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Atelier Frigerio Mirva

Lombardia, Italy | Artist

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

Lombardia, Italy | Designer

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.

Ballarin

Veneto, Italy | Glassmith

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.

Lalabonbon

Emilia-Romagna, Italy | Furniture Maker

Lalabonbon was founded from the encounter between contemporary creativity and Italian tradition in the production of chairs and furnishings from the 1950s and 1960s. Having always loved Italian vintage design, the designer Cristina Zanni is the soul of Lalabonbon. Cristina reworks and combines finishes and materials, from velvet to tartan to the Prince of Wales, creating dynamic collections that intrigue and entice, adapting to any environment. All products are handmade in Italy by expert craftsmen.

Franco Bianchini

Veneto, Italy | Furniture Maker

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.

TrackDesign

Puglia, Italy | Furniture Maker

TrackDesign was born from the passion of an entrepreneurial family from Puglia for industrial and Nordic style furniture. A 100% Made in Italy brand that creates original and contemporary furnishings, for interiors and exteriors, in which the absolute hero is the multiform steel par excellence, the corten. A future-oriented company with a team of engineers, architects and designers from all over Europe. A company committed to the constant search for new materials and finishes, which continues to recognize steel as a predominant material.

Stilleben

Emilia-Romagna, Italy | Ceramist

Stilleben is an Italian brand founded in 2017 in Modena designing and manufacturing designer accessories for the table and kitchen. Presenting everyday objects with refined quality in materials and volumes. The primary objective is to enhance the quality of Made in Italy craftsmanship. The name chosen for the brand originates from the German word "stilleben" which means still life. The contemporary still life of great masters like Giorgio Morandi who portray the world of small common items such as vases, glasses, bottles, and bowls.

Andrea de Chirico

Trentino-Alto Adige, Italy | Carpenter

Originally from Rome and subsequently relocating to Bolzano, Andrea De Chirico is a young designer who boasts a curriculum rich in studies and experiences throughout Europe. His projects are born from a desire to combine tradition and modernity: everyday objects are manufactured and transformed to become something completely new, to be used in a variety of contexts. His work has been exhibited at, among others, the London Design Museum, the Triennale Design Museum and the Z33 House for Contemporary Art.

Firmamento Milano

Lombardia, Italy | Lighting Maker

Carlo Guglielmi, soul and founder of Firmamento Milano, boasts a professional career of more than 50 years in the world of work and more than 35 years in the world of design. After his experience within the most prestigious companies in the lighting industry, he decided to create his own business project, supported by an efficient work team. Firmamento was founded with the aim of creating a different option in the area of lighting, with collections of lamps and lights of industrial, modern and refined design.

Manta Corporation

Lombardia, Italy | Furniture Maker

A young and dynamic company that boasts a solid thirty years of experience. Tremolada was born in Cabiate, Como, in the heart of Brianza, an area famous throughout the world for the production of furniture and furnishing accessories. Tremolada offers sofas, armchairs and poufs, plus chairs, tables and coffee tables. A company that combines Italian craftsmanship tradition, design and a production capacity capable of looking to the future with focused attention, to interpret all of the styles and needs of contemporary life.

Morello Gianpaolo

Veneto, Italy | Furniture Maker

Morello Gianpaolo, a leader in the international furniture industry, was founded in 1974 in Casale di Scodosia, Padova. From a small production workshop, the business transformed into a structured company that produces and distributes high-quality furnishing products: furniture, chairs and tables, Classic style sofas and armchairs, Louis XVI, Louis XXIV, Baroque, Traforato, Victorian, Empire, Art Decò. The products are Made in Italy and are available in a wide range of finishes, materials and fabrics, customizable to meet every need.

Ceramiche De Simone

Sicilia, Italy | Ceramist

Founded in the early 1960s with the creative flair of Giovanni De Simone, the "Ceramiche De Simone" brand immediately made itself known in the realm of Sicilian and international artistic ceramics due to a unique and original style, which has become iconic and unmistakable. The authenticity and quality of the brand's products is guaranteed by the experience of the company team and, still today, the employees and students of Maestro De Simone, preserve and impart the precious legacy of the exclusive tradition of the ceramic school.

Cavicchi

Emilia-Romagna, Italy | Accessories Maker

With a passion for billiards since 1938, the Cavicchi company was founded by Ugo Cavicchi in Guastalla, Reggio Emilia. Today, it is architect Giancarlo Cavicchi who guides the market brand leader in the production of professional and designer billiard tables. Centro Studi e Progetti Cavicchi has combined artistic experience and a unique and unmistakable style, with the use of high-quality materials. True masterpieces that furnish an environment in an exclusive manner, such as Billiards Symphony, carved and polished in Massive Exotic Bubinga wood.

Patrizia Polese

Veneto, Italy | Artist

In the search for a common connection between all things, artist Patrizia Polese specializes in two and three-dimensional weaving, combining drawing and photography alongside her woven craft. Her tapestries, installations, and portraits are exhibited in museums and prestigious locations in Italy and abroad, from the Milan Triennale and the Central Fabric Museum (Lodz, Poland) to art galleries in the United Arab Emirates. Patrizia is also a professor of fabric design at the IUAV University of Venice.

Covi e Puccioni

Veneto, Italy | Glassmith

Italian craftsmanship meets design. Covi e Puccioni by Factory Italiana is the result of the passion and ideas of Barbara and Riccardo, who combine their experiences and professionalism in this innovative project of working with glass and researching new materials and combinations. Designer mirrors that become the protagonists of true artistic works destined for the furnishing world. Factory Italiana is a project that unites several partner companies, brands and exclusive products that represent the excellence of Italian craftsmanship and quality.

Todini Sculture

Toscana, Italy | Sculptor

The studio belonging to brothers Roberto and Stefano Todini was founded in the early 90s due to their great passion for art and sculpture. The brothers learned to work with all types of materials, from stone to marble and through to ceramics and opened a studio where they create classic and contemporary sculptures, interior furniture pieces, urban furniture, and design pieces. Many awards have been achieved, including entry into the 2015 list of the OMA’s Excellence of the Italian Art Professions.

Laboratorio del Marmo

Veneto, Italy | Marble Designer

The Laboratorio del Marmo has created furniture and furnishing accessories since 1973. Console tables, indoor and outdoor seats, and tables are crafted, not only in Vicenza stone and marble but also in natural wood and glass with steel accessories. All products are customizable, providing the customer with a unique piece that is tailor-made for them. Elegantly designed works of art: the power of sculpture, enclosed in stone, becomes an everyday object, to experience and use.

Splot Design

Emilia-Romagna, Italy | Blacksmith

The unique design of Splot Design is the result of creative experimentation and careful craftsmanship that began in 2018 in Piacenza, Emilia Romagna. The making is inextricably linked to a process that transforms, through expertise, the raw material into a work of art. The tradition inherited from High Craftsmanship allows this professional studio to develop collections that tell an all-Italian story, a story that speaks of prestige, highest quality and exclusivity.