Wearable Art & Bespoke Leather Interiors
Fine Art Photography on Italian Leather — Bags, Accessories & Collectible Design
Matilde Montanari transforms original fine-art photography into wearable art and bespoke leather interiors. Leather creations are handcrafted in our Bologna atelier using the finest Italian leather — one-of-a-kind or in strictly limited editions.
Art you can wear, live with, and collect.
Contemporary Art in Italian Leather
Where Art Photography Meets Italian Craftsmanship
Each creation begins with Matilde Montanari’s original art photography — peonies, botanicals, gardens and abstract textures. These images are translated into exclusive patterns and printed onto premium Italian leather — from vegetable-tanned Tuscan hides to the finest nappa and other selected skins.
The result is contemporary art you can touch: artisan leather handbags with bold artistic identity, handmade and hand-painted leather flowers that never wilt, sculptural accessories, and printed leather interior design pieces that turn any living space into a gallery.
Discover a luxury beyond the object: contemporary art in Italian leather, for your space and your style.
Collections
Artist-Designed Bags, Flowers & Accessories Made in Italy
Browse our collections of limited-edition and one-of-a-kind pieces. Every artisan leather bag, every handmade leather flower, every couture leather headpiece is designed and hand-finished in our Bologna atelier.
Artisan Leather Handbags
From the sculptural CutieBag to the graphic Elvira bucket bag and the fluid Dafne shoulder bag — each art leather bag is a limited edition luxury statement piece in genuine Italian leather.
Handmade Leather Flowers
Decorative Italian leather art flowers sculpted by hand from genuine Italian hides. Wear them as a brooch, a bracelet, style them as a corsage, or use them as sustainable floral décor that lasts a lifetime.
Leather Accessories & Body Ornaments
Leather tiaras, couture headpieces, artisan leather belts, and bespoke leather corsets. Wearable art for bridal occasions, editorial shoots, and collectors who seek one-of-a-kind pieces.
Printed Leather Interiors
Bespoke Printed Leather for Rugs, Cushions, Upholstery and More.
Matilde Montanari transforms spaces with her printed leather creations: art leather cushions, leather rugs, boiserie and custom upholstery. Each piece features one of the author’s original photographic pattern printed on fine Italian leather.
Our bespoke leather interiors serve architects, interior designers, and luxury hospitality brands worldwide. From boutique hotel rooms and lobbies to private residences and yacht cabins — every project is made “su misura” in Italy.
Surface Design Studio
Art Pattern Licensing for Wallcovering, Ceramics, Textiles & Packaging
Matilde Montanari’s photographic patterns are available for licensing across industries: wallpaper and wallcovering, laminates, ceramic tiles, luxury textiles, fashion, and premium packaging. We offer exclusive and non-exclusive licences, high-resolution digital files, colour-ways variants, and full creative collaboration.
Whether you are a wallcovering manufacturer seeking original art patterns, a ceramics brand exploring photographic designs, or a luxury maison in need of a distinctive print — our licensing programme delivers museum-quality imagery ready for industrial reproduction.
The Atelier
Leather Art Handmade in Bologna
Our atelier is located in Via Santo Stefano 52/b, in Bologna. Here, Matilde Montanari conceives, cuts, and hand-finishes her leather art pieces. Visitors are welcome by appointment.
Step inside and discover our leather collections — bags, flowers, and body ornaments — as well as the interior design pieces on display. Some unique pieces, like corsets, bustiers and corsages, can be viewed and acquired exclusively at the atelier.
As Featured In
Matilde Montanari’s work has been featured in Harper’s Bazaar Vietnam, Living — Corriere della Sera, and Corriere di Bologna. The “In Colors” collection was presented at Milan Fashion Week, spotlighting the intersection of wearable art and Italian leather craftsmanship.
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Via Santo Stefano 52/b, 40125, Bologna, ITALY