Artisans

All of our products are hand-made by creative artisans

Creative inspiration

All of our products are enthusiastically made by skilled craftsmen in small, mostly family-run workshops where traditional skills have been passed down through generations.

Valerio at our metal fabrication workshop

As Richard explains, “our products do not follow market trends, nor do they seek to anticipate them. Rather, they are the result of a collaboration between craftsman and designer with the ambition to produce a well-proportioned, high-quality item that will stand the test of time.”

Vasco at work at the ceramic workshop

Giovanni at the forge in Tuscany

The crafting process

Whether in iron, brass, ceramic, wood or glass, our products are painstakingly made by experienced European experts.

Our products are made and finished entirely by hand using craft techniques sometimes centuries old.

A great example is the production of our ceramic range. Pieces are turned or hand-built in a traditional way. Textured decoration is applied by hand. They are then allowed to dry slowly before an initial firing, then glazed and fired a second and sometimes a third time. This is a lengthy process and a typical ceramic lamp will take six to eight weeks to make.

Some of our designs may refer to the past, but can never be regarded as reproduction. The traditions of Italian, Arabic and the wider Mediterranean region are all reinterpreted and updated.

We work directly with craftspeople, respecting their skills and knowledge. We’re proud to say that only a few hands ever touch a product before it is shipped.