The Artisans

Fabio Bordi

Master Mosaicist - Rome

In 2005, Fabio Bordi walked away from a career in finance after spotting a mosaic workshop sign in the streets of Rome. He enrolled, found his master, and never looked back. Today he works in the heart of the city mastering two of Italy's most demanding ancient techniques as....

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Carola Polimanti

Leathersmith - Rome

Carola Polimanti grew up in her uncle's Roman workshop, opened in the 1970s, surrounded by leather, sewing machines and craftspeople at work. Her mother carried on the tradition, making tailored leather garments and bags of lasting quality. Carola was always there, watching....

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Paolo Mangano

Goldsmith - Rome

Paolo Mangano has been working gold since 1985. Trained across the workshops of Rome under the guidance of master Giorgio Vigna, he developed a language that sits between traditional goldsmithing and sculptural art. His jewellery is not worn, it is carried, like a small and precious idea....

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Stefano Paravani

Rattan & Wicker Chair Artisan - Rome

Stefano Paravani's father opened his bottega in via del Teatro Valle in 1945, making baskets for florists and bakers. For nearly twenty-five years that was the work, then slowly the chairs and sofas came. Stefano began working alongside his father....

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