Italy has always been a mecca for design lovers and creative people, but today's makers change things. Meet Italy's fearless new guard in contemporary craftsmanship with stone and wood, resin and bronze. Here are the five Italian design studios on our radars.
The futurists: Draga & Aurel
The creative force that is Draga & Aurel comes from the intensive commitment of the duo, “find the maximum of expression in the material,” says co -founder Draga Obradovic. Obradovic and Aurel K., which comes from Serbia and Germany, met in Como in Como in 2007.
The rescue cabinet marries materials both vintage and new.
A few interstellar phebe trailer lamps are reminiscent of satellites.
They were estimated for a multidisciplinary approach, which is informed by their backgrounds in art and textile design, and have created iconic pieces such as the Jade table and the Joy lamp, both of which were made by epoxy resin. Although every piece is extensively researched, it must be able to stand alone on aesthetic strength. Obradovic paraphrased Louise Bourgeois and says: “If I have to explain myself, I failed.”
The naturalists: promemorial
Clockwise from bottom left: Patriarch Romeo Stozzi (on Sofa) with his three sons, including the architect Davide Sotzi (standing back), designer of the Agharti -Kabinett and the Marquis table; Romeos Bilou Bilou-Ess chair in the jewel-colored elastic velvet.
A celebrity is a memory guard. In the COMO base furniture store in the lake, however, it is not a written document, but a developing recording of the country. The Socio family's craftsmanship gives the virtuoso art of art to express the natural poetry of the Italian landscape. “In the lake, the sky sometimes wins with its blue reflections,” says the founder and designer of Promemoria, Romeo Society. “And sometimes when clouds are low, it is the green of the mountains that makes incredible light.”
From the glazed terracotta tiles of Agharti-Einige Pearl White, which look like a topographical map blue-green, to the fragrant Maplewood of the Fenice Cabinet, each piece evokes the earth from where it jumped from. The latest collections in museum quality include the latest museum collections, a collaboration with Romeo's son, architect and designer Davide Society, and designer Andrea Sanguineti, who made their debut at Milan Design Week at the beginning of this year. “What inspires me is the poetry of life,” says Romeo. “The act of life and the feeling of our emotions with consciousness – and consequently continuous research for new ideas.”
The classic: Osanna Visconti
“The casting process for lost wax, which I use for all objects and furniture that I create, is one of the oldest known metal formation techniques that go back 6,000 years,” says Osanna Visconti. The artisan based in Milan had an informative visit to a workshop that changed its way forever. “I discovered the volcanic magnetism of the Cera Pera Persa (Lost-Wax) Casting technology,” she says. “It was love at first glance.”
The Bell-shaped Campanula Flower inspired Osanna Viscontis Campanula fabric lamp (left), while the Scottato bankette marries its bronze work with abstract fabric, which was created by the Japanese textile maker Hosoo in cooperation with Dimorestudio.
Today, its dazzling collection, which every piece in Italy deals with this old method by hand, ranges from precious decorative objects such as Uovo, a shiny bouquet egg to breathtaking cupboards. From this autumn Visconti, who worked with designers from Peter Marino to Michael Smith, will be represented by Maison Gerard in New York. “Making an object by hand requires care, patience and time,” she says. “In short, human touch.”
The drama Kings: dimorest studio
Co -founder Britt Moran and Emiliano Salci by Global Architecture and Design company Dimorestudio are creators, curators and summoners. They commemorate cinematic visionaries such as Luchino Visconti and Michelangelo Antonioni and create evocative, deeply fascinating interiors that range from private residences to hospitality rooms. Her latest project is La Dolce Vita Orient Express, a magnificent screen for Italy on a high level.
Dimorest studios Modular corner seats radiate a star quality with a low profile and polished metal cladding.
The duo started in 2019 Dimoremilano, its furnishings, textiles and light mark. Her collections “pull out of the huge Italian design in order not to keep it as a static memory, but to reinterpret its codes,” the couple said. “Materials are selected to create atmosphere. Spoken like true kinematographers.
The Geometrist: Studiodanielk
The second collection by Daniel Kolodziejczak has yellow and honey-calcit, as can be seen in bronze in the Jóia desk (top right).
“When you move to Italy, you really understand the meaning of stone,” says designer Daniel Kolodziejczak. The artist born in Poland in Milan is based on the aesthetics and materiality of historical sites from Pompeii to Villa Necchi Campiglio and channel their energies by Red Jasper and Obsidian, Honey Onyx and Fire Quartz. “Stone transports so many different meanings,” he notes. “It has always been the most important material for me.”
Kolodziejczak, who, in collaboration with luxury consultant Diana Arce, eight years before the founding of Studioanielk in cooperation with a luxury consultant, uses a strongly refined technology to his furniture and lighting in collaboration with the luxury consultant Diana Arce. “I think the reason why the pieces are precise and clean is that I have worked with things as large as size and width of a finger,” he says. The Jóia collection with the legendary Milan Gallery Nilufar has sculptural tables, chairs and desks, which consist of half -stick stones, brass, wood and bronze. Organic and yet elegant, it reflects time and materials that have been sharpened exquisite.
Buy the most iconic Italian chairs in history
Renzo Fraus armchair from 1919
The founder of Poltrona Frauus (1881–1926) converted the classic Chesterfield with a mountainère in Rococo-style with a capitonné back and a constantly elegant brass drink.
The 4 long chair with continuous adjustment
The Salon d'Aummne, designed by Power Trio Le Corbusier, Pierre Jeanneret and Charlotte Perriand, was both engineering and elegance.
Vintage armchair by Franco Albini, 1960s
The sculptural miracle of Albini (1905–1977) for Bonacina, which was woven with 60 pieces of Indian floor, embodied its vision of streamlined, modern forms that were made with accessible materials.
The up 50 chair by Gaetano Pesce
As Pesce (1939-2024) in 1969 with B&B Italia, made the comfortable seats, he married the social comment with technical innovation, whereby its shape increased when unpacking.
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Presented in our edition in September/October 2025. Produced by Catherine Smith. Written by Alisa Carroll.