Cosimo Vinci | Story of an Apulian Goldsmith
Some children don’t quite know what they’ll do when they grow up until they discover a spark in their soul. When 13-year-old boy Cosimo Vinci attended “The Golds of Taranto…
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Vincenzo Palazzo | From Putignano to the World
Vincenzo Palazzo fondly speaks of his hometown, Putignano, a small town in the Itria Valley. The founder and creative director of an up and coming Italian fashion brand, VIEN, Palazzo…
Leonardo Nuccio Showroom: Crafted in Puglia
There is a certain charm in family businesses as they tend to hold an intriguing story behind well-crafted logos and labels. The Leonardo Nuccio showroom in Tricase, a small town…
A plan called Isabel Pabo by Dalila Palumo
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…
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…
Pearl of the South: Manuela Girone
A jewelry collection of simplistic luxury; sourced fresh out of the water, woven from the earth and handmade in Bari Her designs have captured the attention of discerning eyes, from…
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…