Fashion designer Elena Berton has encountered people on her journey to the finest Italian workshops who understand, love, and can live off their craft. The products from these traditional companies, produced in limited quantities, are unique in quality and design and rank among the best and most beautiful in the world. Whether it’s silk or cashmere threads woven on old looms, hand-woven bags, leather tanned using ancient methods, or jewelry made from Venetian glass – the stunning photographs in this book demonstrate that the invisible hands of great artisans create pieces meant to last forever. Having immersed myself in this world and learned to appreciate the virtues of these products, I can hardly imagine settling for anything less.