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.
Exhibitions
Osanna takes New York
Osanna Visconti’s first solo presentation in the US opened last week at New York gallery Maison Gerard.
The gallery dedicates its main space located at 53 East 10th Street to approximately two dozen of Visconti’s cast-bronze pieces, installed in a setting that highlights her dialogue with 20ᵗʰ-century design history.
For this exhibition, Osanna’s work is presented alongside select pieces of fine French Art Deco, 1940s French Modern and important mid-century design. By limiting the context to significant works of art, Maison Gerard underscores the timeless quality of Osanna Visconti’s practice while maintaining a focused curatorial lens.
The show will run until 12 June 2026.
NOMAD St. Moritz 2025
presented by Robilant + Voena
