, contrast, and organic, textural motifs, embodying a contemporary yet timeless vision of craftsmanship.

Effetto Vetro, founded by Maurizio Foddis and Andrea Baisi, blends Italian glassmaking heritage with contemporary experimentation. In their atelier, rare archival glass and reclaimed mirrors meet techniques such as cutting, grinding, polishing, and hot bending. The result is artistic, finely crafted pieces where research, memory, and mastery converge to transform a rare craft into a modern design language.

Founded in 1954, Zanotta is a pioneering name in Italian design, renowned worldwide for its timeless furniture and innovative spirit. From sofas to tables and accessories, each piece embodies elegance, functionality, and avant-garde vision. Collaborations with legendary designers have turned many Zanotta creations into enduring icons, celebrated in museums across the globe and honored with multiple Compasso d’Oro awards.

Founded in 1976 in Italy’s Veneto region, Lando collaborates with internationally renowned designers to create pieces that honor materials, craftsmanship, and traditions of the past—while paving the way for new expressions. Each collection is an invitation to experience timeless beauty through furniture and accessories that bring the quality of Italian design and the unique character of craftsmanship into everyday life.

Gabriela Aleksandra Szuba, known as GAS, is a Polish artist based in Italy. After an education in economics, she embraced an independent artistic path driven by introspection and the desire to give visible form to the invisible. Her meditative paintings—crafted with acrylics, crackle paste, pigments, and gold leaf—explore fragility, time, and transcendence, turning matter into memory and light into spiritual presence. Exhibited internationally, her work invites silent reflection and emotional resonance.

Founded in 2010 by the historic company Angelo Cappellini & C. Srl, Opera Contemporary blends classical heritage with contemporary design. Crafted in Italy, its refined furnishings embody balanced proportions, meticulous detailing, and artisanal mastery. Merging tradition and innovation, Opera Contemporary redefines modern luxury with timeless elegance for sophisticated international interiors.

Italian designer Marco Guazzini founded his studio in 2015, creating Marwoolus®, an innovative patented material blending marble dust and wool fibers as a tribute to his roots in Prato and Pietrasanta. Handcrafted in his Pietrasanta atelier, each piece reflects a dialogue between memory, tradition, and experimentation, combining artisanal care with contemporary design. Guazzini’s work, celebrated internationally, embodies elegance, uniqueness, and authentic Italian craftsmanship.

Born in Siena in 1950 and based in Florence, Cecco Mariniello is an Italian painter and illustrator celebrated for his evocative visual language. Trained in architecture and fine arts, he began his career in illustration, collaborating with leading international publications and creating acclaimed children’s books. Since the late 20th century, his painting has explored memory, myth, and metaphysical atmospheres, blending classical architecture with lyrical landscapes in a deeply personal, timeless poetics.

Delvis (Un)Limited aims to actively witness and preserve artisanal tradition, ensuring that such a remarkable Italian heritage will always be renewed by strength and enthusiasm, making these skilled artisans known and appreciated both in their country of origin and in the rest of the world. This design philosophy is close to the world of art and its beauty passes through creativity, passion, the desire to shape the soul of objects, drawings, sketches, projects and then shapes, materials and colors that are transformed into collections of furnishings. This vision serves as the foundation for Stefano Del Vecchio's new project, in which he, as a globetrotter, art collector, and designer, has selected and worked with designers to create captivating compositions that blend diverse materials, chromatic schemes, and contrasting elements.

Daughter of a fine arts restorer, the Trieste-born artist Stefania Dei Rossi founded her studio Oro & Disegni in Venice in 2024. Rooted in the discipline of the artisan workshop, she creates poetic works where graphite meets gold leaf, blending humility and splendor in a timeless dialogue. Her collections reinterpret Venice’s heritage with a contemporary, introspective gaze, transforming art into refined home objects that embody elegance, intimacy, and the beauty of handmade craftsmanship.

Founded in 2000 by master ceramist Luigi Tassi, Tassi Maioliche Artistiche embodies the rich tradition of Deruta ceramics. Drawing on his expertise, Luigi created a family workshop dedicated to timeless craftsmanship. His daughter Valeria, a graduate of the Istituto d’Arte di Deruta, soon joined, infusing the atelier with her creative spirit and passion for experimentation. Together, they merge heritage and innovation, crafting refined maiolica pieces that celebrate Italian artistry and enduring beauty.