Wood

Cofanetto intagliato

This exquisite chestnut wood box is meticulously carved with technical virtuosity, reinterpreting the expressive code of the local tradition with sincere inspiration. Created as a unique piece, this artefact is made to order with customised decorations.

Giovanni Barra|Samugheo
Vassoio Sardegna

It has the shape of Sardinia with a stylized version of the original and precious handcrafted tray made of chestnut wood. Accurate details express the artisan’s technical ability and versatile craftsmanship.

Falegnameria Castangia|Siamanna
Tavolino Intrecci

This prized coffee table, which is part of a coordinated line, is meticulously handcrafted so as to enhance the natural features of the wood, which is combined with the fine interweaving of hemp ropes made exclusively by hand.

Pinuccio Marongiu|Tortolì
Sgabello Su zumpeddu

It reinterprets the traditional stool, su zumpeddu, used at home to sit by the hearth. Simple shapes, obtained by assembling a few walnut elements, are embellished by fine sharp encraved details.

Arcangelo Gabriele Loddo|Dorgali
Mensola Su paristazzu

It reinterprets a typical element of traditional Sardinian furniture, su paristazzu, the detailed handcrafted wall shelf with carved decorations. The multifunctional shelf displays the sober ethnic flavor that distinguishes local craftsmanship.

Arcangelo Gabriele Loddo|Dorgali

Il settore

The woodcraft sector in Sardinia, with a its ancient and codified traditions, is expressed in contemporary productions with new and diversified interpretations. Featuring recognizable linguistic traits in its decorations or with new technical and stylistic solutions, the local master craftsmen continue to express the identity of the island through motifs and suggestions.

The traditional carving decoration is created in a masterly manner by means of a burin on the most precious artefacts, such as sa cascia, the hope chest, or with a curt touch in several objects of daily use in agricultural and pastoral contexts. In both cases the marks engraved serve as a language, a written story to be read again and again, the expression of a people with a strong identity.

Distinctive carnival masks made as part of local tradition. Being included in the carving section, they are crafted in the towns of Ottana and Mamoiada, and more recently in Oristano, worn during the traditional local carnivals, in dynamic and engaging performances.

The new interpretations range between free and recent experiences of local history, which resort to woodcraft to create decorative objects, intended as small sculptures. Artist and designer Eugenio Tavolara was the first who, during the first half of last century, designed a series of small dressed sculptures, the puppets, which portrayed characters and scenes of the traditional life in Sardinia.