now lives again, within the old walls of a recently restructured stable that once belonged to the Benedictine Order, going back to 1624. It is located in Bovisa, a suburb in Northern Milan, which has become a highly active part of the new Milanese Politecnic’s department of architecture, design and research. Efesto forge is a centre of craftsmanship, a meeting point for every kind of traditional and innovative and creative technology: here the conceptual design and realisation of metal working can take place at premises that are fully equipped with tools and instrumentation, offering capabilities that are reminiscent of an almost forgotten will to creativity. Having arisen in 1997 through the meeting of two young designers, both attracted and fascinated by the possibilities of using metals to create fine art works, the forge of Efesto seems to revive an ancient art. Since then it has enabled Alessandro Rametta and Christian Casati to acquire full of knowledge and practical experience, best on traditional techniques of metalworking.With enthusiasm for discovery and research and a strong desire to apply them to sculpture and design, also interior decoration and furnishings, Alessandro and Christian have for a decade been producing a wide range of experimental and multiform works: thus following their strong belief in harmony and beauty, as can be seen in the unique nature of their creations, which are always greatly admired by whoever observes them…