Wood

Culla Intrecci

Comforting, like a hug, this cradle in Sardinian chestnut wood 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
Sedia Spagnola

Being precious and scenic, the wooden chair includes moulded elements displaying the coat of arms of the Augsburg and richly decorated with gold leaf on a lacquer coating. Made of poplar wood, it is available in different color combinations.

Pasquale Farris|Nuoro
Tavolino tarsia e pietra

This excellent solid square coffee table with mosaic work combining the elegant colour effects of different varieties of wood features a fine design with large geometric shapes on the central stone in granite.

Giampiero Bitti B&B Arredamento|Nule
Occhiali Arnel

These elegant glasses in white horn, with beautiful irregular streaks, are skilfully crafted according to the exclusive lines of the Arniel model, distinctive of the Arias Eyewear handicraft production.

Andrea Dentoni|Cagliari
Cassa piccola tradizionale

This distinctive traditional wedding chest made of chestnut wood with solid lines and finely carved decorations, is designed as an elegant container in refined natural colours.

Pierpaolo Mandis|Mogoro

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.