The Artisans

Il Pezzo Mancante (“the Missing Piece” in English) is an atelier that handcrafts unique and elegant pieces using solid wood, brass, mouth-blown crystal, and marble from the finest Carrara quarries. With these materials, the Florence-born Cosimo Terzani and Barbara Bertocci translate into exquisite objects their love of superior quality and timeless design.

Antonino Negri is the perfect mix of artist and artisan. His craftsmanship and his knowledge of techniques, materials, and colors allow him to create unique, poetic pieces reminiscent of the great sculptures of Arturo Marini. His ceramic works were featured in many prestigious exhibitions throughout in Italy.

Lucia Zamberletti approaches ceramics with a raw, intuitive spirit, shaped by years in fashion and a deep connection to nature. Her sculptural works embrace imperfection, spontaneity, and emotional depth. Guided by instinct, she assembles unexpected forms into fantastic yet familiar pieces. Her totem-like sculptures reflect complexity, contrast, and a personal dialogue with the natural world around her.

Wanda Fiscina’s hand-crafted ceramic sculptures have organic silhouettes combined with influences from her native Salerno and the area of Mount Vesuvius. Corals and other marine creatures, as well as the explosive power of magma inspire the themes of her powerful work. Wanda’s knowledge of craft and history makes her sculptures timeless pieces of art. Her work has been recognized internationally in the world of contemporary ceramics.

Alfio Mian established Fornace Mian in 1962. A decade later, his son Giuliano took over and this Murano glass factory now boasts a staff of 80 people and 26 furnaces. Proudly joined by his two children, Simone and Patrizia, and by world-renowned artists and designers, Giuliano continues producing art, pursuing a deep passion for glass and finely-made objects.

Born in Tel Aviv in 1978, Hagit Pincovici represents the third generation of a family of artisans, and her work has been featured in exhibitions and design magazines around the world. Her creations are made in a family-owned studio in the heart of the furniture district in Brianza. Her pieces, with their rich colors, minimalist designs, and bold structures, epitomize traditional craftsmanship and contemporary design.

Piero Mazzotti and Andri Ioannou have been making porcelain objects since 1987 in Faenza, the very center of Italian pottery production. Fos Ceramiche mixes creativity and constant experimentation to create contemporary, hand-crafted, unique objects whose precious materials and meticulously executed designs make them perfect objets d’art.

These modern and original designs are manufactured exclusively by hand, making each Guido Niest creation a precious and unique piece of art. Many of the exquisite silver objects, with their sensual and uncompromising allure, are featured in prestigious exhibitions and galleries around the world, and represent the labor and virtuosity of the artisan against the suffocating repetitiveness of global mass production.

l'Opificio is the embodiment of Italian tradition. Created by a Torinese family, this brand has designed and produced home décor and furnishings of outstanding quality and beauty since 1998. These garments and pillows anticipate the constant evolution of style in home décor in the same way as haute-couture does for fashion. l'Opificio's timeless glamour combines research, excellent craftsmanship, and the use of exclusive, luxury materials.

Alessandro Di Marco’s background in dance, fashion design and interior decorating has shaped his multifaceted style of creating. His unique aesthetic combines harsh physical discipline with the perfection of high quality interior design. The end result is a luxurious line of home textiles which displays the highest quality of workmanship, materials, and detail.

Stefania Boemi lives and works in Catania, Sicily. The pieces she creates are inspired by carefully researched objects from the past that elicit emotions related to memory. Specifically, objects that are typically Sicilian, which exude her heritage. Stefania breaks down each object, deconstructing and reconstructing it until she has achieved a new utility and mode of interpretation for it. Each of her works is assembled by hand, with an eye to tradition as well as the handcrafted design market.

Fabscarte is a brand of high craftsmanship based in Milano. They specialize in the production of hand-painted wallpapers, constantly experimenting with new techniques and materials. The Fabscarte team, consisting of a group of master craftsmen with twenty years of experience in mural decoration, search for inspiration from nature and art to create handmade wallpapers that combine material, texture and color in unprecedented ways, giving a new language to interior design.

An innovative brand launched in Milan in 2011, Colé created a new way of designing based on all roles in the production chain working very closely together, making sure that everything is created with quality and excellence rather than mass producing products. Whatever the product, they've always collected and created objects that hands have worked to forge, never sacrificing craftsmanship for speed. In collaboration with talented designers, the collections offered by Colé truly exhibit the value of handcrafted and semi industrial work.

Zanetto, founded in 1963, is a workshop of highly skilled silversmiths devoted to the crafting of decorative household objects in silver, silver-plate and fine metal alloys. Their products are distinguished by a sophisticated blend of innovative design and unparalleled workmanship. At the foundation of their philosophy is the steadfast tradition of handcrafting every single item in their production line, combined with the high sense of style the world has come to expect from Italian design.

Alessandro Iudici represents the ninth generation in a family of ceramists. His training was received among the centuries-old family kilns, while playing with clay, then sitting at the lathe to turn his first vessels. His work on the lathe is the foundation of his creativity, spurring him to transform the round vessels he created into anthropomorphic and zoomorphic shapes, which continue to issue from the kilns whose fire is never extinguished.

Now in its fourth generation, this family-run company continues to use all the original materials and handcrafted techniques handed down through the generations since its founding in 1903. Famed for its collaboration with artists and designers, from the Futurist Filippo Tommaso Marinetti in the 1930s, to its current partnership with renowned Italian designers, the Mazzotti firm prides itself on its unique ability to manufacture exquisite collections to the exact specifications of artists and designers.

First-rate craftsmanship and environmental awareness distinguish Tonucci Collection, an interior design brand founded in 1970 by Enrico Tonucci. Working with a small, dedicated team of expert artisans between le Marche and Emilia Romagna, Tonucci Collection uses natural raw materials processed in an eco-friendly manner to create distinctive pieces that are aesthetically pleasing, comfortable, and ergonomic for private and public spaces. Viola Tonucci joined Tonucci in 2004 and later became partner in 2012 and owner in 2022.

Tato’s main objective is to make things well. For a company that produces lighting fixtures this translates into working with meticulous understatement. Tato’s idea of design takes an age-old tradition of manual skill, and projects it into the future. Excellent design always starts with people, and is firmly rooted in research and experimentation, where the knowhow of local artisans is as important as the relationships with the international partners who contribute to the expansion of the brand.

Portego combines high-quality craftsmanship and international design to create exclusive furniture that is the result of research into contemporary trends. The brand enhances creativity, craftsmanship, and beauty, reinterpreting ancient knowledge. Since 2015, it has been producing unique pieces in collaboration with designers and artisans, taking care of every stage of the production process. Rooted in Venetian traditions, Portego combines tradition and innovation to offer global and customizable furniture solutions, an expression of the connection between different cultures through design.

Laura Fiaschi and Gabriele Pardi are the founders of Gum, a design studio with a broad disciplinary focus ranging from industrial and graphic design to art direction for companies and events. Gumdesign’s work always stems from a conceptual impulse generated by a concrete need. The ultimate goal is to give functional form to ideas. Collaborations includes the Biennale of Venice and Up Group. Gum is also the recipient of numerous awards, among which the Best Communicator Award 2014.