In Milan, where everything runs and nothing seems to stop, some "artisan islands" survive where the work is organized as it once was, the workers are master craftsmen and the owner is one of them. This is the case of the leather company Alfredo Beretta, which since 1947 has been working with the same manual skills and passion as before. Bags, trunks, suitcases, shoes, belts, wallets and leather clothing are the items that have brought the name Alfredo Beretta in the world.

As Mary confesses to us, the sense of protection that a hat gives is the feeling that animates her passion for headdresses. Maria has many forms in wood (one is a form for modeling felt hats that dates back to the 1920s). Each time a different object is made by hand. The hat celebrates the differences. Each material will adapt to headgear differently giving a unique look to the wearer.

In the Chiaia district of Naples, where the colors of the sea blend with the chaotic rhythm of the city, the artisan Flavia Palombo blends Neapolitan flair and craftsmanship producing limited collections of belts and bags.

Elegant and sober, neat and original: these are all adjectives that agree well with Giovanna D'Ulisse, with her creations and her workshop. A workshop where everything is born and is created by the same hands and mind that have studied in the faculty of Art History and that translates into the charm that surrounds his shoes designed to be comfortable and beautiful at the same time.

Young, stubborn and very close-knit, are the three creators Cristina, Eleonora and Silvia di All'oro, the shop that manufactures and sells handmade shoes strictly handmade by expert craftsmen. With determination and enthusiasm they brought to Ravenna a wave of novelty with this all-female project and especially "Made in Italy"

In a small street in the historic center of Forlì, Federica Siboni's dream was born: Fedifo, an artisan boutique, a recovery and redevelopment laboratory and an exhibition space in continuous evolution. Fedifo was born almost by chance, when Federica meets the right place at the right time and from there she will be able to experiment and perfect new garments and accessories, creating unique pieces thanks to recycled materials or the discarded clothes of her customers.

Italian craftsmanship conquers the foreign market for its originality, without forgetting the quality of products strictly Made in Italy. The small shops of Rome are the characteristic places where creativity is born thanks to the experience of passionate artisans such as the Antica Manifattura Cappelli in Rome, located in Via degli Scipioni 46.

We are in Sardinia, in a small medieval village where the capital of textile craftsmanship stands. Here resides the last guardian in the world of an ancient knowledge: Sardinian embroidery. Maria Luisa Frongia lives in Samugheo and carries with her the tradition and expertise for creating timeless embroidered works

In northern Sardinia, a craftswoman with her modern Sardinian clothing managed to cross the sea, reaching the Japanese market. We’re talking about Barbara Pala. Born in Nuoro, Barbara has studied thoroughly the world of fashion, putting her hands to work and achieving something that once seemed impossible.

Behind every item of clothing, dozens of other possible garments and objects lie hidden; you just need to envision and create them. Ramosalso, an atelier located in the Rialto area of Venice, has made this its mission: ‘If you transform, you don’t waste.’

They come in all shapes and colors and can be customized with writing or a design on the end of the temples to make them even more unique. What are we talking about? Artisanal eyeglasses! L’Occhialeria Di Cesare, located on Via De Gasperi in Ravenna, is not just an ordinary optical shop; it is a true artisanal workshop where eyeglasses are tailor-made to satisfy a wide range of preferences

Shapes, colors, uniqueness and flair: the perfect ingredients for a quality garment of clothing and handcrafted jewelry. This is the vision of Franca, who is the owner and artisan of Fragolab, who has a past as a visual designer. We are in Venice, not far from the Rialto Bridge, where Franca's shop is located in a narrow street.

Today your Italian Bees are in Legnano, in the brand new shop of Debora Scalzo, writer, film screenwriter, fashion designer and successful entrepreneur. Her brand is called Desca Luxury and is the Pop Made in Italy Brand born in 2019 thanks to the collaboration with the master Domenico Auriemma, designer owner of the Dstyle brand and creator of eyewear lines for the most famous international celebrities, including Lady Gaga and Rihanna.

Walking between San Frediano and Santo Spirito, between the ancient but mundane walls of Oltrarno, it is easy to be enchanted by the pastel colors of the Bastah atelier. An intriguing name that recalls the Italian "basta" and that makes you want to say: "enough, I want to wear one of these comfortable and fresh garments and set off to discover the world". The natural fabrics, the delicate lines, the feeling at ease but elegant both in everyday life and on the most special occasions; these are the ingredients of Bastah. Le stoffe naturali, le linee delicate, il sentirsi a proprio agio ma eleganti sia nella vita di tutti i giorni sia nelle occasioni più speciali; sono questi gli ingredienti di Bastah. E dietro l’atelier c’è una giovane donna amante dei viaggi che, solo con lo sguardo, trasmette lo stesso spirito di delicatezza e di avventura che i suoi capi sono in grado di trasmettere.

As soon as we arrive in Piazza Torquato Tasso in Sorrento, we continue through the characteristic streets of the coast. In addition to the breathtaking view in every corner and the fantastic flavor of the typical products, we immediately notice a craftsman who turns his passion into a job. Enzo and his team allow anyone to make a pair of personalized glasses in less than an hour.

Camiceria Bazzocchi is a historic shop in Rome, housed in the historic center of the city, a stone's throw from Piazza Barberini. The shirt shop was founded by Roberto Bazzocchi in 1907 as an artisan workshop where tailor-made shirts were made by hand, without neglecting the precious sale of accessories capable of enhancing masculine elegance.

In Manuela's atelier, time stands still: here you feel welcomed and pampered, with the desire to try and play with colors, fabrics and hats. A small home corner, born three years ago, which encompasses all the artisan experience of a lifetime, between love for art and beauty, Manuela is always curious and attentive and manages to understand each customer perfectly, as if she were a long-time friend.

Today we are going to talk about a smart backpack born from the idea of Stefano Patella, a craftsman who works his products with passion and dedication, without waste, for a conscious and sustainable production. Stefano makes extremely modern backpacks, the result of research and innovation, but also very versatile, which are well suited for all everyday occasions.

Walking along Via Garibaldi means getting lost in the history of the ancient maritime republic, admiring these palaces that exude opulence and prestige. Today we go to visit InJeans, where we find the owner Simon Claviére who hosts us in his emporium.

On the Rigaste that lead to the basilica of San Zeno in Verona, close to Castelvecchio with its incomparable view of the bridge, an unmissable destination for tourists looking for selfies, there is Medusa, a leather shop, the workshop-store of Mariolino Spadina, a man of few words, but of great productivity.

At night Cinzia dreams of the colors and shapes of the clothes she would like to make, and during the day she creates them. "Lacibi" is his shop and tailoring workshop in Pordenone where colors and fabrics reign supreme. The passion of Cinzia and her staff is to dress women and to deliver them accessories and handcrafted garments, often made with advanced materials of high quality productions.

With Luca Domizio, umbrella maker and owner of the Ombrelli Domizio shop, located near the Prenestina in the eastern district of Rome, we enter the fantastic artisan world of the umbrella to learn about the workmanship and the different needs announced by fashion, which becomes the expression of a historical moment characterizing the accessories used in a particular era.

Francesca Fontana is a Bolognese designer of bridal accessories, who has been working in this field for years with passion and dedication. Over time, she has also experimented with other production techniques in different areas of design and craftsmanship, such as in the creation of jewelry, hats in natural fibers, colorful shoes for all seasons and in the decoction of fabrics.

Antonella and Clorinda's hands never stop, between a story and an anecdote, as soon as they can they go back behind the counter of their workshop to pick up needle and thread, as if sewing and creating were a necessity, as well as a job.

A bit of a living room - a sofa, a coffee table, the greenery of many plants. It's a bit of a laboratory - the sewing machine, the mannequins with patterns, the desk and the sideboard full of papers, scraps, fabrics, beads. We are in Medole, a small town in the upper Mantua area, in the home-studio of Nicoletta Nicoletti, that is La Nico delle Meraviglie.

Calzoleria Petrocchi produces handmade shoes: ready-made fashion or made-to-measure in the shop in Rome, at vicolo delle Ceste 29. It is a workshop attended by film and television actors, sports champions and representatives of institutions.

Whenever one thinks of a loom, Penelope always comes to mind weaving her web waiting for Ulysses to return. Well, Laura doesn't remind us of Penelope. She has turned her time into art and from her hands, a bit like she tells us, music comes out. Laura is a textile designer with a passion for the practice of weaving.

A tiny space flooded with the scent of leather, at the gates of Carmine, a historic district of Brescia: Artescarpe is a small leather workshop, where Stefano's passion - first for art and then for leathers - is born handmade bags, backpacks and sandals with eco-sustainable leathers and materials.

"Welcome... It's my dad's sofa" with these words of welcome, Alessandra Broggiato opens the doors of her atelier – Gioia 12 – located in the ZAI of Verona. It is a sign of how much the inheritance transmitted by her family in terms of passion, enthusiasm and creativity in work, has been absorbed by this woman who, just to give the figure of who we have in front of us, has received one of the most meritorious awards as an entrepreneur chosen among 21 Italian excellences.

In the heart of the historic center of Verona, the stage of the love between Romeo and Juliet, the Atelier Albertini has been dedicated for some years to the creation of wedding dresses and accessories. We meet the owner, Katia Albertini, who welcomes her customers in a super refined, extremely clean environment, with relaxing and quiet pastel tones.

Piazzetta Bruno Boni is a small living room hidden in the heart of Brescia. This is where Leise Shoes is located, an atelier where handcrafted, personalized and timeless footwear is born. In the elegant space of the store, Romina Brocchetti, creator of the brand and owner, accompanies customers in defining the perfect footwear for their needs.

Nadia Bonamici is the founder and creator of the Nuno Milano brand which is located in the Bovisa area of Milan. In her showroom-workshop, Nadia shapes the nunofelt with her own hands, which she then uses to create unique pieces of clothing and fashion accessories. A story of wool, silk and natural fibers, which together with water and soap become fabrics from which works of art and poems to wear are born.

Today we enter the colorful and comfortable world of Danilla, a line of handcrafted and printed bags, which comes from the industrious hands of Daniela Monasterio. A project "born by chance" she tells us, but in the case there is that Daniela is an architect and the concept of the project is anything but random.

Pelle & Cuoio is an artisan workshop in the heart of the medieval village of Capena, in the province of Rome. In the workshop we met a scrupulous craftsman who works leather to make leather objects by hand. The models of the products that we see in the shop are truly different, presenting an assortment that satisfies the needs of all people.

A pincushion heart for a logo. A space populated by colorful clothes, but also by statues, plants, flowers, furnishings that recall exotic atmospheres. And an eloquent name: "I alone have it." This is how the fashion boutique located in the historic center of Brescia presents itself, born from an idea of Adele Patti, owner and designer, who has made uniqueness her distinctive feature.

Alessandra Botto is an explosion. But an explosion in its positive sense: a combination of energy, creativity, courage and intuition. A play on words that finds the perfect combination in her brand. Have you ever wanted to have a bag that, when needed, becomes a backpack, or vice versa?

For almost fifty years, Francesco Miatto and his wife Marilena Potente have been producing and selling unique bags in fine materials. Each bag is born from an original idea, made in unique, signed and numbered pieces. These are guaranteed for originality, quality of materials and exclusively handcrafted workmanship.

Copricapo Madera is a place built entirely by Sebastiàn, studied in every detail. In this space he creates hats and personally takes care of everything: from the choice of material, to the shape, up to the detail that makes it unique.

Creativity and love for one's own territory: these are undoubtedly the secret ingredients of the success of the Aquadulza brand. When you enter the workshop of the Albonico brothers, you immediately perceive the commitment and passion that have always characterized the Como artisan tradition.