First Intro craftsmanship of cast-bronze furnishings
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craftsmanship of cast-bronze furnishings Made in Italy. Designed and produced by Osanna Visconti in Milan at an Italian casting foundry, as a result each piece is one-of-a-kind.
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Second Intro craftsmanship of cast-bronze furnishings
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craftsmanship of cast-bronze furnishings Made in Italy. Designed and produced by Osanna Visconti in Milan at an Italian casting foundry, as a result each piece is one-of-a-kind.
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Third Intro craftsmanship of cast-bronze furnishings
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Design objects craftsmanship Designed and produced by Osanna Visconti in Milan at an Italian casting foundr, as a result each piece is one-of-a-kind.
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Fourth Intro
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Craftsmanship of cast-bronze furnishings Made in Italy. Designed and produced by Osanna Visconti in Milan at an Italian casting foundry. Each piece is one-of-a-kind.
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All of Osanna Visconti’s creations are fused in natural bronze using the lost-wax casting method. This ancient technique works with a negative form in which molten metal is cast. Osanna kneads and shapes her initial wax sculpture by hand. As the defining element of her creations, the wax model is used to create a plaster mould. During the drying phase in kilns heated to 650°C, the wax is melted and drained away, leaving behind the negative form for the casting of bronze in the art foundry.
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“It’s very difficult to find young people who have the passion to learn this manual job. I hope that tomorrow’s youth will appreciate the beauty in being an artisan.”
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Italian designer and maker, Osanna Visconti, casts exquisitely detailed jewellery and objects, both functional and decorative, from natural bronze using the lost wax technique – an ancient method that Greek and Roman artisans have been using since bronze was discovered 3000 years ago. Osanna shares with Cabana Magazine her love of historic buildings, collecting and artisanship, and discusses her hopes for the future of her craft.
Osanna Visconti x Dior Maison
The collection dreamed up by Osanna Visconti for Dior Maison reflect the shared passion for nature that unites the founding-couturier and the Milanese artist.
For Dior, the designer has conceived a series of decorative bronze objects, the result of a symbiosis between different forms of exceptional savoir-faire: the creations are handcrafted using the lost-wax casting process – a technique chosen by the greatest sculptors, including Rodin and Camille Claudel.
A captivating dialogue where the beauty of the plant world and the excellence of contemporary artisanship, so dear to the House, shine through.
In Autumn 2026, Osanna's longtime collaboration with Christian Dior Maison was enriched with new pieces.
Bois de Rose Plate Collection
‘Thankfully, there are flowers,’ said Christian Dior. In his eyes, the queen of them all – the one that filled his childhood in Granville with its fragrance – was none other than the rose. With Bois de Rose, Osanna Visconti celebrates this bond and turns her attention to a more unexpected facet of the bloom.
For Dior Maison, the Italian artist has designed a set of porcelain plates decorated with brambles. Separated from the rose and its petals, the thorns become the central motif of the collection, evoking a sense of protection.
Dinner, dessert or presentation plates: each piece requires precise artisanal savoir-faire, from the manual creation of the mould to the glazing, then the enamelling and firing.
Every so often enhanced with gold, the finish offers an interplay of matte and gloss, revealing different effects in the light.
An invitation to contemplate beauty differently
Hortensia Centerpiece
For Dior Maison, Osanna Visconti has created Hortensia, a bronze sculpture conceived as a centerpiece.
Inspired by the transient beauty of nature, the piece depicts the hydrangea at the turning point between flourishing and fading. As the foliage becomes sparser, intertwined branches are revealed, dotted with a few late-season blooms.
Crafted from natural bronze, Hortensia holds three candles that accentuate the raised details of the composition.
Produced in a limited edition of just five numbered pieces, this unique creation captures the fleeting moment of transition.
Ranelagh and Cross Cannage
Osanna's collection in collaboration with Dior Maison expanded with three bronze candle holders featuring a floral motif and the Cross Cannage bronze vases - available in two sizes, exclusively at Dior.
Hydrangea and Vimini collections
From the lush rose gardens of Granville to the Provencal property of La Colle Noire, botany was always a source of inspiration for Christian Dior.
Osanna wished to create an organic collection: a candlestick that is not just a candlestick, a basket that is not just a basket, but everlasting decorative objects. Jewels for the table.
Crafting Hydrangea
It all starts with an actual flower. Osanna sculpts wax to every single petal and leaf before they are reassembled to form the Hydrangea once again.
Crafting Vimini
Osanna takes up an overlooked object like a Vimini basket, appreciating its craftsmanship. She sculpts wax to each weave of the basket, accentuating its unique texture.
The Collection in collaboration with Dior Maison
A curated selection of flowers and leaves which otherwise have a short lifespan, become eternal when fused in bronze. Understated objects like Vimini baskets are transformed into works of art.
Discover the collection on Dior Maison.
