Wood

Sedia da tavolo Rosone

The solid and elegant intaglio décor characterise the hand-crafted table chair, reinterpreting the elements of the local tradition. This high-quality product, hand-crafted and decorated chestnut wood in one piece, is available in several colors, finishings and decorations.

Stylegno|Alghero
Pannello Le rose

A garland of roses, finely carved and fret-worked, makes up the floral pattern of the elegant decorative relief panel.

Cesare Cabiddu|Villanovaforru
Comodino sospeso Perda Pintà

This original and practical wooden bedside table is designed, in its particular rounded and sculpted shapes, to be hung on the wall so as to be suspended.

Satodà|Mamoiada
Maschera Asino

This alder wood engraved and hand-painted mask is part of a collection of zoomorphic figures (a donkey, in this case) of the traditional carrasecare, the carnival of Ottana.

Franco Maritato|Ottana
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.