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Filip Piccolruaz

The artist from Val Gardena has been working as a sculptor for 25 years now, he is experimenting with numerous styles and materials.

Each sculpture is a handcrafted original, from initial design to final completion

Custom-made, entirely handcrafted sculptures, certified with the quality seal of the Bolzano Chamber of Commerce.


  1. Customer contact
    The first step is to arrange a meeting with the client to get to know each other better. Visiting the place where the work is created is very important. Alternatively, you can choose the style of the sculpture based on pictures.
  2. Drawing
    During the research stage, ideas are collected and sketched out, and can be further revised on the computer if necessary.
  3. Modell, design
    The best idea or drawing is then modelled in clay so that the client can see what the sculpture will look like. Changes to the model can also be made.
  4. Simulation
    This design is also depicted in a computer simulation.
  5. Material selection
    AThe desired material, such as wood, bronze or stone, is chosen during the conversation.
    If wood is chosen, it is important to pay attention to how it has been dried and whether it has cracked. Depending on the style and nature of the sculpture, you can choose from pine, linden or chestnut, among other types of wood.
    When it comes to stone or marble, you need to consider durability (for outdoor use), colour and structure, sometimes choosing directly from the marble or quarry.
    Sculptures can also be cast in bronze.
  6. Work preparation
    For a wooden sculpture, large wooden panels are selected and cut to size. Any broken wood is removed and the panels are glued together.
  7. Work on the sculpture
    First, the coarse material is cut off, and then the precise work is carried out.
  8. Painting and varnishing
    The sculpture can be left in its natural state or treated using various techniques, such as glazing, varnishing or ageing.
  9. Transport und assembly
    The sculpture can be delivered by a trucking company, or the artist can deliver and assemble it.
Design

When art and furniture design converge, emotional wooden sculptures are created. Powerful, sensual and deeply human sculptures that you can sit on.

Secular

Custom sculptures with character: Filip Piccolruaz's works transform secular art into a living expression of artisanal mastery.

Sacred

Using traditional techniques and fine woods, sacred artworks are created that powerfully resonate between devotion and aesthetic presence.

Made with own hand. Created with expert knowledge.

From sketch to
finished sculpture.