The Artisans

Melogranoblu, a Bergamo company founded in 1997 with Ermanno Rocchi and Massimo Crema, is an ambassador of Made In Italy quality and design in the world of interior lighting. Light takes shape in hand-blown and crafted glass to give life to luminous creations for residential spaces and for genuine installations of architectural and contract projects. Lighting scenes and emotions that traverse the glass, customized projects to meet every need of the customer.

This workshop opened in 1981 in Samugheo, Sardinia, and since then has been creating textiles with striking patterns, many passed down for generations. Each piece is manufactured using long-established techniques, including some that were almost forgotten. While rediscovering tradition, the brand constantly focuses on reinventing the ancient art of making fabric with an innovative and modern approach.

A worldwide renowned brand of luxury interior design, SM Living Couture, is the prestigious creation of Gianpiero Pansitta. Following every step in the manufacturing process with exceptional care for detail, it collaborates with designers to furnish private and contract interiors alike, with its timeless sophistication and extraordinary crafting mastery.

For more than two decades, Valentina has been creating limited edition pieces of furniture and home décor entirely by hand with artisanal methods in her workshop in Sarzana. Her fascinating creations, with their unique point of view on lifestyle and design, combine the use of the finest fabrics with brass, iron, crystals, metal sheets, and fiberglass to evoke a distinct and alluring world.

Isabella Costantini, interior designer, has been designing high-end residential and hospitality spaces for the last 20 years. Over time, she has also specialized in furniture design, product development, styling and creative consultation. The years spent traveling throughout Europe to study the art and design, give various styles to her furniture pieces: not only she extracts the very best of it, but she brings a personal new perspective, inspired by the timeless designs of the 20th century.

For almost one hundred years, the Enrico Pellizzoni brand has been offering Made in Italy leather and hide furniture items on the international market. Furniture, chairs, and armchairs made according to the Italian artisan tradition, combining quality and design with a mark of eco-sustainability. Enrico Pellizzoni is part of the Genuine Italian Vegetable Tanned Leather Consortium and uses plant extracts in the leather tanning of all products. The brand can be found all over the world, with widespread distribution in Europe and in the US with the Pellizzoni USA brand.

Mario Milana was born in Milan. After graduating from the European Institute of Design, he moved to New York City where he worked with Karim Rashid for eight years, collaborating with prestigious brands. In 2014 he founded his own eponymous studio based in New York and Milan. His collections of furniture are all handmade in and around Milan by expert craftsmen who hand-weld the steel and iron structures. The fine leather upholsteries are hand-stitched by a family of artisans. Artisanal methods, functionality, and simplicity are the staples of Milana’s sophisticated pieces.

Originally established in 1967 as a woodturning workshop, A.R. Arredamenti was bought and expanded in 1986 by two master artisans working there, modernizing it and pairing up with a team of renowned designers. Boasting more than 40 years of expertise, A.R.Arredamenti creates bespoke, luxurious pieces of classical inspiration that merge tradition with innovation for an increasingly demanding clientele with renewed enthusiasm and love for woodwork.

Created in 1966 in the Veneto region, MM Lampadari has grown to be one of the most important interior lighting companies in the world. Its timeless pieces feature different materials such as Murano glass, all crafted using traditional methods, of which the most characteristic is iron, still hand-worked by expert artisans. Classic forms and modern allure coexist in these lamps that are unique and elegant works of art.

From Milan to Paris: Francesca Colombo was trained as a fashion designer working for the most prestigious brands in the industry. In Spain, she approached the world of decorating and interior design and decided to return to Milan, her hometown, to launch a consulting firm and her brand of plates, wallpapers and textiles. Her style is characterized by unusual color combinations, attention to detail and her search for innovation.

Deep passion for crafting white porcelain inspired the dynamic brand Le Porcellane located in the heart of Florence since its foundation in 1948. Ranging from classic to minimalist, sinuous to geometric, Le Porcellane lamps and decorative objects are minutely handcrafted by skilled artisans, infusing each piece with their own dedication and expertise. With a constant eye on the latest trends, Le Porcellane’s creations are able to add a stylish accent to refined resorts, residences, and exclusive superyachts.

Since the 19th century, in Florence, the Mangani family has been sculpting and passing down their knowledge from father to son. In 1958, Alfiero Mangani opened a workshop where he restored porcelain, along with his sons. The small workshop attracted the interest of Tiffany, whose buyers noticed the exquisite quality of a porcelain demi-cup made by Ivan. They started a collaboration that lasted decades and lead to the creation of superb objects and lamps. Now, the new generation continues the family tradition of creating unique pieces of timeless allure and great quality.

Servomuto is a lighting design brand based in Milan. Since 2010 it has been pursuing an ambitious goal: to revisit a classic object such as the lampshade with a contemporary and sophisticated twist. The study and research behind each creation are visible in the continuous stylistic references to the world of architecture and distant places. Prestigious materials and fabrics are skillfully combined, experimenting with unusual colors and textures. The “Haute Couture” production deliberately contrasts with the mechanization of large-scale manufacturing processes. The playful and dreamy gaze with which Servomuto has always looked at light embraces the sartorial precision.

Bamax was founded 40 years ago in Asolo, a small town known as "The Pearl of Veneto" as it is a place of incomparable inspiration to artists and artisans. Bamax creates high-quality furniture through dedicated research of ancient wood-crafting traditions combined with new, sustainable technologies. Maintaining the wood essences in their original scents combined with organic-based dyes, the experienced hands of masterful artisans work the solid wood to produce long-lasting pieces that express tradition and innovation.

For the past 40 years, brothers Alessandro and Nicola Zanin have managed the artistic heritage of one of the most venerable Venetian ateliers, merging the tradition of working Murano glass with contemporary trends. By incorporating materials such as wood and marble and collaborating with important designers, their master craftsmen produce exquisite furniture collections tailor-made for the most exclusive private residences and luxury hotels. Light, reflections and sophisticated decorations distinguish these works of art that effortlessly combine classic and modern appeal.

Immediately following his studies at the Academy of Fine Arts of Brera in Milan, Gio Minelli has dedicated himself to design. He began creating his first collections collaborating with highly renowned craftsmen from the Lombardy territory. Since then his work has made an evolution, taking on a poetic form and evoking experiences of travel and soul searching, while always keeping a steady balance of three components: art, design and dialogue. He currently has ongoing collaborations with international galleries while simultaneously designing for major Italian design brands.

Founded in 2006, Exteta is located in Brenna in the heart of Brianza. Exteta takes inspiration from the Italian art of living to give life to beautifully crafted, inventive designs. Our Italian taste infuses every element, while the wisdom and experience of the Brianza region add strength to our vision of excellence. Striving for quality across the borders of perception, capturing the inner essence of each material, and delivering it to the world under a new form: this is our manifesto.

Anna, Carlo, and Elena Turati established Casamilano in 1998, building on their family’s legacy that began in 1929 with their grandfather Carlo’s artisan furniture business. In the 1960s, their father, Giuseppe Turati, named the company Tisettanta, collaborating with internationally renowned architects such as Gae Aulenti, Vico Magistretti, and Antonio Citterio. Today, Casamilanois managed by the third generation, launching the brand on the international stage with its customizable objects of functional décor distinctive for refined materials and attention to detail.

A unique artist who lives and works in Milan, Giovanna la Falce started as a painter more than 20 years ago. Inspired by movement and the human body, she ventured into three-dimensionality with sculpture, using bronze and iron, till she started using clay and exploring the Raku technique. Her works have been exhibited in Italy and across Europe. Her strongly expressive collections featured here are entirely decorated by hand, with each piece being a one-of-a-kind handmade object.

An independent designer based in Milano, Serena Confalonieri was born in 1980 and obtained a Master Degree in Interior Design. She started her career working in architecture and design firms in Milano, Barcelona, and Berlin. Her works on product, graphic and textile projects have been featured in important publications and exhibitions worldwide, earning her prizes such as special mentions at the Young&Design Awards 2014 and at the German Design Awards 2016. Her attention to texture makes her pieces sophisticated and contemporary, with a timeless allure.