Artisan Tour

Jeff Cohn of Decorative Crafts tours Italy to seek the finest quality artisans. These skilled artisans make each piece of furniture and lighting by hand, producing beautiful results. The most discerning designers rely on Decorative Crafts to provide them with the finest quality available to suit their clients’ taste.

Jeff Cohn discussing a console design with our Italian agent Patrizia and a master wood carver, in Brianza.

Deep wood carving requires great effort and many different tools.

Wood carving tools in a Tuscan atelier

Carving wood pedestals in Florence.

Workshop in Tuscany developing new ideas.

Master craftsman creating an intricate design.

In Murano, a master glass maker etching glass for our Venetian mirrors. This is very difficult and highly skilled work that requires years of training. This work is done free hand without a design template.

Hand polishing a piece of etched mirror in Murano.

In Florence, creating a hand-painted design for furniture.

Unfinished chairs in Brianza.

In Florence, applying silver leaf to a chair.

Creating bronze details for Decorative Crafts' brass lanterns.

Near Verona, hand-painting a curved chest of drawers.

Jeff Cohn discussing modifications to a table.
In a Tuscan atelier, drawings are turned into prototypes.

In a Tuscan atelier, drawings are turned into prototypes.