The Artisans

Pattern maker, seamstress, in love with her Sicily, personalizes her hand-made garments with prints taken from her watercolors. The Italian artisan Amelia Alessia Cristaldi took her first steps in the handmade world in 2001 after graduating in Architecture. She specializes in modeling that allows her to give shape to the clothes she has been designing since she was a child. In 2016 she created the first collection of handmade dresses for women and girls where she displays all her skills: sewing, modeling and painting. It is precisely from the way of painting the fashion sketches that the subjects inspired by Sicily are born: a reinterpretation of the shapes and colors typical of the Sicilian tradition.

Camilla Franceschi recently began her career as an artisan, following the family tradition of Italian artisan jewelry and goldsmithing but approaching modern materials, such as resin, which allowed her to experiment with different techniques and innovative ideas. Always looking for new stimuli and contaminations, she mixes “poor” and precious elements in her works. The lines of jewelry designed by Camilla, consisting of earrings, rings and necklaces, are inspired by nature, combining the elegance of geometric lines – dominant is the figure of the circle – with real floral elements.

Horn Creations wants to glorify the horn from a new perspective. This is a traditional material of the Italian craftsmanship. All jewels and design objects, at every stage of processing, are made entirely by hand in the laboratory of a small group of artisans in Sardinia. This precious material, natural and hypoallergenic, has veinings and colors that are never the same. This is why each piece is truly unique and inimitable.

Maille Crochet is a brand that originates from Manuela’s passion for craftsmanship. Her mother Mara was involved in the straw weaving of chairs, the processing of leather and wool knitwear. Thanks to the collaboration with her, over the years Manuela specialized in the production of artisan crochet bags, enhancing this specialty of Italian craftsmanship with the originality of the design and the quality of the materials.

“Pedipedi” was conceived by ​​Sergio Paruzzo’s idea, he wanted to dedicate a line of hand-painted clothing and accessories to his beloved Sicily. Sergio was born as a graphic designer, who cultivated his passion for painting over the years. All bags, handmade in an artisan workshop, are personally painted by him. Each article is unique and original and incorporates images, colors and peculiar traits of Sicily and its style. The idea behind the project is to create a “Sicily to wear“, to wear “pedipedi”, an expression of the Sicilian dialect which means “around”, “out of one’s home”.