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Emanuel Sammut

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Emanuel Sammut, founder of Atelier Manuel, has a love for trees and wood-crafting that shows through the variety of wooden artefacts and colourful wooden toys he designs, which seem to invite their holder to find comfort in nature and pause from today’s busy world. All his artwork is uniquely handcrafted from reclaimed wood, made with love and customised upon request. In his efforts to support sustainability and embrace the principles of the circular economy, his main resource is discarded wood which he reshapes and redesigns to shine a new light on it and extend its life.

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Charles Zammit

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Charles Zammit, a graduate of Fine Arts from the University of Malta in 2018, pursued further studies with a Master’s in Educational Art. With over two decades of experience as a distinguished photographer, Charles garnered numerous accolades locally and internationally. He transitioned into diverse artistic mediums of painting and sculpture, where – despite his relatively brief tenure – he has already garnered significant recognition, securing local and international awards. Proficient in a spectrum of materials, including clay, marble, limestone, iron, and wood, Charles’s sculptural oeuvre exhibits a penchant for abstraction, contrasting with his figurative painting approach.

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Charles and Dorothy Cordina

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Charles and Dorothy Cordina are husband and wife and are the faces behind Lucentini. Charles takes care of the creation, the art and design of the Lucentini, while Dorothy handles the operation of the business. They both come from a business background, so they thrive to see that their Lucentini succeed. Coming from their cultural upbringing, the love for their heritage background, and business intuition, they take inspiration from what they see around them and what makes them Maltese in order to create the Lucentini.

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Antoine and Jean-Paul Vella

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Antoine Vella is the seventh generation in a family of weavers. He is a familiar face at many artisanal events, where he can be seen demonstrating his weaving skills at the loom. Very experienced on traditional weaving, particularly carpets, Antoine is also experimenting on other products and was part of the winning teams at Premju Ġieħ l-Artiġjanat Malti 2022 and 2023, collaborating on the creation of swimwear, and a modern chair. His son Jean-Paul started to help him in the business, and – wanting to try something outside the traditional weaving niche – he also started experimenting weaving with other materials.

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Tara Lois Mansell

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Tara Lois Mansell is one of Malta’s leading luxury contemporary designers and jewellery makers. Her unique opulent creations have been commissioned by clients around the world; exhibited internationally, such as at the Milan Jewellery Week; featured in fashion magazines, including Vogue and Vanity Fair; and won prestigious awards, including a Goldsmiths’ Craft & Design Council Award. Her bespoke wearable sculptures contain hidden narratives often symbolising her clients’ deepest emotions, specialising in redesigning inherited jewellery. Her aesthetic contrasts strong organic curves, handcrafted in sustainable precious metals, with delicate highlights of coloured vitreous enamel, glass, gemstones, or filigree.

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Keith-John Caruana

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A retired Armed Forces of Malta Captain turned artist, leather-craftsman, and designer, Keith-John Caruana always craved to create unique long-lasting pieces of art that serve a purpose. Having lived in Tuscany during his training with the Italian Navy, he spent all his weekends getting inspired by the skilled traditional leather-craftsmen showcasing their art in the narrow alleys of the world-famous leather market of Firenze. Today Keith-John is the man behind Captain’s Cut, a boutique leather brand specializing in bespoke belts and leather art using sustainable practices and no electrical machinery.

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Zelda designs

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Zelda designs is an emerging Maltese brand specializing in the design and creation of jewellery and accessories for contemporary women. The brand’s values for sustainability and innovation led to a line of statement jewellery pieces, Art to Wear, which utilize a mix of traditional and modern techniques and can be worn alone, or with pieces one already owns. The brand strives for individuality, versatility, and style while promoting the benefits of slow fashion, encouraging women to buy fewer, better-quality items that last, and thus minimizing the ecological footprint, whilst respecting human rights and saving money in the long run.

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Janine Cardona

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Janine Cardona holds a B.Ed (Hons) in French and Maltese. She also studied Art and Design at Advanced level. Her interest in crafts began in her late primary school years, working parchment and ‘ganutell’. Eventually she started making jewellery, first as a hobby, then expanding on a larger scale, thus founding Janine Jewellery in 2020. She started thinking of incorporating ‘ganutell’ in her jewellery work, exposing it and its potential as a piece of personal adornment to locals and foreigners. She set up her line ‘Ganutell Ġojjell’ in 2021, naming it after her first submission for Premju Ġieħ l-Artiġjanat Malti.

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Marisa Micallef

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As a mechanical engineer, Marisa Micallef found herself with an unfulfilled artistic thirst and a need to express her feminine traits. This led to the creation of Peprin®, a jewellery brand that reconnects her with her inner child who loved crafts. Living on the small Mediterranean island of Malta inspired the brand’s name, as ‘peprin’ is the Maltese word for poppies. Poppies bloom even in the most inhospitable places, reminding Marisa to never stop blossoming in tough environments. Through Peprin®, she channels her creativity and resilience into beautiful jewellery, believing the world needs more people who embrace their unique talents.