Marco Somà illustrates children’s books, published both in Italy and abroad, and teaches illustration. He translates his extraordinary sensitivity into a poetic, pastel stroke. He won the Toppi Award of the Authors of Images ’19 Annual, 2nd Prize in the Illustrator Competition of the Cento Children’s Literature Award, and the Andersen Award for Best Illustrator in 2019.
Besio 1842 is one of the oldest pottery workshops in Italy. The “Vedova Besio e figlio” brand has been a guarantee of artisan tradition for centuries. In Mondovi, today as in the past, Gianni and his family model, bake and decorate unique pieces of extraordinary beauty by hand.