The Artisans

Marbera is an Italian design studio crafting sculptural, timeless furniture from natural stone. Fascinated by onyx, marble, and rare stones, the brand reveals their veins, translucencies, and hues through pieces where light, color, and texture interact with a painterly sensibility. Handmade in Italy with master stone artisans, Marbera creates bold yet balanced forms—functional works of art that celebrate minimal elegance, material integrity, and enduring craftsmanship.

Magliocco Tappeti, founded in Naples in 1986 by Luigi Magliocco, elevates the rug as a work of design, craftsmanship, and culture. Rooted in Oriental and Persian textile heritage, the brand blends ethical production with refined Italian artistry. Guided by the Magliocco family, it creates handcrafted rugs that honor traditional techniques while embracing contemporary living, offering timeless pieces that shape spaces with depth and authenticity.

La Bottega Vazzoler, founded in Treviso in 1967 by Bruno Vazzoler after training with master Toni Benetton, carries forward three generations of family wrought-iron artistry. Over fifty years of expertise and deep technical mastery enable the Vazzoler family to innovate wrought iron and bring it into contemporary settings with natural elegance. Today, Maurizio and his sons Gabriele and Leonardo unite craftsmanship, artistic research, and contemporary design, shaping bespoke metal pieces into elegant, timeless forms.

Alex Turco embodies a contemporary vision of collectible design, where Italian craftsmanship meets an aesthetic deeply inspired by nature. Drawing from organic forms, mineral textures, and raw landscapes, each piece balances function and sculptural presence. Entirely made in Italy by skilled artisans using refined metals, high-quality resins, and selected stones, the brand creates unique objects defined by authenticity, material integrity, and a timeless, expressive character.

Arno Studio is a Tuscan atelier founded by Romano Oliveri, rooted in a family textile heritage dating to the early 1990s. Working in small batches with 100% pure linen, the studio honors Italian craftsmanship through hand-cut, sewn, and garment-dyed pieces defined by purity and understated elegance. Guided by a sustainable, made-to-order ethos, Arno unites material artistry with sensorial research, shaping a contemporary vision of refined Italian living.

Galleria Fumagalli, founded in Bergamo in 1971 and now based in Milan, champions Italian and international avant-garde art. Under the long-standing direction of Annamaria Maggi, the gallery celebrates rigorous research across Abstract Art, Arte Povera, and contemporary sculpture. Rooted in curatorial excellence and cultural heritage, it continues to support both acclaimed masters and emerging talents through refined, visionary programming.

Founded in 2020 by Giovina Carabba, Tapistelar is a textile studio where Colombian heritage craftsmanship meets Italian luxury design. Designed in Rome, the brand creates made-to-order, fully customizable rugs crafted through a slow, thoughtful process that honors material, gesture, and time. Using natural fibers from sustainably harvested fique plants in Colombia, each piece celebrates artisanal mastery, natural beauty, and a refined dialogue between tradition and contemporary vision.

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.

Founded by artist and designer Bertille Achard de la Vente, AMARE is a design studio that celebrates the emotional power of raw Italian materials. Rooted in Tuscany, the brand explores marble, travertine, bronze, and wood through a refined yet bold language, balancing minimalism and brutalist strength. Each piece is conceived as a functional work of art, where natural textures and veins guide form, revealing an authentic dialogue between material, craftsmanship, and contemporary vision.

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.

Born on Lake Como, MOĆI is a new-generation collective blending high-end Italian design heritage with independent creative vision. Working with master artisans rooted in generations of craft, it creates meticulously handcrafted pieces where bold forms, glossy finishes, and vibrant contrasts reveal refined Made-in-Como artistry. Inspired by art and contemporary culture, MOĆI offers a luminous, forward-looking expression of modern exclusivity.

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.