DESANDRE Katia
Katia has always experienced the fair as a spectator, but she has been deeply fascinated, especially by wooden flowers. This is why she decided to bring some into her home and, by observing them day after day, a question kept growing stronger: how were they made?
Driven by increasing curiosity, she began searching for wood and pinecones, challenging herself with her first creations. The beginnings were not easy: her first works were far from perfect. But with patience and determination, shape after shape, her flowers began to come to life, until in 2013 she officially became an artisan, through mistakes, attempts, and a great deal of practice.
Her flowers are mainly made of linden wood: each petal is cut by hand, one by one, with scissors. They are then colored with water-based food dyes and assembled onto black pinecones. The stems, on the other hand, are made using apple tree branches, making each flower unique and natural.
BUILLET Yvette
The smell of wood has always been a familiar calling for her: her father Giuseppe Buillet is a well-known and highly regarded figure among the wood craftsmen of the Sant’Orso Fair in Aosta. Since childhood, Yvette has taken part in many activities in his workshop, showing a particular interest in creating flowers and small wooden objects.
Nurturing this passion allows her to maintain a strong connection to her land and her roots.
The wooden flowers she creates are inspired by three models: the daisy, the rose, and the edelweiss. Among these, she undoubtedly prefers the edelweiss, as it is the flower that immediately evokes the mountains.