The Artisans

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 oldest textile factory in Calabria, Lanificio Leo, was established in 1873. Today it is an international brand and a museum-company: the values of tradition meet a contemporary language. The home-wear collections are the result of the encounter between a centuries-old textile tradition, the concept of a design-oriented product and a deep-rooted cultural system: the artifacts, created with machinery from 1890 and 1965 combined with the latest generation machines, illustrate a wealth of knowledge and mastery which is transformed into objects of refined contemporaneity.

Movement, color and fun. Gioi is the new brand of luxury craftsmanship established within the Zanetto artistic laboratory, leader in the processing of noble metals for the table and the world of furniture. The Barock collection of designer bar accessories in titanium, the result of the collaboration with the famous designer Samer Alameen, plays with contrasts, preserving the purity of craftsmanship in a contemporary world that is constantly moving. Glasses, bottle openers, bottle holders, mixers, shakers, all with a fun design and inspired by the world of mechanics.

DESIGNforMACHA is a lighting company founded in Milan in 2016. Refined lamps produced in limited quantities, to guarantee their excellence and exclusivity. Brass, a noble and malleable alloy, is handcrafted in all phases of production; from foundry to chiseling, through to turning, assembly, polishing and surface treatment. A wide-ranging project that aims to bring the DESIGNforMACHA know-how and its products to the entire world.

Atelier Montolli was established 40 years ago as a sculpture workshop. Today, under the artistic supervision of Mauro Montolli, the brand represents one of the most influential Italian companies for the processing of stone and marble. Craftsmanship skills, attention to detail, the desire for experimentation and a knowledge of different techniques remain intrinsic values of Atelier Montolli, which also fully inherits the mosaic tradition and explores its decorative possibilities for private customers and public institutions.

Italian quality meets a passion for beauty. Since 1996, Epoca Lampadari, a company from Naples, has manufactured wrought iron and brass chandeliers and furnishing accessories, embellished with precious Murano glass and crystals, with tempera decorations and gold leaf finishes. The creations, characterized by a precision choice in materials and made by skilled craftsmen, express the value of the purest Made in Italy craftsmanship and are sure to stand the test of time.

Founded in 1955 by Brandimarte Guscelli, the Florentine company Brandimarte Firenze specializes in working with silver. Today, the brand is led by Bianca Guscelli, third generation, continuing the family tradition through the techniques of craftsmanship and Made in Italy design. Sterling silver objects for the table, such as the Wine Collection which includes decanters and tasting glasses, jewelry, and also historical works of art and medals. Silver returns to everyday life in an innovative manner, in the furniture, wine bar, hotel, style trend and fashion sectors.

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 family-run business in San Giovanni al Natisone, Udine, in the heart of the famous Distretto della Sedia of Manzano. Zilio A&C, renowned for over 60 years for the production of chairs, today collaborates with influential national and international designers and studios who work alongside local artisan masters, famous for their production skills and knowledge of new technologies. The result is a range of furnishing products, chairs, tables, furniture, and accessories, with a contemporary flavor and of exceptional quality

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.

Arper, founded in 1989, is an Italian furniture company based in Treviso. Starting as a small family business, it has now become an international brand that offers a design focusing on aesthetics and functionality, but also on the culture and values of authenticity and essentiality. The expression of this philosophy is the first cultural project dedicated to the Italian-Brazilian Architect Lina Bo Bardi (1914-1992) and the realization in a limited edition of the Bardi's Bowl Chair.

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.

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.

Anna Corcione is a painter, artist, and sculptor who explores the profound connection to Nature in contemporary pieces. Based between Naples and Florence, she examines social issues with evocative lines and a universal artistic language. Her pieces have been exhibited worldwide, and she regularly collaborates with cultural institutions, embassies, and universities.

The Patrizia Volpato brand originates from a 1980 artisan company, specializing in the production of decorative designer lamps. Deeply rooted in the Marghera area in Venice, the Patrizia Volpato company combines the tradition of Murano blown glass and modernity, mixing different styles. A large catalog of innovative designer lamps and additionally customized projects for the Italian and foreign markets, intended for architecture studios, hotels, cruise ships, furniture companies, and fashion brands.

Sara Massidda was born in 1980 in Corinaldo, Ancona. Having commenced with metalwork, the artist then approached a new material: felt. Crafting tapestries, blankets, seat coverings and also cloaks, jackets and coats, each product is unique, lovingly worked on the outside and also painted on the inside. The goal is to transform objects, make them functional and to go beyond the purely artistic dimension. Through her work with hemp or silk threads, the artist creates effects of light and shadow on the felt to give depth and emotion to every facet and every object.

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.