This is a talk of meetings and passions, travels and discoveries. This voyage has involved artisans, designers, lumberjacks, chefs and winemakers who have shared with us their dreams of creating objects for cooking and wine tasting based on Italian traditions and wine and food culture. These objectives are part of the regional traditions of our country. We have been able to create these collections today by bringing together two generations of participants in the little fishing village where we are based, on the shores of Lake Orta, since 1946. We live in a magical place, at the foot of the Alps and just one hundred and sixty kilometres from the sea, as the crow flies. It is a microcosm of Italy; mountains and sea. Thousands of diverse climates have created the deal context where over the centuries have been developed hundreds of methods of understanding culinary culture and the grape harvest. All of our products are based on this tradition and geography. There is a special alchemy involved in the aging process for a great cheese or a top wine. It can take months, often years, and every time that one opens a bottle of wine or cuts a slice of cheese, we are participating in that same magic. We offer ritual objects for hosting a tasting and allowing the spirit to the sensorial perception of a culture that dates back through the centuries. Knife set for hard cheese, soft cheese and creamy cheese. Japanese steel skillfully honed by hand. Solid wooden box.
