The Artisans

Milanese architect Carola Altamura’s affection for Apulia runs deep: she spent her childhood summers at her grandparents’ home in Apulia, basking in the warm sun and salty sea breeze. Her exploration of the region’s landscape, charming people, and rich traditions guided her professional journey and various design projects. Her newest venture is a series of scented candles that pay homage to Apulia’s magnificent countryside, reinterpreting the traditional macchiato technique in new colors as praise of genuine spontaneity using the traditional “macchiato” technique.

Portego is a new Italian brand showcasing the best of high-end craft that the Veneto region has to offer. Their work is the result of collaborations between designers and a select group of Veneto artisans. Portego’s products are contemporary in their aesthetic, with classical echoes. They asked designer Chiara Andreatti to create a line inspired by the Venetian Lagoon. Researching classical etchings, Chiara was able to give new life to a traditional technique from Vicenza, with an ironic appropriation of scientific illustration.

Hailing from four generations of skilled blacksmiths and artisans, Albino Celato founded the atelier De Castelli in 2003. Renowned worldwide for its "hard couture" furnishing, De Castelli redefined the traditional notion of metal as a “cold” material often dismissed by designers by combining it with advanced technologies, creativity, and deft craftsmanship. De Castelli’s partnerships with leading international designers and architects coupled with its continuous exploration of metal’s design potential has led to prestigious interior design and architectural projects.

Run by the Trevisan family, Trevisan Italia was established to harness forty years of experience in the furnishing sector. Based in the heart of the Asolani hills, the company produces chairs and accessories in leather and faux leather using carefully sourced and certified materials, exclusively from Italy. Comfortable and stylish, all Trevisan Italia products are characterized by the team’s master artisans who pay attention to the closest of details to offer one-of-a-kind design and quality.

Mamate is a Brescia-based ceramic studio, following the process step by step to create both decorative ceramics and pieces for everyday use. All their designs are made by hand to preserve the material’s unique characteristics, employing traditional tools such as the lathe. Every piece is one of a kind, telling its own story through the tiny imperfections that make it unique.

JCP Universe is an unconventional brand going beyond the usual commercial framework to open culture to everyone. Based in Cantù, near Como, the brand presents objects of wonder and discovery from an imagined alternate reality. JCP Universe crafts one-of-a-kind pieces in a style all their own, blending classic and contemporary elements in a surprising new language that challenges the status quo.

A young and dynamic company based in Puglia, Dimarmo is where designers and skilled artisans come together to harness stone working traditions. Using an innovative lightened marble technique under the artistic direction of Studio Sid&Sign, Dimarmo offers a collection of seats, tables, and accessories with a strong and original personality. All pieces in the collection are one of a kind and made by hand, characterized by geometric and monolithic shapes that showcase the precious stone’s veins.

A sculptor and designer, Andrea Serra was born in Lecce in 1981 and was immediately surrounded by art thanks to his grandfather, a sculptor and painter, and his mother, an art teacher. At the age of 14, he came in contact with Lecce’s famed limestone, forming an unbreakable bond with the material and using it for all of his works. His Creazioni Serra pieces are characterized by soft, natural silhouettes and innovative design, kissed by the Salento sun in an open-roof workshop.

Marioni is a modern and dynamic company that offers customers high quality products and collaborates with the best architects, interior designers and contractors to find increasingly and exclusive solutions. The headquarters is in Florence where the art of creating objects , with unmistakable for refinement and flair, has its roots in the Renaissance period. All the collections reject the great seriality and can be customized. The story of the company is so rich in personal experiences and human values that make it first in its sector. The relationship that often arises between the client and our creative team goes beyond the simple supply, often resulting in a positive and continuous exchange of stimulating ideas and innovative proposals: a vision that makes MARIONI emerge in the variegated Italian entrepreneurial landscape.

Since 1881, Antonio Sala has produced high-quality made-to-measure furnishings from its home base in Camnago di Lentate sul Seveso in the Province of Monza and Brianza. Their professionalism and skills in sculpture, art, and architecture have allowed the company to grow and evolve to its current form, under the leadership of the fifth generation. The company’s furniture heritage shines through today with a contemporary vision that aims to satisfy a variety of needs: collections and 360° design projects for residential, commercial, and public spaces.

From a small bottega producing artistic furnishings, Annibale Colombo, founded in 1812 by Filippo Colombo, is now an international reference point for quality woodworking. Going by its current name since 1990, the company has skillfully combined industrial structures and avant-garde techniques with artisanal tradition. Based in Novedrate outside of Como, the brand’s main focus remains woodworking, with both classic and contemporary styles in over sixty types of wood, inlaying and carving techniques.

Founded in 1923 by the Nason brothers, NasonMoretti is one of the oldest glass factories in Murano. Stemware, glasses and designer objects, all made by hand, signed and numbered, their work has become indisputable symbols of the Venetian art of tableware. Now led by the third generation, the company collaborates with prestigious fashion, jewelry and luxury brands, and has displayed at international expositions including the Triennale di Milano, il Salone del Mobile, the MoMA in New York and the Corning Museum of Glass.

A small artisanal workshop founded by Achille Radice in Brianza 60 years ago. Today, Radice works on an international scale and specializes in Made in Italy luxury furnishings. Led by Luca, Davide and Giorgio, the third generation, the company blends manufacturing expertise with modern techniques and quality materials to create products for both private and public spaces, such as yachts and luxury hotels: sofas, armchairs, bar cabinets as well as tables, consoles, wardrobes, bookshelves, and lamps.

The Le Luci Artigiane company was founded in Lucca, Tuscany, by an elderly craftsman who, after 50 years in the workshop, decided to teach the art of lamp manufacturing to two young iron craftsmen, Paolo and Nicola, who still today carry on the project with passion. Le Luci Artigiane lamps are the result of ancient Tuscan lighting tradition and quality craftsmanship. Resistant and precious materials with new and ancient manufacturing techniques are used to create a unique atmosphere in style and taste.

Already for 20 years Atelier Tapis Rouge is creating unique hand-made rugs and dedicates its work to preservation of heritage. Each rug is 100% hand made by craftsmen in Nepal who maintain rug-knotting tradition through the centuries. They use only natural materials. Their talented Italian designers create breathtaking modern collections, that in the same time contain warmth of traditional production approach. This incredible synergy makes each piece created by Tapis Rouge truly timeless.

Founded in 1990 by Marco Bellani, Carpanese Home Italia is a luxurious interior design company based in Northern Italy, near Verona. Internationally renowned, Carpanese offers exquisite furniture, lighting, and objects of decor entirely crafted in-house by master artisans. Each piece features a unique and refined design, fashioned of high-quality materials such as marble, wood, leather, metal, glass, and fabric, with the unlimited possibility of customization.

Italfama was born of Aldo Marsili's craftsmanship and his passion for the game of chess, in 1976 in Florence. Today the company, led with the same passion by his sons Tommaso and Marco, is a worldwide landmark company in the sector. Italfama produces high quality chessboards in classic and contemporary style and historical themed chess made with precious materials such as elm and walnut root, onyx, Carrara marble, malachite and metals.

Founded by Valeria Giacomozzi and Valerio Tidei, Tooy is a company specializing in the Made in Italy designer lighting sector, based in Amandola of Fermo nelle Marche. Each collection is born of an encounter between different materials and finishes, balancing traditional art forms with continuous experimentation. Made in Italy with quality materials by master craftsmen, Tooy lamps are decorative elements capable of providing added value to any private or contract environment.

Mantellassi 1926, a company specializing in the production of sofas and furniture, was established in 1926 in the heart of Tuscany. A family business now led by the 5th generation, with Roberta Mantellassi and her sons Marco, Giulio and Carlo Mantellassi. A 100% Made in Tuscany production rooted in design and the highest quality of the product, intended for the residential and contract sector. The products are the result of continuous research aimed at achieving maximum comfort in use, with essential and distinctive lines. Mantellassi 1926 is distinguished by excellent in-house craftsmanship and the ability to manage each project with a competent team of architects and interior designers.

Born in Castello d’Aviano in Friuli Venezia Giulia where she still lives and works, Mara Fabbro is a self-taught, multi-modal artist who developed her artistic language over years of tireless study and experimentation. Her collections are distinguished by a sandy mixture she molds with her hands or with a spatula, evoking a strong visual and tactile aesthetic inspired by the relationship between men and nature. She has exhibited his paintings at public and private institutions in Venice, New York, London, Miami, to name a few.