The Artisans

Founded by Valeria Giacomozzi and Valerio Tidei, TOOY, since its very beginning in 2015, introduces innovative and sophisticated illumination products defined by strong craftsmanship completely Made in Italy in and originality designed by an array of designers and architects. Each product has been designed to illuminate residential as well as public places. The strong design content is never intended for its own sake, but is conceived to enhance usefulness and functionality without ever neglecting its aesthetics.

A family business founded in 1962 in San Pietro di Morubio, Verona, in the heart of Veneto, where the tradition of furniture is deeply rooted. Today the Guerra Vanni brand, guided with the same passion and commitment by the third generation of the family, is a consolidated, modern, and dynamic company. The collections of furniture and furnishing accessories are fine examples of high quality, Made in Italy design and production.

A young and dynamic company, LuceVetro is the brand founded by Cecilia Cenedese, who brings to the project the Cenedese family's extensive experience in the field of lighting. Each chandelier, table lamp, wall lamp and ceiling light comes from a complex creative process that begins with researching the location and carries through to the complete, high quality creation. The products are highly customizable in shape and materials. The absolute protagonist of the LuceVetro collections is Murano glass, together with its remarkable history

A project launched in the late 70s with Eugenio Cassina, master and lover of fine arts, who still today represents the concept of the S&L Interni brand. Since 1996, architect Luca Cassina and Stefano Padoan have joined the company in Meda of Monza and Brianza, carrying on the project with the constant commitment to implement the idea of Italian elegance and craftsmanship. Furniture and furnishing accessories for the private and contract sectors as a result of collaborations with qualified craftsmen.

Since 1976, Sirecom, a company from Concorezzo of Monza and Brianza, has specialized in the production of bespoke and personalized rugs. The custom-made collections interpret the unique style of each client. Each carpet becomes the protagonist of the environment, the interpreter of flavors and trends. A protagonist that can tap into the fantasy of tufted rugs, the emotions of trendy rugs, the rich sobriety of natural fibers and the extraordinary composite richness of kilims and knots of various origins and eras.

Daria Petrilli lives and works in Rome, but her works are exhibited in the most famous national and international exhibitions, with many awards, such as the Premio Accademia Pictor in Turin and collaborations with prestigious companies, such as Shiseido. Her paintings portray surreal, ethereal and unattainable female figures, often portrayed with animals. A deliberately provocative art that evokes classical art, drawing on the digital production of illustrations, where the enchantment of the Italian Renaissance and the underground language of Pop Surrealism meet.

Alfredo Sosabravo was born in 1930 in Sagua la Grande, Cuba. His works in plain and brightly colored terracotta represent mechanical objects and symbolic anatomical representations. The crafting is entirely manual and each piece is unique and unrepeatable. In 2020, an exhibition dedicated to the 90 year old master Sosabravo was held at the Museum of Ceramics in La Havana with ceramic works created at the historic Ceramiche Giuseppe Mazzotti factory in Albisola, the city where the artist moved to in 1993.

Dynamic explorer of a functional-creative philosophy, the brand of furniture and metal accessories Giacopini creates with its collections a combination of style, aesthetics, and design technique. Iron specialist and designer of solutions and furnishing accessories, the founder of the brand Michele Giacopini creates collections that, thanks to the technique and experience gained over the years, can also be modified by customers, to meet the decorative and design requirements of all domestic and public interiors.

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.

Pieces of Venice was born of a love for Venice and actualized through environmental sustainability, support for the community and industrial design. Luciano and Karin Marson, founders of Pieces of Venice and of the project "Save Venice one piece at a time", give new life to recycled materials such as ship chains, pontoons, boardwalks from the city of Venice, anchors and old briccola from the Lagoon, creating designer objects for young and old: swings, rocking horses, walking sticks, paperweights and shoehorns.

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.

Based in the Murge region of Apulia, Monitillo 1980 was founded by Francesco Monitillo over forty years ago, carving a space for itself in marble processing and production of luxury flooring and furnishings. Proud of its artisan heritage, the company is committed to traditional values, quality, and client needs. Now led by the founder's sons, it has embraced rapid growth by collaborating with international designers, integrating cutting-edge technologies into its manual processes, and researching novel designs, materials, and styles.

Peca Design is part of Sofà Arredamento d’Interni, a company specializing in upholstered furniture: sofas, beds, armchairs, curtains, cushions, lampshades and accessories, that was founded twenty years ago in the ancient suburb of Padua. Each product is made with precious high quality fabrics by the hands of expert artisans. A family business, led by Sabrina and today also by her daughter Sofia, with a passion for furniture and the constant search for new shapes, colors and accessories with a fresh and elegant taste, all aiming towards the single goal of customer satisfaction and happiness.

For over 30 years, G.Luce has played an influential role in the designing light sector. High quality materials, expert craftsmanship and continuous research on the production and assembly processes characterize the G.Luce collections which are all made in Italy. The company from Lentate sul Seveso, in Monza and Brianza, operates in the private sector and also in the areas of contract and nautical furniture. The versatility of the products and cutting-edge technologies allow them to create customized models based on different requirements.

Founded in Milan in the 1970s, the Mohebban rug company is now led by Muris Mohebban and his sons, Daniel and Michael. It is a brand that has always focused on experience, tradition, quality, design, passion and innovation. Mohebban rugs boast charm and character and are all handcrafted with the finest materials, mainly from India, Nepal and Turkey. The collections are renewed annually with new colors, materials and designs to amaze and constantly satisfy customers.

Italian Fashion and Style are SITAP Carpet Couture Italia DNA. Born in 1955 and today an international Brand, leading in contemporary and timeless carpets creation and design. Barbara Trombatore flair, SITAP Carpet Couture Italia CEO and Creative Director, becomes true design in her Centro Stile, thanks to italian designers and worldwide artisans. The Showroom located in Pontenure, between Milan and Parma, is the largest in Europe and it represents internationally SITAP Carpet Couture Italia Brand excellence."In each Creation an idea, in each Carpet a soul, that does not want to stop dreaming".

Atelier Frigerio Mirva, a workshop of decorators, gilders and master polishers, was founded in Meda, in the heart of Brianza. Each product is handmade and speaks of a technique, a material, an emotion. Unique pieces that unite a family of polishers, a history of ideas and experimentation with the aim of creating an original and contemporary product. A collection of heterogeneous materials destined for luxury that will meet every need with customized and innovative solutions.

BAU Design was born from the idea of design as contamination of different art forms: painting, sculpture, and photography. The functionality of the object is based on aesthetic pleasure. Directed by Silvano Cei, an internationally renowned artist with a background from the Academy of Fine Arts in Florence, the brand from Gavirate, Varese, offers furnishing products made in stainless steel, corten, titanium and flexible resin. These materials reveal the excellence of design and the quality of manual workmanship, a hallmark of BAU Design.

Brothers Francesco and Mario Ballarin founded the F&M Ballarin company in 1956 in Murano, dedicating their life to the creation of pieces made with the ancient techniques of glass processing. Today, the company is led by Angelo Ballarin who carries on the tradition, passion, and techniques handed down by his family: grinding, engraving, and glass blowing. Unique and elegant objects in perfect classic Murano style revisited with a contemporary tone, characterized by bold and contrasting colors.

Craftsmanship and modern design techniques interpreting Made in Italy excellence in Italy and worldwide. The Franco Bianchini brand was founded in 1968 in Casaleone (VR); it’s a family business that, for two generations, has been manufacturing designer pieces with refined taste and exclusive furnishings with a mark of sophistication and cosmopolitan flair. Collections that transpire from the perfect balance between a reinterpretation of Art Decò and modernity, with classic items such as bookcases, cupboards, wardrobes, beds, upholstered furniture and accessories.