Rooted in the Tuscan landscape and along the long-standing tradition of Italian handmade craftsmanship, designer Leonardo Cappellini presents Clouds— a sculptural collection that explores the dialogue between human gesture and living material. 

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​The Concept

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Italian designer Leonardo Cappellini presents a collection that unites two sculptural series — Nuvole and Torri del Tempo Perduto — around a single idea: the dialogue between human gesture and the living will of nature.

Each piece, entirely Italian handmade, reflects Cappellini’s meditation on time and transformation. The artist allows wood to breathe, move, and change, revealing its vitality rather than concealing it. The result is a body of work that feels alive — a meeting between the precision of the designer's hand and unpredictability of the effects of time on the unseasoned wood.

 

The Making 

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The collection explores the expressive potential of wood through contrasting techniques — turning, controlled burning, and pyrography — that expose both its fragility and its strength.

In the collection Nuvole, Cappellini turns unseasoned fig and cedar wood. The fig vases are left to deform naturally as they dry, tracing the slow movement of time in their curves and fissures. The cedar vases undergo a process of controlled burning and brushing, a ritual of fire and light that strengthens the surface while revealing its luminous grain.

In the collection Torri del Tempo Perduto, the artist hand-carves local fig wood, enriching each tower through pirografia — a technique of drawing with fire. The heated metal tip engraves subtle lines and patterns, transforming the surface into a landscape of memory and shadow.

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The Origin

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Leonardo Cappellini lives and works in Tuscany, in the hills surrounding Florence — a region where craftsmanship and material intelligence have shaped culture for centuries. His studio practice is rooted in an intimate relationship with the local landscape and its resources.

The wood he uses — fig, cedar, and other species are sourced from fallen trees or familiar places. It comes from a process of recovery rather than extraction. Each trunk carries the memory of its environment: the Tuscan light, the weathered soil, the passing of seasons.

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“I work with wood shaped by time and place, revealing forms that carry the quiet memory of nature and the beauty of imperfection.”
— Leonardo Cappellini​​​​​​​​​

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