Simone Scapini — Il sarto delle scale
Simone Scapini in his workshop: editorial portrait beside the forge and anvil — AI photographic study
The hand behind the form

Artist blacksmith.

Simone
Scapini.

An artist’s vision.
The knowledge of the hands.

Meet Simone Watch the gesture
Master
Craftsman.Veneto Region / 2021
Bussolengo, Verona / Handmade in ItalyAI photographic study · Original ↗
The documentaryA&D / Artigianato e Design

The workshop.
Its story.

A portrait of Simone Scapini, between his workshop and his creations. The documentary by A&D Artigianato e Design.

A&D presents Simone Scapini
Simone Scapini’s hands hot-forge an iron leaf with a hammer. Photograph by Peter Elovich.

Film in Italian. By pressing “Watch the video”, you load the film from YouTube.

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Cover photograph: Peter Elovich / Simone Scapini archive

The project and credits

The documentary

This video was made as part of “Raccontare l’artigianalità — A&D Artigianato e Design”, a CNA Veneto Ovest project supported by Ebav and Corart.

The archive photographs

Peter Elovich’s archive photographs come from “Artigianato e Design — La cultura della Manifattura e il Patrimonio Artistico del Territorio”, a project promoted by CNA Veneto Ovest with contributions from the Vicenza Chamber of Commerce and Ebav. Reworked photographs are identified alongside the relevant images.

01 / A personal visionMaterial as a language
I am a
creative
craftsman.Simone Scapini

Material listens.
The hand imagines.

Simone Scapini is an artist blacksmith. He hot-forges iron, seeking soft lines, movement and character in the material. The detail belongs to the design as much as the overall form.

Dialogue is part of his work. With clients, to understand the spaces they inhabit. With painters, architects and musicians, to see the same material from different perspectives.

Simone Scapini studies a curved metal element he is working on
Simone at work / Original photographPeter Elovich
The thought. The drawing. The hand.Inside the workshop

The measure of a gesture

Everything,
in one strike.

Iron. The hammer. The instant a form is born.

A line study of the craftsperson’s gesture.

Scroll. Follow the gesture.

Enter the workshop
A hand and hammer shape a glowing iron leaf — AI photographic study
02 / Inside the gesture

Iron changes.
The gesture remains.

Heat makes the gesture possible. The hammer, strike after strike, gives shape to the iron.

Hot forging / Iron in the handsAI photographic study · Original ↗

Three moments of exploration

Before the work.

Hand-drawn staircase design on the work table
AI photographic study · Original ↗
In the workshop / 01

The line.

A line on paper gives form its first direction.

Working a metal element on the bench
AI photographic study · Original ↗
In the workshop / 02

The material.

At the bench, the idea meets the resistance and possibilities of the material.

Staircase maquette, a study of volumes and proportions
AI photographic study · Original ↗
In the workshop / 03

The volume.

The model reveals volumes, proportions and movement.

Drawings, processes and models from the archive: different moments of exploration in the workshop.

03 / Encounters, research, recognitionFrom Simone’s archive

One craft.
Many paths.

From drawing to sculpture, from the workshop to collaborative projects. Some milestones in Simone’s journey.

All milestones
  1. 1999–2001

    Iron meets design.

    The prototypes designed by Franco Poli for Abitare il Tempo and the “Forme” sculptures in Verona: experiences that bring craftsmanship into dialogue with design.

    Franco Poli / Verona
  2. 2007 and 2009

    An exchange, in Stia.

    Participation in the Biennale d’Arte Fabbrile and the Forging Championships marks his journey. Special mentions follow in 2007 and 2009.

    Artistic blacksmithing / Stia
  3. 2017

    Beyond the workshop.

    “Regni in Ferro” at the Academy of Fine Arts in Verona, a performance in Nizhny Novgorod and the “EmozionARTI” workshops with painter Maurizio Zanolli: opportunities to create and share the craft.

    Art / Performance / Education
  4. 2021

    Master Craftsman.

    The Veneto Region awards Simone Scapini the title of Maestro Artigiano, Master Craftsman.

    Veneto Region
  5. 2022

    From the local area to the world.

    The public work “Giuseppe Quintarelli”, commissioned by the Consorzio Tutela Vini della Valpolicella, and site management in the United Arab Emirates for Progetto Arte Poli.

    Valpolicella / United Arab Emirates
  6. 2023–2024

    Passing on knowledge.

    The restoration of the 1914 pumping station and the creation of the Officine Artistiche Scapini school: experience becomes an educational project.

    Officine Artistiche Scapini
The full journeyProjects, education and collaborations
  1. 1999–2000

    Abitare il Tempo, Verona: making design prototypes by Franco Poli.

  2. 1999–2001

    “Forme”: artistic sculptures in Verona’s shops, with Franco Poli and creative direction by Pier Paolo Simoncelli.

  3. 1999–2002

    Traditional crafts across Italy with the Compagnia del Sipario Medioevale.

  4. 2001–2015

    Participation in Stia in 2001, 2003, 2005, 2007, 2009, 2011 and 2015. Special mentions in 2007 and 2009.

  5. 2010

    Milan’s FuoriSalone del Mobile, Hotel Nhow. Course in freehand artistic and axonometric drawing at the Scuola d’Arte Fabbrile in Stia.

  6. 2011

    Course in making forging tools at the Scuola d’Arte Fabbrile in Stia.

  7. 2016–2017

    Traditional crafts and public workshops in Bussolengo, under the patronage of the local council.

  8. 2017

    “Regni in Ferro”, Academy of Fine Arts in Verona; International Design Russian Live Performance in Nizhny Novgorod; “EmozionARTI” with Maurizio Zanolli at the Istituto Comprensivo in Pescantina.

  9. 2018

    Public work for the Bussolengo–Roquemaure town twinning. Conversion of a historic workshop into the Regia Roseta B&B in Valeggio sul Mincio, with painter Antonio Amodio.

  10. 2019–2020

    Collaboration with Progetto Arte Poli, Verona.

  11. 2019–2022

    Collaboration on site supervision at Villa Bocca Trezza, Sommacampagna, with architects Maurizio Zerbato and Federico Spiniella and restorer Massimo Tisato.

  12. 2021

    Awarded the title of Maestro Artigiano by the Veneto Region.

  13. 2022

    Site management in the United Arab Emirates for Progetto Arte Poli. Public work “Giuseppe Quintarelli”, commissioned by the Consorzio Tutela Vini della Valpolicella.

  14. 2023–2024

    Restoration of the 1914 pumping station and creation of the Officine Artistiche Scapini school with the Veneto Region. Participation in Artigiani Creativi CNA Veneto.

04 / Officine Artistiche ScapiniKnowledge, shared

The craft
is passed on.

Two craftspeople work a glowing piece together on the anvil
Forging together / Archive photograph
Know. Make. Share.

Learning to forge.
And to see further.

The school was born from a desire to pass on workshop experience. Alongside forging techniques, it brings together art history, dialogue between crafts and attention to the setting where a work will belong.

A programme conceived to nurture individual abilities and the capacity to work together.

Enquire about the school
Il sarto delle scale

The exploration
takes shape.

Find Simone’s gesture in the works and the places they inhabit.

All works
Your projectIt begins with a meeting

Every projectbegins with a meeting.

A space to imagine together.
Tell Simone about your idea:
the first form is a conversation.

What do you have in mind?
Tell us about your project Or send an email ↗ Call +39 347 35 76 410
Made by hand.
Designed for your space.3D study
in folded metal
Simone Scapini / Il sarto delle scale

The value
of authenticity.

Simone Scapini

Biography, collaborations, education and awards drawn from the “Fabbro d’arte” page on the original website. The timeline includes milestones up to 2024. For information about available courses, contact Simone.

The archive photographs

The working portrait and original forging photograph are credited to Peter Elovich. The cover is based on Simone’s portrait in the workshop archive. Peter Elovich’s archive photographs come from “Artigianato e Design — La cultura della Manifattura e il Patrimonio Artistico del Territorio”, promoted by CNA Veneto Ovest with contributions from the Vicenza Chamber of Commerce and Ebav. Reworked photographs are identified alongside the relevant images.

The workshop documentary

This video was made as part of “Raccontare l’artigianalità — A&D Artigianato e Design”, a CNA Veneto Ovest project supported by Ebav and Corart.

The blacksmith’s gesture

A three-dimensional line close-up of a hammer and anvil. A single strike and a brief burst of sparks accompany the transition to the forging photograph. This is an illustrative study of the craft, not a physical simulation or a reproduction of a work by Simone.

The new light

The cover and forging scene are AI photographic reinterpretations of real images. Light, setting and details may be reinterpreted: the comparison keeps the source photographs visible. The originals remain the documentary reference.

The photographic studies

Images marked “AI photographic study” are editorial interpretations and may alter details of the work or its setting. The links beside them show the original photographs, which remain the reference for the details.

Studies of form

The three-dimensional animations are illustrative studies of line and material. The staircase in the contact section is an original 3D model inspired by the folded metal treads of “Fuori Salone Milano” in the Scapini Design portfolio. It is a study of form, rather than a reconstruction to scale. The Loretta film is an AI interpretation of the original photograph.

Contact

Simone Scapini · VAT no. 02955700238
Bussolengo, Verona
simone@scapinidesign.com · +39 347 35 76 410
Simone ScapiniIl sarto delle scale

A glimpse into the world of Scapini

The craft

Every idea begins
with a conversation.

Tell us about your project
simone@scapinidesign.com+39 347 35 76 410Bussolengo, Verona
Simone and the workshop