ABOUT US
We believe in the value of good design, natural materials and quality craftsmanship. Trained by master mosaicists in Ravenna, Italy, together we have more than 20 years' experience in custom mosaic projects ranging from floors and architectural detailing to art panels, furniture, and public installations. Our work can be found in homes, restaurants, schools, parks, and businesses throughout Italy and the US.
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Samantha Holmes is an artist based in New York and Ravenna, Italy who focuses on conceptual and material experimentation in the medium of mosaic. Her work has been exhibited internationally, including at the Palazzo Fortuny (Venice) in conjunction with the 2015 Venice Biennale, the Bronx Museum of the Arts (NYC), and the Sharjah Art Museum (United Arab Emirates). She has created public art commissions for Randall’s Island Park (NYC), the ARTPLAY Design Center (Moscow), and the NYC Public School System, among others. She is recipient of the 2011 International GAEM Art Prize (Young Artists and Mosaic) and the 2013 RAM prize for mosaic. She holds degrees from Harvard University (BA, Visual and Environmental Studies, 2006), and the Accademia di Belle Arti in Ravenna (MFA, Experimental Mosaic, 2014).
Monica Pisilli was born in Ravenna, Italy, where she graduated from the Gino Severini Institute of Mosaic Arts and worked alongside several well-known practitioners in the field, as well as within Ravenna's most important studio for mosaic art, SICIS. In 2000, she joined with Francesca Gismondi to form Farmosaico, a mosaic art and design studio that has carried out a number of public and private commissions, including the Palazzo Ferriani in Faenza and Villa Melonari in Bologna. She was awarded the San Sebastian prize for mosaic art at the first International Biennale for Mosaic Art for a piece developed with Gismondi, and her work has been featured in numerous exhibitions in Ravenna, Milan, and throughout Italy. She now splits her time between Ravenna and New York.
SAMANTHA HOLMES
Artist / Founder
Artist / Founder
MONICA PISILLI