Location: Australia
There is something intensely satisfying about running your hand over a piece of furniture that was built in the age before man-made timbers, automated processes and synthetic polishes. The look and the feel of period furniture appeals to the senses.
Ottavio and Orio Randi understand this. They are craftsmen who make furniture the old-fashion way, by hand. Arteveneta produces both classical 17th and 18th century style furniture as well as contemporary pieces for the 21st century in their workshop on Thomas Place, Prahran, Victoria. It is furniture that echoes the style and methods of old Venetian timber artisans.
Here you will find splendid, solid tables built from aged timbers richly finished in layers of natural oils and polishes. Study the snug joins; look at the elegant shapes of the legs. Every step in production is made by hand. Even the decorative steel braces and fittings are wrought by a local blacksmith.
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