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It’s easy to say “carpenter”.

In ermesponti we grow this ancient craft with care and respect.

Falegname presso ermesponti Many of our “falegnami” (the Italian wording our international customers don’t know) are actually master carpenters, who learned to work with wood, over the years, project after project, within our company.

In ermesponti, from the owner – who, despite fifty years of entrepreneurial history has always wanted the word “carpenter” on his ID – to be a carpenter means to be at the heart of the company, Signor ermes ponti,titolare dell'azienda omonima, al lavoro con un falegname where “thought” becomes “act” through the work of hands, and then returns then to thinking phase in a constant and smooth process, with no separation between “those who think” and “those who make”.

In ermesponti “thinking” and “making” are two perspectives of the same glance, two phases of the same project, two moments of the same day. There is no separation between the work of the mind and the work of the hand, regardless of the business roles.

Un falegname di ermesponti (Mantova, Italy) al lavoro This constant “dialogue” between thought and action is a continuum that leads, in our opinion, to excellence in the production of a piece of interiors, whether residential, retail or yacht.

On a practical plan, here’s how the work is organized.

Every carpenter is responsible for its own work and its own micro-project (the part of the job covered in the specific work phase).

After talking with the architect on drawings, an ermesponti carpenter draws by himself the computer tabs needed for production, then cuts the panels with the CNC machine, so to achieve pinpoint accuracy even in the most challenging process; finally he completes the most important parts manually and assembles the furniture in the lab before the painting step, to verify its perfection.

This approach, simple yet not trivial, allows us to increase widespread creativity, while the natural problem solving of the artisan works together with the architect.

That is how we create value for our customers.

On second thought, no wonder that Architect Wang Shu (winner of the Pritzker Prize) states:

“If you want to be an architect, learn to be a carpenter”

We definitely agree, Mr. Shu!

Falegname al lavoro presso ermesponti Mantova

This is a true story and – most important – a good one.

A story where Italian craftsmen’s skills prove to be ahead of any competition when it comes down to bespoke interiors.

Here’s what happened.

One day, from our office in Mantua, we call the headquarters of one of the top worldwide luxury brands, based in Germany.

We offer our services as a bespoke interior company that is able to design and manage the whole process.

Surprisingly enough they’re interested! We quickly arrange a meeting in Hamburg.

Once in their offices, it takes us no longer than half an hour to explain to them why the ermesponti method in bespoke interiors is much more cost-efficient than any other.

We still keep the quality bar at the highest possible level, thanks to the Italian Master Artisans working with us. We emphasize, in particular, how our approach involves all stages of the project:

listening to client’s needs
on-site survey
overall cost estimate, including 100% end-to-end solutions, from first idea to turnkey delivery
executive plan and drawings
on-site building work (no outside contractors involved)
designing and making bespoke furniture
on-site fitting
on-site fine tuning

All of these are under one single supervision, ours ;-)

From then on, it’s no longer a matter of words and meetings!

We get down to the real stuff, and next time we meet we bring with us a handmade prototype table just for them – personally crafted by our beloved carpenter Daniele Compagnoni – with improved integrated led lighting, and a general quality that is just above their very high standards.

They are so impressed with the loving care of the prototype table that shows every aspect and feature. They decide that ermesponti is the right partner for the retail interiors they need in Europe.

Why do they choose ermesponti, over the long list of German companies they have been working with until then? The reason is simple.

A small but highly specialized Italian company like ermesponti – is able to work according to the highest artisan standards and follow a detailed design project.

The firm has no rivals in Germany or elsewhere.

There is attention to detail, knowledge of materials and mastery of working processes.

All these are added to tipycal Italian taste.

This is how ermesponti wins an International assignment for a top quality retail interior… making the client fall in love with a prototype table! MBL showcase detail

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What’s a carpenter, for us at ermesponti

In ermesponti “thinking” and “making” are two perspectives of the same glance, two phases of the same project, two moments of the same day. There is no separation between the work of the mind and the work of the hand, regardless of the business roles.

This approach, simple yet not trivial, allows us to increase widespread creativity, while the natural problem solving of the artisan works together with the architect.

Interiors project for a German luxury brand? Won with a handmade prototype. A true story.