LE TOUCH NOÉMIEN – GIOVANNINO Noemi
Born and raised in the Aosta Valley and passionate about art in all its forms, Noemi graduated in Media Design in Milan. With the outbreak of Covid, she returned to her homeland and rediscovered a passion that began in middle school: carving. During a period of professional uncertainty, she felt the need to step away from the screen and return to creating with her hands.
From a blend of coincidence and destiny, this project was born, standing against the anonymity of industrial objects through creations that tell stories, evoke emotions, and restore identity and warmth to spaces. Her aesthetic combines classical decorative carving with creative elements inspired by nature, giving life to works that bring a touch of enchantment to everyday environments: a Touch Noémien.
ATELIER DU GRAND-PÈRE – VAJ PIOVA Silvia
Atelier du grand-père is a project born from Silvia Vaj Piova’s passion for wood and love for her family.
The central figure of this new venture is her grandfather: he is the “grand-père,” the master who introduced her to the world of craftsmanship, just as he had done a few years earlier with her father.
Since childhood, together with her brothers, she has breathed the air of his workshop — a magical place where wood takes shape.
The ancient techniques of carving and turning that her grandfather is now passing on to her form the foundation on which she is building this journey.
Her goal is to combine them with her own artistic vision, nourished by creativity, to bring something new to life.
BOTTAN Stefano
Tsenevalla was founded in 1998 by Stefano Bottan, who was already successfully working in sculpture.
Today, its production includes a wide range of walnut wood objects such as cutting boards, letter holders, bookmarks, and frames decorated with knife carving or gouges and chisels.
Tsenevalla also makes numerous tatà, the typical wooden rocking horses of Aosta Valley craftsmanship, as well as various roosters in different shapes and sizes.
RODOZ Marco
Marco became interested in carpentry as a child following his father. He then attended the Don Bosco Institute in Châtillon, specializing in carpentry. After finishing his studies, he began to bring his first objects to life and worked at a carpenter’s business. In 2023 he decided to pursue his career path independently, opening a dual business as a wood craftsman on the one hand and a bicycle tour guide on the other. His production consists of furniture complements, turned and inlaid objects: in fact, Marco specializes in marquetry, a particular technique that is achieved by putting together minute pieces of woods of different essences in the original object in order to create patterns or designs.
DAYNÉ Fabio
An electronics enthusiast, Fabio attended Isitip in Verrès and later became an electrical technician. Ever since he was a child, however, he has admired the small works made in wood by his father, a sculptor and exhibitor at the Sant’Orso fair, and was particularly intrigued by the ability to transform roots and pieces of wood into something alive and animated. Following in his footsteps, he then began sculpting cockerels and carving gnomes from roots and branches he collected in the woods and vineyards. At just 12 years old, he then decided to also participate in the Sant’OrsoFair to carry on the family tradition. Fabio believes that sculpting allows him to express his imagination, providing great satisfaction and joy.
BARAVEX Manuel
He began his journey as a craftsman with the processing of leather on which he performs carving at the tip of a knife, a technique usually used on wood. The palms and rosettes made with this technique still enrich his works. He then attended a workshop course with the Master Craftsman Luciano Regazzoni, thus putting in his artistic baggage also sculpture: today he performs in fact sculptures on wood and stone, combining the various materials with each other. Manuel’s favorite subjects are gnomes, which he depicts in fine medieval costumes. For years he has participated in the different Fairs in the Aosta Valley and has been a guest in Switzerland, France, Malta and Holland, promoting the Aosta Valley crafts.