My name is Gabriele and I am the founder of Bottega Luci – thank you for being here!

I am a versatile and multi-talented person, and I have always been interested in a multidisciplinary approach: I am constantly on the lookout for new crafts to learn, new ideas to explore, and new, inspiring projects to bring to life!

Bottega Luci is a cross-media project in artistic craftsmanship. Through Bottega Luci, I bring together a variety of crafts under one roof and explore new ones, with a view to constant professional growth and a desire to offer something unique.

The material I have chosen is glass. But my favourite medium is light.

That is why, within the Bottega Luci project, I have decided to combine glasswork, using various crafts, with analogue photography – especially focused on printing techniques.

I in fact work with leaded and tin-jointed glass using the Tiffany technique; I also explore fusingf glass using various crafts in a glass kiln.

At present, I also practise shooting, developing and printing silver halide photographs in two formats: 35mm, using a 1980s Pentax LX and a Pentax K1000, and 6×6 medium format, using a 1970s Hasselblad 500CM.

I am also interested in alternative photographic printing techniques and am currently exploring the possibilities of cyanotype.

In the gallery section, you’ll find a selection of pictures of my exposition stand around Italy, the main pieces from my lamps and hang lamps collections, a selection of my fused jewellery, and fused glass accessories.

I also take on commissioned work: do you think one of the crafts I practise might be right for you? I’d be delighted to help!

Do you want to learn one of these crafts? I’ll soon offer custom made courses!