The Artisans

Founded by Giorgio La Corte and Carlo Rodriguez in 2014, Forma & Cemento is a luxury décor brand renowned for its distinctive transformation of materials to reveal a light and minimalist style. Forma&Cemento designs furnishings for both indoor and outdoor spaces, with a mission to render unconventional materials into prized works of functional décor. Their distinct hand-craftsmanship and innovative techniques further elevate the allure of these sculptural pieces that can be personalized by choosing from selected colors.

Marzia Boaglio is an innovative interior design firm specializing in intriguing furnishings and accent pieces for the modern home. Boaglio identifies as a “StoryArtDesigner”, a title which reflects her innate ability to take a raw material and transform it into an elegant work of art with a story that recalls the past and embodies the future. Her timeless pieces strike a balance between modern aesthetic and traditional craftsmanship, resulting in objects with a high visual and aesthetic impact.

Coralla Maiuri is an artist who lives in Milan and Rome and whose work has been exhibited around the world. Resulting from experimentations with various materials, her ceramic and porcelain creations are inspired by her passion for nature and are crafted and decorated by hand. Her vases and jars create dynamic universes, while her collections of china comprise six series inspired by Roman Renaissance and Baroque styles, named after the six rooms in Villa Borghese Gallery in Rome.

At the turn of the 1920s, Carlo Boffi became famous for being one of the best chair carvers in Brianza, the cabinetmaking district near Milan. Federico, Roberto, and Michele Boffi, the second generation of family craftsmen, took over the business in 1953. Today, thanks to its exquisite crafting tradition and the collaborations with famous designers, Fratelli Boffi is an established company that produces unique pieces for prestigious interiors, both private and contract, combining the finest materials and finishes with playful designs.

Mason Editions is a luxury interior design brand geared towards a sophisticated clientele and designed for a sustainable lifestyle. Founded by Fabio Mason, furnishing accessories, accent pieces, and light fixtures, Mason Editions' first collection embodies linearity and timeless geometry. Suitable for all environments, each piece focuses on novel design concepts that embrace material contrasts and essential forms.

Embodying the art of weaving, this brand started in the ‘50s in Mogliano, a small town in the Marche region, where Luigi Maurizi opened a workshop of handcrafted wicker products. In the ‘70s his son Giuseppe took over and in the ‘90s the current brand identity started taking shape, with the creation of outdoor sophisticated pieces crafted of synthetic fibers for maximum durability. Still preserving its values of exquisite craftsmanship and elegant design, Braid has become a protagonist in outdoor furniture production.

The Sergio Villa brand houses a workshop located in the heart of Brianza, the famous cabinet-making district near Milan. Sergio Villa’s furniture collection boasts bold pieces that merge traditional design and contemporary functionality for a timeless and eclectic effect. Sergio Villa has a sartorial approach to fashioning its creations, distinctive for their exquisite craftsmanship, elegant finishes, and unique color combinations.

The first Galimberti workshop was opened in Brianza, the renowned cabinetmaking district near Milan, at the end of the 19th century. The current company started in the ‘60s, thanks to Nino Galimberti. Today his sons Carlo, Luciano, and Roberta are responsible for the expansion of the brand in Italy and abroad. Combining crafting tradition and technological innovation, and balancing classic and contemporary style, these timeless and luxurious pieces, made using high quality materials, are meant to last a lifetime.

Established in 1982, Pacini & Cappellini specializes in furniture and home décor objects inspired by the love for the home, intended as the place where everyday life becomes an important part of a person’s wellbeing. Now managed by the founders’ sons and nephews, Luigi, Roberto, Moreno, and Giorgio, this company keeps its traditional values in mind and produces high-quality pieces using new technologies with the contribution of a valuable team of designers.

Foglizzo is a global leader in the leather-making industry. Established in 1921, it specializes in bespoke leather, working on exclusive projects for yachting, aviation, cars, and private residences. Every Foglizzo piece embodies a timeless elegance and is meticulously handmade by expert Italian artisans who utilize time-honored techniques to ensure precision and unparalleled quality. With an extensive range of custom details available, each product can be personalized to create a unique object and experience.

Born in Livorno, Tuscany, Elisabetta Ciuti studied architecture in Florence, and worked with Gregotti Associati in Milan. Her interests have brought her to branch out into interior design, fashion, and even the design of a therapeutic garden. Her work reflects her passion for unusual juxtapositions of materials, rigor, and asymmetry, combined in striking harmony.

Studio Lievito is an interior design firm founded in 2010 by artists Laura Passalacqua, Francesco Taviani and Jacopo Volpi. Based in Florence, Studio Lievito stands out for its ability to delicately reinvent and redefine modern production techniques using traditional crafting methods. Each piece is meticulously handmade: this “slow design” creates projects that subvert conventional decor norms by means of simple yet witty gestures and meticulous detailing.

A family-managed brand with an artisanal soul that started in the 60s in the heart of Brianza, the renowned cabinetmaking district near Milan, Bodema creates furniture pieces that are destined to become part of one’s own personal story, made with attention to detail in an elegant combination of design and functionality. Always present at Milan Design Week, since 2012 Bodema has also added a 700 mq showroom near Meda, becoming a hub for contractors, architects, and designers.

Founded in 1949, during the Italian design boom, BBB establishes a clear link between experimentation and tradition, creating a modern and measured style that is in constantly evolving and always elegant. Collaborating with names such as Giò Ponti, Vittorio Prato, Achille e Pier Giacomo Castiglioni, Jasper Morrison, Marco Piva, Enrico Davide Bona, and Harri Kosckinen among others, this brand offers a collection of superb pieces for the modern home.

Andrea Dotto founded Purho in 2012 with the intent of combining the centuries-old tradition of mouth-blown Murano glass with a contemporary aesthetic that is bold and elegant. Mixing the poetic and ethereal quality of glass with clean silhouettes that are at times rigorously geometric and at times ethereal and fluid, the master glassmakers at Purho create unique objects of functional décor where color stands out in 21 intense hues.

Aliprandi Valentino Design is a three-generation company founded in 1950 by Francesco Aliprandi: continued by his son Valentino, it is now under the direction of their grandson Valerio, who is moved by the same passion for woodworking. Starting from the selected woods such as ebony, rosewood and walnut, each piece is enriched with noble materials – such as bronze and silver, silk and cashmere, corals and precious stones - to create exclusive and sophisticated pieces of furniture for both residential and commercial interiors.

Minotti Collezioni was born as a familiar company in the centre of the renowned area of Brianza. In this famous productive area the firm starts its production, specializing in the production of classical style furniture. Minotti Collezioni absorbs the typical productive canons of the Italian furniture industry and combine it with the passion for wood craftsmanship, passed down from one generation to another in the pursuit of perfection.

Carpanelli is an "evergreen" company that recalls memory and tradition interpreting it in an innovative way. It stands out for the recognisability of its design and for the workmanship of high cabinetmaking. It expresses its creative identity through a path of constant research and experimentation that aims to meet the needs of the most demanding international clientele. Our stylistic proposal summarizes a balance between refined elegance and emotional impact. The concept of luxury is interpreted as the ability to create personalized furnishing solutions that enhance our craftsmanship quality and attention to detail.

In the eponymous brand, Sasà Sorrentino combines traditional themes with innovative, sustainable production methods to create imaginative and wholly unique pieces. Sorrentino reimagines everyday objects-notably recyclables, handles, and old tools-and repurposes them, their new form embodying the duality of their functional and sculptural charms. Characterized by ironies and double entendres, each Sasà Sorrentino piece tells a story, reminding us of our collective past but also setting our sights on the limitless future ahead.

Paola C’s showroom is in the heart of Milano, in via Solferino 11, where the brand displays collections of refined tableware based on fresh interpretations of iconic pieces. Artistic director Aldo Cibic, who started collaborating for the brand in 2000, supervises the creation of new series that over the years Paola C. has crafted following the artistry of both established designers and young talents from all over the world, giving life to elegant and poetic pieces of functional décor.