Wood

Ceppo tagliacarne

It is equipped with a practical four-leg support; the robust meat cutting board combines the synthetic solid functional forms with the lightness of the décor, skillfully crafted through incisions.

Arcangelo Gabriele Loddo|Dorgali
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
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
Comodino Fiammato di Nule

The bedside table in ash wood, with two drawers and a simple structure, is characterised by the fine insert of woven fabric crafted according to the “flamed” technique typical of the textile tradition of Nule.

Giampiero Bitti B&B Arredamento|Nule
Uccellini

A heterogeneous group of birds turn their surprised gaze towards the world, unaware of the beauty of their own colorful plumage. Crafted using wood and recycled materials, they have unique and singularly inspired form and composition: a distinctive trait of this artisanal workshop.

Is Femmineddas|

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.