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Marcella Sanna

  • Tessile Medusa
  • Weaving
  • Samugheo, Italy
  • Master Artisan
Marcella Sanna Weaving
Contact
Italian
Hours:
Monday to Friday 8:30 - 13:00/15:00 - 18:30
Phone:
+39 3483713085
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An ancient craft for women

  • • Marcella learned from her father and uncles
  • • The town of Samugheo is world-famous for its weaving
  • • Wool, cotton and linen are the most used fabrics

Tessile Medusa studio, founded in the 1960s in Samugheo and taken over by Marcella Sanna in 2004, is one of the most well-known weaving ateliers in Sardinia. It is known for its carpets, delicate curtains, precious tablecloths and fabrics that are not only manufactured for private households but also for the hotel industry. The atelier boasts important hotels on the Costa Smeralda among its customers. Over time, the company’s small manual looms have been replaced by larger semi-mechanical looms. Currently, alongside traditional production, the atelier carries out innovative research of decorative designs, colours and images.

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Works

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Bisaccia Zigzag Cushion

This modern cotton cushion by Tessile Medusa features decorative motifs and graphic elaborations. It is worked with the so-called pibiones manual technique and can adapt to a classic or more modern furnishing design. The cushions are created with designs that creatively reinterpret traditional ones.

Length 60 cm
Width 60 cm
Height 10 cm

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Rug

The decoration of this original cotton rug, made with a semi-full pibiones artisan technique, is a contemporary reinterpretation of the black and white chequered geometric pattern found on traditional saddlebags. Characterised by its dual practical and aesthetic value, it is designed as a large bedside rug and is part of an exclusive ensemble for the bedroom proposed by Tessile Medusa.

Height 70 cm
Width 150 cm

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Cushions

These two cushions have a decorative motif with precious graphic elaborations. They are crafted with the manual technique of semi-full pibiones. Made from cotton, the cushions are designed to creatively reinterpret tradition, giving them a more contemporary character.

Length 60 cm
Width 60 cm
Height 10 cm

Photo: ©Pierluigi Dessi
Cushions

These two cushions have a decorative motif with precious graphic elaborations. They are crafted with the manual technique of semi-full pibiones. Made from cotton, the cushions are designed to creatively reinterpret tradition, giving them a more contemporary character.

Length 60 cm
Width 60 cm
Height 10 cm

Photo: ©Pierluigi Dessi
Cushions

These two cushions have a decorative motif with precious graphic elaborations. They are crafted with the manual technique of semi-full pibiones. Made from cotton, the cushions are designed to creatively reinterpret tradition, giving them a more contemporary character.

Length 60 cm
Width 60 cm
Height 10 cm

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