The Apulian brand turning industrial waste into deco treasure
Driven by a desire to give new life to discarded material from her family’s stone and marble business, Antonella Azzollini recently returned to Puglia to launch 8 e Mezzo –…
Apulian Designer Victoria Episcopo on Nature-Inspired Furniture
Surrounded by flora furniture in her grandmother’s historic studio in Salento, Victoria Episcopo transforms natural forms into exquisite designs. Travel is an indispensable investment for personal growth and exploration, and…
Designer at work: Gian Paolo Guerra
Designers unite in Puglia and we always appreciate the intermix between inquisitive and creative minds. The latest collaboration comes from Gian Paolo Guerra and Ceramics Nicola Fasano. Guerra had a…
The award-winning Leccese artist: Francesca Mazzotta
Francesca Mazzotta describes herself as a dreamer, with the soul of an artist. This is reflected in the expressive jewelry and contemporary objects that she makes in her studio in…
Reinterpreting Furniture Design w/ Da…a
With a catalog of almost 200 pages long, where each photo is more magnificent than the one before, in suggestive settings that can only be Puglia, Bruna Taurino is certainly…
Design Without Borders | VIA interviews KIASMO
Kiasmo is a creative studio based in Ruffano, a town in the south of Salento known for its noble residences and antique churches. The firm was founded in 2011 by…
The Patterns of Salentu | Visualizing the Roots
Sometimes the wave of changes brings new possibilities, and it’s a talent to surf it gracefully. Shanan Campanaro, the New-York-based travel and surfer-enthusiast, has graduated from Central Saint Martins, and…
VIA Interviews Mest Decor, Apulian entrepreneurs
An Apulian duo with a love for locally-sourced, handmade creations decided to take their region’s heritage and launch a brand that would promote the best of Made in Puglia online,…
Present Imperfect: Ceramic Design in Puglia
Artist Delphine Bekaert talks to via about her journey from the contemporary art scene to become a ceramic designer in Puglia Perfection has long lost its meaning in a contemporary…