TOTEM Ceramic Sculpture Engraved by the Artists Vincenzo D'alba + Antonio Marras

Kiasmo is an Italian company established in 2011. Mauro Melissano (CEO), Francesco Maggiore (creative director) and Vincenzo D'Alba (architect, design) form, each one with their specific expertise, a brand characterized by an absolute dedication to design, placed in the made in Italy luxury world strongly linked to the international market. Kiasmo is a company qualified in four specific areas: architecture, art, design, fashion. Being located in Torrepaduli (Lecce), in the center of the Salento peninsula in southern Italy, is a hallmark of the company politics and productions, as it allows to gather the influence that comes from the extraordinary Mediterranean culture. In the name Kiasmo is embodied the intersection between art, architecture, design and fashion and a production method characterized by an utmost, timeless style, in line with the highest Italian manufacturing and craftsmanship tradition. Kiasmo then becomes a recognizable brand, both in the high expressive and functional value of the artefacts and in its outcome, without stylistic prejudices. In fact, the innovation ability of the company can be found primarily in the choice to recognize the great historical and artistic heritage, and not only the Italian one, as a fundamental value for the design and creation of new works and artefacts.