First Intro – Enquiry handcrafted furnishings and design objects made by hand in Natural Bronze

Enquiry handcrafted furnishings and design objects made by hand in Natural Bronze and Sterling Silver using the lost-wax casting method.

Second Intro – Enquiry handcrafted furnishings and design objects made by hand in Natural Bronze

Enquiry handcrafted furnishings and design objects design objects made by hand in Natural Bronze and Sterling Silver using the lost-wax casting method.

Second Intro

Design objects made by hand in Natural Bronze and Sterling Silver using the lost-wax casting method.

Third Intro

Design objects made by hand in Natural Bronze and Sterling Silver using the lost-wax casting method.

Fourth Intro

Design objects made by hand in Natural Bronze and Sterling Silver using the lost-wax casting method.

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.

“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.”

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.