The Artisans

The Chiarugi company was founded in 1952, in Florence, and specializes in the production of Pepper Mills, Salt Mills and Herb & Spice Mills. The products, which still today are made within the Florentine company, represent a perfect mix between tradition and innovation. The antique style meets modern design with the use of new technologies. The heart of Chiarugi resides in the Pepper Mill, a symbol of Italian culture on the table. A Made in Italy product that resembles a true piece of design, value, and prestige.

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.

Professor of Design and Architecture at ISIA in Faenza and l’Accademia delle Belle Arti in Florence, Sabrina Sguanci Baroni is an artisan specialized in ceramic arts. Her upbringing in the Florentine radical avant-garde art scene developed and nurtured her particular interest in new technologies, materials, and the changing anthropology of consumption. A designer for Artex from 2001 to 2015, she curated 13 editions of the “Scenari di Innovazione”, an international competition on product innovation, where she exhibited her projects at the Triennale Design Museum and the Salone del Mobile.

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.

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.

NoBe Italia was founded in 2016 in Piacenza by Dario Cipelletti, an architect and designer, who relies on the expert hands of artisan Marco Grecchi to bring his artistic and creative vision to life. Their collaboration is the backbone of NoBe Italia, which specializes in designs that combine high-quality materials such as marble, metal, and wood. Inspired by the designs from the 1930s to 1950s, NoBe creations are distinguished by a pure aesthetic with a decisive artistic connotation that is defined by their spatial concept rather than predetermined, conventional use.

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.

Bedding Atelier has been producing custom-made sofas and upholstered furniture for over 50 years, including for prestigious Italian shipyards; the excellence of its products is internationally recognized. A story born in the 1970s from the meeting of Mario, Massimo and Fabrizio, inventive and passionate personalities who, together with renowned architects Carlo De Carli, Andrea Branzi, Clivio Castelli, Ettore Sottsass, traced its identity. A sartorial atelier that carefully selects fabrics, leathers, materials, coordinating them into a distinctive classic and contemporary design.

Venice-born artist Anna Paola Cibin studied art and design at the Institute of Art in Venice. After a brief period in London, she returned to Venice to collaborate with Murano’s glass masters, and in 1997, she began painting on velvet, a technique inspired by old Venetian tapestry tradition. Her talent, passion, and constant search for details produce entirely original and captivating art pieces blending Venetian-glass elements, gold-and silver-leaf decorations on luxurious velvets. Her works have been showcased in Vienna, Paris, London, New York, and Singapore.

Amelia Corvino is a designer, illustrator, and art director who specialized in set design from the Accademia di Belle Arti of Venice. Italian of Mexican origin, Corvino finds her inspiration for an ideal, unifying world by merging different cultures and capturing them in a single work of art. Combining unique, contrasting styles from East and West, Arabic patterns and sacred Mexican symbolism, she creates decorative panels handcrafted with refined Venetian fabrics.

Antonino Ferrantelli founded Falegnameria d’Arte Ferrantelli in 1930 in Alcamo, Sicily. Now in its third generation, Antonino’s grandson Riccardo has continued the artistic woodworking family tradition and established Trame Siciliane together with Sicilian designer Gabriele D'Angelo. Crafted by combining masterful skills and innovative techniques, these modern artistic furniture pieces, and home décor accessories are inspired by the Sicilian tradition and the culture of art and beauty that belongs to the Ferrantelli family.

After 40 years of experience, Gianni Erba and his son Carlo established Indikon in 2005, a leader brand in crafting rugs entirely woven and knotted by hand. Indikon has now launched Carpet Edition, a collection of pieces meticulously fashioned by expert artisans both on vertical and horizontal looms. Each carpet is one-of-a-kind and boasts a contemporary aesthetic, combining the creativity of architects and designers with a tradition passed on for centuries

Established in the early 1970s in Macherio, Brianza, Glas Italia produces crystal and glass furniture, doors, wall partitions, and accessories. Drawing from a consolidated experience and technical know-how of a century-old family glass factory, Glas Italia’s collections are distinguished for their refined quality, meeting the aesthetic sense and contemporary taste of a high-end, international clientele. Globally renowned designers collaborate with Glas Italia, relying on its technologically advanced production process to see their creative ideas come to life.

Located in the Tuscan town of Fornoli, MO.WA is an exclusive brand that has been producing precious handcrafted furnishings and wall mirrors since 1976. The meticulous application of gold and silver leaf distinguishes MO.WA’s collections, fashioned using only first-rate, certified timbers and prized Italian crystal. Careful attention to sustainable standards and antique regional techniques, together with the possibility of customizations, make this company a gem of Italian craftsmanship.

Adriana Lohmann is a lighting designer and producer of glamorous, eco-sustainable chandeliers. A “dressmaker” of light, born from the fashion industry, bio-design and reuse of materials. Originally from Porto Alegre, Brazil, she moved to Limido Comasco, a small town near Como. Adriana collaborates with famous architects and designers worldwide, researching new shapes and exclusive materials to craft bold and elegant chandeliers. Her creations are made to give emotions and become iconic statements that look like jewels.

A&B Living was born from the experience of its owner, Alessio Bernardini, matured in the Parisian’s atelier and cabinet makers where he developed artisanal techniques with an unmistakable style. Among the few in Europe to handle the surprising "marqueterie de paille" (straw marquetry) and other wonderful finishes, is able to infuse preciousness in its furnishings, with simple geometric shapes.

Established in 2014 in Milan, Matlight Milano brings together the skills of expert Italian artisans specialized in lighting and marble working. Guided by the motto “Stone meets Light”, this dynamic brand merges contemporary trends with fine craftsmanship, creating highly customizable pieces that are unique and exclusive. All pieces are characterized by linear silhouettes and fine materials and crafted with painstaking attention to detail.

A renowned furniture design brand that exports to more than 80 countries, Horm Italy Srl produces high-quality pieces suitable for both home, hotel, and restaurant interiors. The company is a union of three brands (Horm, Casamania and Orizzonti), whose pieces exquisitely combine simplicity, art, and innovation, in unique modern collections that boast a strong character, versatile functionality, and striking aesthetics.

For more than 60 years, when the first upholstered furniture came out of the Asnaghi workshop, each product has stood out for its quality, elegance and style. In 2014, the Inedito brand was born with the intention of embracing the entire furniture market, searching for taste, exclusivity and emotionality. With Inedito, the mastery of Italian craftsmanship merges with a new concept. In 2020, the two brands, Inedito and Asnaghi, merge, introducing a furniture culture that looks to the future while keeping an eye on the past, through the knowledge and experience consolidated by years in the furniture industry.