Welcome! First, we'd like to thank you all for the great interest you took in our products. Your interest pushes us into going on this direction proudly! On the occasion of our 17th anniversary, we want to tell you the story of our company from the beginning to these days, hoping you will enjoy it! Doing this, we want to introduce you to "L'Orafo", not only as a company made up of equipments, objects, and any tools used for the production, but above all as a group of people who makes our dream real, thanks to their abilities and their passion for this work. On July 1991 Mrs. Tessarolo Maria Teresa and her husband Cervio Claudio, after 30 years of hard working in the goldsmith field, decided to establish a new company called "L'Orafo" in Vicenza , which is commonly known as " the city of gold". This name, (L'Orafo), meaning " a person whose job is making jewellery using gold" is chosen to underline the handmade feature of the Company, that wants to satisfy any needs coming from a market developing rapidly. After the results got from different deep market researches " L'Orafo" settled to match the ancient Venetian glass tradition with the old goldsmith tradition connected to Vicenza, combining two important realities well-known all over the world. Thanks to the combination between gold and Venetian Murrina, "L'Orafo" succeeded in enhancing one of the symbol of Venetian jewellery, becoming a leading company in this sector in a very short time. In the following years the company recorded an increasing positive trend favouring its export policy. Moreover, the publicity campaign on the trade press made the brand to become more and more renowned. In 1998 "L'Orafo" moved to the present base so as to face up the rising market demands. In this year the eldest son, Cervio Massimiliano, joined the company bringing along the acknowledgment learnt in a school for goldsmith designers. At the same time, according to the new trends of the market, "L'Orafo" widened the range of its products, creating jewels in gold and in silver to meet the requirements of its customers, keeping its handmade features. Especially for the late '90s the production has been including great quantities of gold and steel jewels, mainly modular bracelets. In 2003 the company obtained more international visibility thanks to the opening of a new showroom in Vicenza with stock available, the "Gold&Silver Expò- Made in Italy", that takes place every year in conjunction with the three main goldsmith fairs: VicenzaOro1, VicenzaOro2, Orogemma. If you want you can find "L'Orafo" in booth n. 16. In 2004 "L'Orafo" came to the present management: the youngest son Nicola, after the degree in Economia Internazionale, joined the company contributing his essential proficiency to "L'Orafo". During the year 2005 Massimiliano e Nicola gradually took control of "L'Orafo", beginning the generation turnover, which is a necessary step for the growth of a business family. The cooperation between the parents Maria Teresa and Claudio and their sons let experience and professionalism coexist with broad-minded ideas vital in developing the company. The year 2006 marks a milestone in L'Orafo's life: 15 years of success, 15 years of satisfaction, 15 years of steady application! In November 2007, owing to always greater demand of one's products in the emerging markets of the East Europe and thanks to the good positioning reached above all in the ukrainian market, "L'Orafo" decides to take part in "Jeweller Expo Ukraine", the main jewellery Ukraine's fair, in Kiev. During this first edition the products met with the consumers' approval, so in May 2008 the company is again present in Ukraine fair giving continuity to a project which is at the beginning but it is already bearing excellent results. Now we want to thank all people that have cooperated with us in these 17 years: without their support we would never have reached this goal! Hoping that they want to go on this "adventure" and that new supporters will take part in this experience, let us thank sincerely our customers, our suppliers and above all our employees.