Hand-Painted Copper Ornamental Flower

Hand-Painted Copper Ornamental FlowerEvery Erbavoglio Milano flower begins long before the first cut is made. Inspiration comes from well thumbed botanical books, their pages filled with pressed notes and sketches, alongside visits to gardens and exhibitions. Back in the atelier, a sheet of copper is transformed through a process the founders developed themselvesdrawn, cut, twisted, etched, engraved, primed, then patiently painted by hand. Layer by layer, the metal takes on the character

Forged from solid silver

features one side clad in silk velvet ikat from Central Asia

Brandimarte's 18x24 cm Germana Frame is crafted by skilled Florentine artisans using 925 Silver and a special hammering technique to create a textured finish

Over six centuries

Note how the design makes an occasion of the simple act of serving soup with an endlessly refined bamboo root handle

Note the subtle variations from hand-finishing that add character

This bowl stands on a base detailed with a vine-like rope

Over the years

this mid-century glass bowl reflects the artist’s mastery of sculptural form and fluid motion

silk-screened and lacquered by hand

‘Sleek’ was the buzzword for the majority of glass vases during the mid-century

so uses this cashmere blanket to celebrate them – along with its fine craftsmanship and meticulous handiwork