rom leather tanneries to cashmere mills, Italy is renowned for its history of traditional craftsmanship - and, crucially, for keeping age-old artisanal skills alive. Which is why, when Italian-born, London-based Mariangela Oliveri first had the idea of setting up her own fine linen company more than 20 years ago, there was never any doubt that production should be based in her native country. “Tuscany is where the best craftspeople are located, and the art of making by hand is part of the culture here,” she says of the thinking behind her initial collections of bed linen for both adults
