The list below includes those artisans who are interested in being featured, and is not a comprehensive list of all artisans in Malta.
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Born in 1946 in Rabat, Malta, Paul Galea spent his childhood years in the rural environment that surrounded his native town. Out of his deep love for the Maltese landscape grew a determination to record…
Sylvana Zarb Darmanin produces handmade crochet items with love and dedication. She particularly specialises in the production of handmade doilies, which she also sells at competitive prices. She has been working crochet since the age…
Trained and qualified in aromatherapy, cosmetic science, and perfumery In London, Switzerland and France, Stephen pursued his dream of creating a range of household and personal care scented products while practicing for seven years aromatherapy…
Silvana Mallia is a metal clay artist. She creates her designs primarily in bronze and silver. All her work is handcrafted employing a combination of clay modelling, texturing and kiln-firing, as well as basic traditional…
Nutrilicious, established by Sharlene Micallef, produces delicious food made with carefully selected natural raw ingredients, using the same dedication and standards. Sharlene believes that we are what we eat, and everyday strives to include natural…
Founder of Rosita Silk Sense, Rosita Cusens creates hand-painted, singular silk apparel such as scarves, dresses, and silk jewellery, catering for discerning women looking for a totally original and exclusive piece of wearable art. Whether…
Robert Lia started his training as an apprentice at a very young age under the supervision of the late Philip Farrugia from Żebbuġ, with whom he worked for just over 10 years. During his apprenticeship,…
Rebecca Vella, founder of Beks Creations, produces personalised wooden creations and gift items such as wooden boxes, key hangers, wooden pots, medal hangers, hanging decorative plaques, and more – all hand painted with acrylic paint.…
Raymond Vella’s speciality is to craft artistic images on wood in one of two ways, either via pyrography, or by scroll saw. He considers this work as his passion and, in fact, he produces as…
Ray Aquilina is a mosaic artist, which is the art of creating images with an assemblage of small pieces of coloured glass, marble, stone, or other material. It is a technique of decorative art, a…
Ramon Camilleri Mckay is a sculptor who works mainly in papier-mâché, wood carving, and fibreglass. After attending the School of Art in Mosta and the School of Art in Valletta, he started working around 2001…
Pietro Esposito founded Are Not Socks™, which creates handmade strips to collect one’s hair and create different hairstyles. The hairstrips are made out of lycra and are convenient for all occasions, including work, school, and…
A huge Star Wars fan from a very young age, Nicholas Vella is a full-time 3D artist who is currently also enrolled in a Master’s in Digital Arts at the University of Malta. Going by…
Nadège Renée Cassar is a Maltese contemporary jewellery designer and maker. Setting up a small jeweller’s workshop back in 2005, she kicked off her jewellery designer/maker venture under the name Nadège Renée. She designs and…
Under the brand Aphrodite Charms, Moraine Labandero produces handmade jewellery such as bracelets, neckless chokers, and many more using natural materials and recycled semi-precious stones, all with a unique style. She also offers the possibility…
Michael Muscat is the third generation of the Muscat honey producers. He has been keeping bees and harvesting the prestigious Maltese honey for over 50 years. Michael has over a hundred colonies in apiaries in…
Tara Lois Mansell designs and creates beautiful heirloom jewellery, exclusively handcrafted using sustainable precious metals and gemstones under the brand Tara Lois Jewellery. Her designs have featured in international fashion magazines including British Vogue, Vanity…
Victor Azzopardi holds five decades of experience in gold and silversmithing. He specialises in the creation of handmade Maltese domestic silverware and ecclesiastical artefacts, each bearing his mark AVL. He blends the contemporary with the…
Andrew Vella Montague is the owner of AVM Jewellery, a small family-run business dedicated to passionately creating unique, handcrafted jewellery that their clients treasure for the years to come. Contact +356 9945 4550
Bianca Chircop has been making one-off pieces of costume jewellery for over 10 years. She uses different materials to produce one-of-a-kind costume jewellery pieces that suit both tastes and budgets of different age groups and…
Robert Caruana, of Beehive Confectionery, specialises in all kinds of Maltese traditional sweets. Amongst many others, he produces traditional nougat, ħelwa tat-tork, imqaret, honey rings, pudding, St Martin’s Pie, jam cakes, macaroons, and coconut balls.…
Anton Ciantar is specialized in handmade jewellery and filigree works, as well as custom-made pearl and stone jewellery in very modern designs. He established his business, Super Gold Jewellers, in 1964. Workshop TQL200X, Ta; Qali…
Saima Murtaza is an artist and ideator at Enigma – House of Fashion & Design. Since childhood, she was fascinated by traditional and folk art, and she always wanted to somehow transform and mix heritage…
Christine Mizzi is an artist and craftsperson living in Gozo. She is the creator of Gozo Vegan Jars: upcycled jars that previously contained animal cruelty-free products that are subsequently cleaned and refilled with upcycled candle…
Antoine Vella, commonly known as Antoine tan-Newl and owner Weaving Malta, has been mastering the skill of weaving since a very young age. He was tutored by his parents in their family business, who instilled…
Jessica Gabay is an artisan who has been making handcrafts since her childhood. Her creations are mainly made of felt, and amongst others comprise small gifts for children, hair accessories, and souvenirs for any occasion.…
Christine and Joe Debono are artisans in their own right. They collaborate on some works, while designing and making other works independently at the same studio, or even at the film studios when they are…
Gaetano Saliba is an artisan who manufactures handmade silver filigree jewellery. He inherited a 100-year long Maltese tradition in his family business, and in 1989 founded a company known as Saliba’s Gold & Silversmith. Nowadays,…
Rosalie Sammut, of Konkrit (formerly known as Crafty Affair by Rosa), believes that everything is possible with a pair of hands and a little bit of imagination. Her venture started in 2020 when she re-decorated her…
Gabriella Lukacs is a Hungarian-born fashion designer who is focusing on ethical fashion and sustainability. Her brand Gabe, which she founded in 2009 while in Budapest, is a slow fashion pioneer brand that puts quality…
Ray Sciberras and Denise Camilleri manage a number of apiaries for the production of quality Maltese honey and other beehive products – including beeswax candles, cosmetics, and bee and floral inspired jewellery items – under…
Renata Abela, of Fibers Art, creates unique items that are both stylish and practical using crocheting and macramé techniques. She loves to experiment with different patterns, techniques, and materials. Renata works with different types of…
Ebru Cinar was born in 1988 in Turkey and spent a lot of time of her childhood in a village named Karacabey. Before moving to Malta, she also lived for two years in Poland, which…
Alison Fenech Gasan is a fused glass artist and instructor. She runs her own custom decorative glass company in Malta. Over the past 25 years she has acquired experience both in design and execution of…
Michael Mizzi is the owner of Gold and Silver Manufactures, which produces jewellery from 9Kt and 18Kt gold, as well as silver 925, which may also be encrusted by diamonds. Using a range of traditional…
Established in 1965 by Mary Debono and her mother Carmela Vella, The Leather House started as an exporter of fine leather gloves to the United Kingdom and Scandinavia. Together with their Gozitan handcraft workforce, they…
Gilding is one of the most ancient processes to decorate artifacts, dating back to the Egyptian era. At his studio J. Farrugia Gilding Studio, Jason Farrugia seeks to maintain the strong tradition Malta has in…
Janine Ellul, of Janine Jewellery, aims to reach out to women with varied tastes. She uses various materials such as stones, freshwater pearls, acrylic and glass beads set on silver and gold-plated chains in brass…
Graziella Geiser, of il-miġbħa (Maltese word for apiary), makes 100% beeswax candles, ornaments and fresheners. She creates pure beeswax rolled candles, a variety of solid ones including pillars and decorative candles, tealights, drawer and wardrobe…
Galliana Bonetta, of Studio575 by Galliana, makes fresh natural cosmetics for the body, including soaps, butter, and shampoo, in her home laboratory. All her handmade products are based on natural and vegetarian ingredients and most…
Francis Mansueto established his business, Francis Jewellery, in 1974. The jewellery cemented itself as a household name within the local scene, especially within the Ta’ Qali Artisan Village. Visitors are welcome to his shop, where…
In today’s busy and hectic world, Emanuel Sammut – founder of Atelier Manuel – finds comfort in nature. His love for trees and wood-crafting shows through the variety of wooden artefacts and colourful wooden toys…
Donna Gatt uses modern patterns, fun colours, and textures to produce bold and one-of-a-kind pieces. She established the workshop Terra, through which she creates handmade polymer clay jewellery. Contact +356 7920 5268
Two pioneering brothers, David and Brian Grima established Mediterranean Ceramics in 2010, specialising in the production of decorative ceramics, bespoke lava stone tables, and customised steel structures. The process is packed with interesting stages with…
Charlene ‘Charly’ Mercieca, a former beauty therapist, aromatherapist, and product designer, is the person behind the Soap Café brand. Since a tender age, Charlene had to deal with a lot of skin and health issues…
Carmen Vella Gauci is a mature young lady who uses her life experiences to transmit them into her paintings, every brush stroke or colour she uses are a reflection of what she feels or what…
Carmel Azzopardi is a creative artist who also worked as a technical educator, marine engineer, and electrical quality controller. He joined the Malta Drydocks as an apprentice in 1968, from where he built up his…
Berivan Serin, of Rock ‘N’ Art, found she could say things with colour and shapes that she couldn’t say any other way, things she had no words for. Originally from Istanbul, Berivan has been living…
Anna Brincat, of Lace Making by Anna, is a Maltese bobbin lace making producer and teacher. Her creations range from traditional lace pieces, such as doilies, ecclesiastical works, and articles of clothing, to more modern…
Alan Desira is an artisan with over 20 years of experience working in the jewellery and sales industry. He spares no attention to details when creating an item, putting all his skills and experience to…
Adriana Frank founded Frank Wrap with the idea of battling the ever-growing plastic mountains across the world through the creation of easy, plastic-free, and sustainable food storage options. Upon realizing the amounts of waste being…
Joan Haber is the co-owner of Alka Ceramics, which was set up by Paul Haber – the first B.A. Hons. graduate in ceramics in Malta, and awardee of a government scholarship to study ceramics in…
Joanne Fenech Portelli is a Maltese artist most known for her en plein air paintings, which she has been regularly exhibiting for the past years, both collectively and solo. Joanne also exhibits abroad when she…
Joanne Montebello is the creator of Burlesque Candles, which she originally founded in 2006 in Australia and brought to Malta in 2012. Initially produced as a hobby for Christmas gifts for family and friends, her…
Mary Portelli is an established mosaic artist residing in Gozo. Fourteen years ago she started making mosaics and has become so passionate about it, that she made it her goal to promote the joys of…
Maruska Psaila Fabri, of Uskamar DIY Project’s, creates clay pots handpainted with lots of love and passion. Her unique pots can be personalised and customised upon request, and thus can make a beautiful gift for…
Martina Gatt, of Wood & Tassel Jewellery, specializes in creating feminine and wearable jewellery pieces using colourful glass beads. All work is meticulously done by hand one bead at a time, creating colourful jewellery pieces,…
Marisa Micallef is an emergent artisan who creates handmade jewellery and home decor from polymer clay. Her artwork shows its strength in the delicate work of floral pieces. She is inspired from nature and Mediterranean…
Marika Gafa’ loves all kinds of crafts. During the COVID-19 lockdown, she took up the hobby of making fabric ornaments and found the creative process very satisfying. She also produces cross-stitch ornaments, book folding, and…
Marie Louise Bajada has been practising Maltese bobbin lace from a very young age. Her first tutor was her mother, who instilled in her the love for lace. Throughout the years, she attended different lace…
Maria Comerford is passionate about every aspect of fabrics, with all the different textures, colour designs, and their various functions and uses in everyday life – whether for garments, home furnishings, or interiors. After years…
Kenneth Agius, of KA Woodcraft, has been involved in designing products for over thirty years. In 2015, he learnt how to manually process greenwood, inspired mainly by Nordic traditional wood crafting methods, and since then…
Katrin Formosa started ceramics and mosaic as a hobby in 1983, whilst living in New York, where she lived until 1988. She moved back to Gozo and set up the Gozo Pottery Barn at the…
Karen Zammit Manduca produces many types of Maltese bobbin lace, ranging from the traditional to the not so traditional styles. She also produces various types of embroidery for all purposes. Throughout more than four decades,…
Jana and Jurgen Scicluna share a great interest and passion for handcrafted and tailor-made products. They met way back in 2007, when at the time Jana used to create cards mainly as a hobby. They…
As an artisan, Josianne Calleja believes a lot in the potential we have to create. Creating takes place in a variety of ways and this is what makes artisanal work so fascinating. From a young…
A sheet and light metal artist, John Grech is the founder of Inkwina. He is a self-taught artist who has been practicing his skill for 30 years, with his work featuring artistic decorative and functional…
Joanne Zammit creates jewellery and accessories in her home studio in Rabat, Malta. As a Maltese artist, Joanne’s work is mostly inspired by her home country and the beautiful sea all around, often featuring sea…
Abel and Adrienn Bartolich, at Lace of the Fields Cactus Jewellery, create unique colourful botanical custom jewellery from a unique material: the dried lace-like fibre pieces of Malta’s iconic plant, the prickly pear cactus. Their…
