The Artisans

Originally from Rome and subsequently relocating to Bolzano, Andrea De Chirico is a young designer who boasts a curriculum rich in studies and experiences throughout Europe. His projects are born from a desire to combine tradition and modernity: everyday objects are manufactured and transformed to become something completely new, to be used in a variety of contexts. His work has been exhibited at, among others, the London Design Museum, the Triennale Design Museum and the Z33 House for Contemporary Art.

Carlo Guglielmi, soul and founder of Firmamento Milano, boasts a professional career of more than 50 years in the world of work and more than 35 years in the world of design. After his experience within the most prestigious companies in the lighting industry, he decided to create his own business project, supported by an efficient work team. Firmamento was founded with the aim of creating a different option in the area of lighting, with collections of lamps and lights of industrial, modern and refined design.

A young and dynamic company that boasts a solid thirty years of experience. Tremolada was born in Cabiate, Como, in the heart of Brianza, an area famous throughout the world for the production of furniture and furnishing accessories. Tremolada offers sofas, armchairs and poufs, plus chairs, tables and coffee tables. A company that combines Italian craftsmanship tradition, design and a production capacity capable of looking to the future with focused attention, to interpret all of the styles and needs of contemporary life.

Founded in Murano in 1927 by Nicolò Barbini, AAV Barbini is the oldest Murano company still operating today. A small creative studio specializing in glass engraving and the production of Venetian mirrors, that over time has been able to grow and reinterpret the family tradition in the field of glass. Even today, all of the processes, from design and cutting, through to grinding, engraving, silvering, and assembly are supervised in Murano by Vincenzo and Giovanni Barbini and their children.

Morello Gianpaolo, a leader in the international furniture industry, was founded in 1974 in Casale di Scodosia, Padova. From a small production workshop, the business transformed into a structured company that produces and distributes high-quality furnishing products: furniture, chairs and tables, Classic style sofas and armchairs, Louis XVI, Louis XXIV, Baroque, Traforato, Victorian, Empire, Art Decò. The products are Made in Italy and are available in a wide range of finishes, materials and fabrics, customizable to meet every need.

Founded in the early 1960s with the creative flair of Giovanni De Simone, the "Ceramiche De Simone" brand immediately made itself known in the realm of Sicilian and international artistic ceramics due to a unique and original style, which has become iconic and unmistakable. The authenticity and quality of the brand's products is guaranteed by the experience of the company team and, still today, the employees and students of Maestro De Simone, preserve and impart the precious legacy of the exclusive tradition of the ceramic school.

In the search for a common connection between all things, artist Patrizia Polese specializes in two and three-dimensional weaving, combining drawing and photography alongside her woven craft. Her tapestries, installations, and portraits are exhibited in museums and prestigious locations in Italy and abroad, from the Milan Triennale and the Central Fabric Museum (Lodz, Poland) to art galleries in the United Arab Emirates. Patrizia is also a professor of fabric design at the IUAV University of Venice.

The studio belonging to brothers Roberto and Stefano Todini was founded in the early 90s due to their great passion for art and sculpture. The brothers learned to work with all types of materials, from stone to marble and through to ceramics and opened a studio where they create classic and contemporary sculptures, interior furniture pieces, urban furniture, and design pieces. Many awards have been achieved, including entry into the 2015 list of the OMA’s Excellence of the Italian Art Professions.

The Laboratorio del Marmo has created furniture and furnishing accessories since 1973. Console tables, indoor and outdoor seats, and tables are crafted, not only in Vicenza stone and marble but also in natural wood and glass with steel accessories. All products are customizable, providing the customer with a unique piece that is tailor-made for them. Elegantly designed works of art: the power of sculpture, enclosed in stone, becomes an everyday object, to experience and use.

The unique design of Splot Design is the result of creative experimentation and careful craftsmanship that began in 2018 in Piacenza, Emilia Romagna. The making is inextricably linked to a process that transforms, through expertise, the raw material into a work of art. The tradition inherited from High Craftsmanship allows this professional studio to develop collections that tell an all-Italian story, a story that speaks of prestige, highest quality and exclusivity.

Arkof began as a craft workshop in Bergamo in the 70s. Specializing in the creation of designer furniture and furnishing accessories, over the years the company has chosen to undertake a path of modernization that has led to the use of new technologies and materials. Arkof collaborates with influential designers with whom it shares attention to every detail and the search for new furnishing projects with a distinctive character. The brand not only boasts a strong presence in Italy but also abroad, due to a widespread distribution network.

Serafino Zani founded his namesake company in 1963 in Lumezzane, a small town situated in the sub-alpine valleys near Brescia known for its tradition of iron and steel craftsmanship. Entirely produced in-house, Serafino Zani’s stainless steel cooking and tableware collections combine technical innovation and aesthetic. Collaborations with renowned designers such as Tapio Wirkkala, Liliana Bonomi, Ettore Sottsass, and most recently Konstantin Grcic, have led to new high-quality products with meticulous attention paid to the finishings for an enduring and alluring character.

Natural hand-painted fabrics – linen, silk, cotton, hemp –made for furnishings of refined taste: cushions, curtains, wall panels, wallpaper and much more. The House of ITA collections convey the vision and passion of the brand’s founder, Margarita Aleksievska Sclavi. Originally from Macedonia, she has lived in various countries, from England to Italy, thus coming into contact with cultures that have brought new stimuli and inspirations into her life and into her work.

Enhancing the artistic heritage of Naples whilst establishing a dialogue with contemporary design trends is the primary aim of Fondazione Made in Cloister, a project born in 2012 from the restoration of the cloister of St Catherine’s Church in Formiello. Master artisans and talented designers collaborate to shape exceptional objects of unique character that will elevate any interior with their authentic Neapolitan spirit. Since 2015, the brand has been tasked with the mapping of local artistic crafts to contribute to the revival of the city’s cultural and urban roots.

Luci Italia was founded in 2017 by Giorgio Valobra and Riccardo Ongarato with the purpose of presenting the finest collections of custom-made, hand-blown Venetian chandeliers and lighting to the wider market. Giorgio Valobra, a 4th generation master jeweler whose family was the official supplier of the Italian Royals, contributes his extensive expertise in high-end retail, while Riccardo Ongarato, a 3rd generation master glassblower from a prestigious Venetian family, delivers the highest level of craftsmanship and creativity, resulting in exceptional pieces

Tommaso Garavini, artist and designer, was born in Rome in 1972. A leading figure in the OZ Officine Zero project and co-founder of Rota-Lab, his products, all handmade, are the result of continuous experimentation and research. A variety of materials and production techniques that come together from time to time to create unique and unrepeatable pieces with an innovative and contemporary design. Collections that wish to draw attention to the raw material used and its intrinsic beauty.

Ignazio Romeo began his artistic career in the 1980s when he became acquainted with new techniques such as silk-screen printing and metalsmithing. Many of Romeo’s exhibitions focus on the interaction between the artwork and the environment, on the dialogue between the “oeuvre” and the exhibition place, the external and the internal. Constantly seeking to improve himself, Romeo experiments with materials and techniques to create unique objects of design and sculptural flair yet that are rooted in conceptual research.

Fabbro Arredi is a historic Italian carpentry atelier specializing in bespoke furniture and refined interior solutions for both private and public spaces. With over 60 years of experience, it combines traditional craftsmanship with cutting-edge technology to create unique, art-like pieces. Collaborating with architects and private clients alike, Fabbro Arredi offers tailor-made furnishings that embody precision, elegance, and timeless design.

Tradition, craftsmanship, attention to detail. It is on these values that Antonio and Luigi Marzorati founded the Figino Serenza company over 50 years ago. Over time, Marzorati has established itself as a solid entity in the production of luxury furniture and furnishing accessories in a classic, neoclassic, Baroque, Rococo, Luigi XVI, and Art Deco styles. Products for timeless interiors, customized and handmade in Italy and designed to furnish, not only spaces in the home, but also elegant mansions and hotels.

Mutina derives from the natural need to urge world top designers to bring their ideas, for the first time, to the landscape of ceramics materials. Mutina seeks and promote beauty, in the purest form of its being, through projects that combines design and art, in a course of experimentation and mutual contamination.