The Artisans

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.

Founded in 2003, De Castelli is a company that is internationally recognized for its ability to explore and express the expressive potential of metal - particularly steel, brass and copper - by declining it in furniture, upholstery and architectural projects. Faithful to the choice of giving metal back a privileged role in design experimentation, De Castelli grafts into typically industrial processes the matrix of thought and craftsmanship that leads to entirely new outcomes.

In 2017, ETRO and Oniro Group started a partnership to produce and distribute the new ETRO Home Interiors line. The collection embodies a perfect combination of classic references, experimental elements, and contemporary design. Between exotic atmospheres and inspirations from distant lands, ETRO Home Interiors expresses the power of symbolic language through the masterful use of fabrics and ETRO symbol par excellence, the paisley. Characterized by the use of refined fabrics and materials and sublime example of Made in Italy craftsmanship, ETRO Home Interiors collection expresses a dynamic and cultured lifestyle through a mix of art, creativity, and a vibrant sense of color.

When form celebrates the essential. K-Over is a small project within Andrea Pacini’s family business: P.M.P. Firenze in Tavarnelle Val di Pesa. Reinventing traditional craftsmanship with a contemporary vision, K-Over cases for wine and champagne bottles in gold. Every K-Over, like Amore e Psiche, Giants, Cherry Blossom, and Battaglia di Cascina –just some of the pieces in the collection – are exclusively made by hand in Italy.

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.

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.

Based in Cava De’ Tirreni outside of Salerno, Arcea Ceramiche has been reinterpreting Vietri-style ceramics since 1976. Respecting traditional techniques but with total creative freedom, Arcea’s master potters express their ideas on both tile and a wide variety of decorative accessories. The heart of the company lies in its workshop for research and experimentation, where past and present, culture and tradition all come together to create the future.

Festina Lente is a Latin motto that means Make haste slowly. With this motto in mind, in 2017 Marta founded the brand of eco-luxury home fragrances Festina Lente. She creates each fragrance and makes each product by hand in small batches in her atelier in Milan, using vegan, cruelty-free ingredients with precious, phthalate-free scents and sustainable, locally made packaging. The logo is based on a series of gold coins minted for emperor Augustus in ancient Rome with the image of the prudent crab and the ambitious butterfly. This reflects in the brand's mantra: have a purpose but savor every moment. Each scent tells a story, conjuring up another place, another time, another season.

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 love for wood, decades of experience in its processing and a desire to create original products for the international market. Combining the beauty of Italian design with the value of recovery. Denovo Wood, a company from Brugnera, Pordenone, designs and manufactures indoor and outdoor parquet, furniture and furnishing accessories, all under the Inulivo brand. A focus on the brand and the progressive numbering of many of the products guarantee its Italian origin and authenticity.

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.

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.

ReDéco was founded in 2005 from a desire to create something innovative in the furniture sector: a new way of interpreting classic furniture with a contemporary imprint. The ReDéco project, led by Veraldo and Carlo Somaschini, came to life within the Somaschini company in Cabiate, a furniture workshop established by Carlo Somaschini in 1942, in the heart of Brianza. The mastery and tradition of the family business has been transmitted to the new ReDéco brand that offers a collection of refined furnishings to enhance every corner of the home.

A splendid collection of luxurious furniture created by internationally prestigious Italian brand Bianchini, Cafedesarts combines an Art Deco inspiration with contemporary aesthetic and other modern styles. Unique and refined, the pieces proposed are fashioned of high-quality materials such as Makassar ebony, Santos rosewood, and maple, and feature exquisite inserts in brass, precious stones, and mother-of-pearl. Boasting elegant hues, Cafedesart objects will furnish a contemporary home with unparalleled sophistication.