About Hands on Design
"The quality of craftmanship, the exclusivity of human touch, the creativity of design." Hands on Design is a brand based in Milan. Founded in 2015 by the two designers Kaori Shiina and Riccardo Nardi, HoD produces and sells decorative objects, tableware and interior accessories, manufactured by high-level artisans, from Italy and Japan, and designed by international designers. The company has a unique approach of bringing together two incredibly rich craft traditions, giving them new life thanks to the creativity and communicative strenght given by design. Fostering...Read More
Featured Pieces
Turned Wood Pine Vase 'Alberi Tall' Made in Italy
By Lorenzo Franceschinis, Gumdesign, Hands On Design
Located in Milan, IT
This pine wood vase is designed by the Italian studio Gumdesign and handmade for Hands on Design by Lorenzo Franceschinis, a talented artistic turner. The shape is simple and archaic...
Category
2010s Italian Modern Vases
Materials
Wood
Turned Wood Sculptural Vase 'Anni L' Made in Italy
By Lorenzo Franceschinis, Hands On Design
Located in Milan, IT
This cypress wood vase is designed by Massimo Barbierato and handmade for Hands on Design by Lorenzo Franceschinis, a talented artistic turner. The material look is emphasized by the...
Category
2010s Italian Modern Vases
Materials
Wood
Venice Blown Contemporary Glass Vase 'Dervish Big'
By kanz, Hands On Design
Located in Milan, IT
They look like three vases that remain in balance by magic, but Dervish Big is a unique piece, masterfully blown in Venice by Soffieria for Hands on Design. Designed by KANZ Architet...
Category
2010s Italian Vases
Materials
Glass
Murano Murrine Glass Plate 'Bouquet L White' Millefiori Technique
By Ercole Moretti, Hands On Design
Located in Milan, IT
Designed by the Italo-Japanese couple Shiina+Nardi design, this plate is manufactured in Murano (Venice) by Ercole Moretti for Hands on design, one of the last artisan dealing with this rare technique. Bouquet is the expression of a modern shape for an ancient technique dating back to the ancient Romans and still living in Murano murrina...
Category
2010s Italian Platters and Serveware
Materials
Murano Glass
Japanese Arita Porcelain Tray 'Pliage'
By Denis Guidone, Hands On Design
Located in Milan, IT
This tray is designed by Denis Guidone and handmade in Japan by Risogama for Hands on Design, a traditional pottery. It reminds the Japanese tradition of Origami, the designer uses the white Arita porcelain...
Category
2010s Japanese Centerpieces
Materials
Porcelain
Murano Murrine Glass Plate 'Bouquet S White' Millefiori Technique
By Ercole Moretti, Hands On Design
Located in Milan, IT
Designed by the Italo-Japanese couple Shiina+Nardi design, this plate is manufactured in Murano (Venice) by Ercole Moretti for Hands on Design, one of the last artisan dealing with this rare technique. Bouquet is the expression of a modern shape for an ancient technique dating back to the ancient Romans and still living in Murano murrina...
Category
2010s Italian Platters and Serveware
Materials
Murano Glass
Japanese Arita Porcelain Centerpiece 'Pliage'
By Hands On Design, Denis Guidone
Located in Milan, IT
This centerpiece is designed by Denis Guidone and handmade in Japan by Risogama for Hands on design, a traditional pottery. It reminds the Japanese tradition of Origami, the designer uses the white Arita porcelain like...
Category
2010s Japanese Centerpieces
Materials
Porcelain
Murano Murrine Glass Plate 'Bouquet M White' Millefiori Technique
By Ercole Moretti, Hands On Design
Located in Milan, IT
Designed by the Italo-Japanese couple Shiina+Nardi design, this plate is manufactured in Murano (Venice) by Ercole Moretti for Hands on Design, one of the last artisan dealing with this rare technique. Bouquet is the expression of a modern shape for an ancient technique dating back to the ancient Romans and still living in Murano murrina...
Category
2010s Italian Platters and Serveware
Materials
Murano Glass
Venice Blown Contemporary Glass Vase 'Dervish'
By Hands On Design, kanz
Located in Milan, IT
They look like three vases that remain in balance by magic, but Dervish is a unique piece, masterfully blown in Venice by Soffieria for Hands on Design. Designed by KANZ Architetti t...
Category
2010s Italian Vases
Materials
Glass
Turned Wood Plate and Bowls Three Pieces Set 'Coral' Made in Italy
By Lorenzo Franceschinis, Hands On Design
Located in Milan, IT
Coral is a set of irregular plate and bowls, masterfully turned with thin thicknesses. The three pieces are made of walnut wood, colored by finishes starting from metal oxides, that ...
Category
2010s Italian Modern Platters and Serveware
Materials
Walnut
Japanese Arita Porcelain Vase 'Pliage'
By Hands On Design, Denis Guidone
Located in Milan, IT
This vase is designed by Denis Guidone and handmade in Japan by Risogama for Hands on Design, a traditional pottery. It reminds the Japanese tradition of Origami, the designer uses the white Arita porcelain...
Category
2010s Japanese Vases
Materials
Porcelain
Refined Handwoven Wicker and Handmade Ceramic Tray 'Pergola L' Made in Italy
By Bottega Intreccio, Hands On Design
Located in Milan, IT
Like a pergola shelters from the sun on hot summer days, in this piece the wicker dome protects the contents of the porcelain tray.
The tray is minimal and characterized by a matte ...
Category
2010s Italian Tableware
Materials
Leather, Wicker, Porcelain
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