People of Puglia: Raffaella Gemiti
Apulian entrepreneur and founder of Cibelle Experience, Raffaella Gemiti, lets us in on a little (big) secret: There exists a recipe of 3 Cs – competenza, cuore, and coraggio These…
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Pioneering Sustainable Fashion in Puglia | 2nd Edition
As consumers, we are increasingly spending more of our time thinking about everyday purchases while making our actions count along the way. Previously, balancing cost and quality was the go-to…
From Gravel Quarry to Community Hideaway
It was love at first sight when Massimiliano Locatelli first laid eyes on the two industrial buildings for sale in Salento. Once a former gravel quarry, today the property has…
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…
People of Puglia | Dalila Palumbo
Isabel Pabo is an Apulian haute couture brand created by Dalila Palumbo built upon the pillars of passion, craftsmanship, and dreams. Behind the brand, VIA’s contributing writer, Oliver Dahle, discovers…
People of Puglia | Manuela Girone
Combining the spirit of Puglia and the treasures of the South Pacific, Manuela creates highly versatile and wearable pieces by contrasting raw materials such as hemp, silk, and linen with…
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…