The Works — Ornamental Carving

A vocabulary carved for one room at a time.

For more than a hundred years, the ornamental vocabulary of Pietrasanta — capitals, friezes, classical motifs — has been carved by hand for spaces that demand something a catalogue cannot offer. Studio Giannoni still works this way, for a single room, a single client, a single piece.

Selected pieces & projects

Decorative elements carved to measure for a single space. Each caption notes the type of piece, the project context where known, and the time it took to carve.

Hand-carved ornamental drapery detail on a marble Athena figure, Studio Giannoni atelier

The Ornamental Detail

Hand-carved drapery and decorative motifs — Pietrasanta atelier

Hand-carved marble deer sculpture on fluted column pedestal, Studio Giannoni

The Marble Doe

Ornamental garden sculpture on column base — Pietrasanta atelier

Close-up detail of hand-carved marble classical female figure, Studio Giannoni atelier

The Finishing Detail

Classical marble figure, hand-finished — Pietrasanta atelier

Hand-carved contemporary marble bust with camera and embroidered pocket detail, Studio Giannoni

Custom Portrait Commission

Contemporary hand-carved marble bust — Pietrasanta atelier

Hand-carved contemporary marble bust with camera and embroidered pocket detail, Studio Giannoni

Custom Portrait Commission

Contemporary hand-carved marble bust — Pietrasanta atelier

Alberto Giannoni hand-finishing a contemporary marble portrait bust at Studio Giannoni, Pietrasanta

Alberto at Work

Alberto Giannoni hand-finishing a portrait commission — Pietrasanta atelier

Placeholder grid — to be replaced with real project photography and piece-specific captions, verified per project.

For Architects & Designers

A piece carved for the space you have already imagined.