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to made by humans.

Every masterpiece has a maker. We find them. And we let them talk.

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The podcast

Told with depth, served with Elegance, made accessible to the world.

“Italian excellence is usually told through logos. We do the opposite.

We start from the person, and let the object follow. Every episode is a deep, unhurried conversation with someone who represents something unique. A creative, an entrepreneur, a visionary, a reference, an ambassador of Made in Italy.

No pitch. No press release.

What emerges is the part no campaign can show: the lessons learned, the doubt, the discipline, the decision not to take the shortcut. It is a niche world by nature, and often a closed one.

Our job is to open it, and get it known worldwide.”

Andrea Di Laura - Host & Founder
Our Values

Two pillars, one obsession.

Pillar 01

Heritage & Culture

Italian excellence is built long before it is seen. It is a culture.

A buttonhole stitched by hand, exactly as a father taught it. A gesture only a handful of hands can make. A body that delivers what a thousand quiet mornings prepared.

Different worlds, one inheritance: the refusal of the shortcut, the patience to master a single thing completely.

This is where culture stops being a word and becomes a daily practice, chosen again every single morning.

Pillar 02

Human Journey

Behind every result lies a journey, and that journey is rarely straight.

Who taught them. What they got wrong, and what it cost. The moment they nearly stopped, and what made them keep going.

We ask the questions interviews usually skip, because a finished object reveals little about the person who made it.

This is the part that turns admiration into possibility: not a story to watch from outside, but a path someone else can follow.

New names, new niches, Every Month.

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Season one
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Lino Ieluzzi

Founder & Owner, Al BazarITA

The Prince of Pitti and the Soul of Milanese Style

Sixty years behind the same counter, and one piece of advice for anyone starting out.

S1 / EP14

Antonio De Matteis

CEO & President, Kiton & Pitti ImmagineITA

Heritage, Loyalty and Quality Without Compromise

Family heritage, loyalty, and refusing every shortcut on quality.

S1 / EP13

Luca Pezzetta

Founder, Clementina & FuturaITA

The Mind Behind the Roman Pizza Revolution

Why he believes Italian cooking and gastronomy should be taught in schools.


In their words

“Italian cooking and gastronomy should be taught in schools.”

Luca Pezzetta Chef, Futura & Clementina

“Those who work with their hands work with their soul. That’s why our people must feel content and at peace.”

Antonio De Matteis CEO & President, Kiton & Pitti Immagine

“To young people I say one thing only: do what you love. Whatever it costs.”

Lino Ieluzzi Founder & Owner, Al Bazar
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