The Artisans

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.

Davide Palardi transforms furniture into poetic sculptures, where design becomes emotion and storytelling. Guided by art, nature, and poetry, his creations unite raw material with Sicilian dialect verses, revealing an intimate soul. Each piece celebrates imperfection, craftsmanship, and the beauty of living spaces with awareness. More than objects, his works are living presences that inspire, move, and endure.

Founded in 2024 by Mattia Scattarelli, Vèlle Milano is an independent Italian brand that transforms everyday objects into intimate, timeless experiences. Building on a storied heritage, it reimagines trunks, furnishings, and décor with understated elegance. Each piece is crafted in Italy by master artisans using noble materials and tailored details, embodying contemporary luxury rooted in authenticity and refined craftsmanship.

Born from the heritage of Tiripelli & Partner, Operaviva redefines the art of metalwork through refined craftsmanship and contemporary design. Guided by solid family values and the creative vision of designer Alberto Grassi, the brand unites artisanal mastery and innovation to create timeless pieces. With a team of 48 skilled professionals, Operaviva celebrates authentic beauty, transforming metal into expressions of quiet luxury and enduring elegance.

Founded in 1976 in Tuscany, this family-run atelier upholds a centuries-old tradition of Italian furniture craftsmanship. Under the guidance of Cristiana Fedi and Matteo Pieri, heirs of founder Galeazzo Fedi, the studio blends artisanal expertise with a deep commitment to quality. Every detail reflects their pursuit of excellence, from refined interior projects to continuous innovation in design, materials, and technique.

Founded in 2025 by Biagio Castellani and Federica Paoli, CASPAL is an Italian brand rooted in the fusion of contemporary design and artisanal tradition. Based between Milan and Tuscany’s Valdera region, it explores the expressive potential of metal through refined craftsmanship. Each piece, handmade from aluminum, steel, brass, or silver, reflects a timeless balance of material experimentation, ethical production, and cultural heritage.

Founded by Claudia Marino in 2017, Metakeramos is a ceramics atelier based in Copparo, Emilia-Romagna. Blending influences from her Lombard and Apulian roots, Claudia crafts evocative stoneware pieces entirely by hand, without molds or electric wheels. Her work explores the intersection of matter, memory, and emotion, enriched by custom glazes made from beech wood ash. Metakeramos transcends ceramics—it’s a poetic journey into the self through form, color, and symbolism.

ETAMORPH is a New York-based design studio founded in 2019 by Design Director Enrico Tognoni. Specializing in design collectibles and bespoke interior elements, the studio embodies a refined dialogue between art, engineering, and craftsmanship. Rooted in Tognoni’s Tuscan heritage and dual training in architecture and engineering, ETAMORPH creates pieces where material, form, and craft converge to evoke profound sensorial experiences for contemporary high-end interiors.

Founded in 2020 in Brugnera by Casa+39 srl, Encore Italia draws on a legacy of bespoke craftsmanship rooted in Italy’s renowned furniture district. Merging tradition with innovation, the brand creates refined, one-of-a-kind pieces that embody timeless elegance, artistic vision, and the highest standards of Italian design and artisanal excellence. Its expert upholsterers and carpenters craft iconic pieces using fine fabrics, exotic woods, and meticulous detailing, offering unmatched elegance for true connoisseurs of luxury living.