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Dampaì: wearable design
More than just accessories. The bijoux, bags, design accessories and the whole range of Dampaì pieces are designed to enhance your style and personality. The contemporary lines and essential volumes of each creation respond to the Less is more philosophy that distinguishes the brand, born from the creative business idea of the architect Simona Giovannetti.
The design approach is revealed in every detail: from the materials to the various components – all specially designed and produced by our Tuscan laboratory – up to the craftsmanship, Dampaì bags and accessories interpret a thought, fulfill a wish: that to own something unique, which goes beyond the trends of the moment.
Design for all & respect for human: all Dampaì collections you can find in our bags store follow the idea of democratic design with an affordable price offer and are made with innovative and eco-friendly materials – such as silicone, regenerated leather and felt from plastic bottles – in the Porto Azzurro prison, on the Elba Island.
Discover the World of DAMPAì 
- 14 September 2022
WE ARE DAMPAÌ
WE ARE FASHION DAMPAÌ We create design objects that anyone can wear. Our collections do not necessarily follow fashion trends. Because we like to think that… a designer bag is forever. Nadia photographic campaign 2020 The models that appear in our advertising campaigns are not professionals but Elban friends, ordinary people, each with their own work and [...]
- 21 March 2022
2022: The Year of the Very Peri
A «dynamic periwinkle blue tone with a vivifying purplish red undertone that blends the fidelity and constancy of blue with the energy and excitement of red». This is how the authoritative Pantone Color Institute describes Very Peri 17-3938, the “color of the year”, which promises to be the undisputed protagonist of the Spring/Summer 2022 fashion [...]
- 20 March 2022
PEACE
Once upon a time there was Peace & Love The symbol of peace and brotherhood, created by the British designer Gerard Holtom in 1958, can be read as the stylized representation of an embrace and for this reason in the 60s and 70s of the last century was adopted by the hippies - the "flower [...]
- 4 November 2021
to Plautilla Bricci
Particolare della copertina del romanzo “L’architettrice” di Melania Mazzucco History and biographies have always fascinated me. The sources of inspiration for my projects, whether of architecture or design, are often female figures. Their stories speak of talent, vision, new languages and an almost total absence of social recognition. For some years now, I have decided [...]
- 3 June 2021
MUTEVOLE (Transformational): Long live Neoprene!
Waterproof and heat-insulating, elastic, resistant to atmospheric agents and aging, neoprene has always been used to make diving suits, giving us the priceless thrill of swimming and diving into the sea at any temperature. Faithful to the virtuous philosophy of wear aware, that is to say 'conscious' wearing, DAMPAÌ uses it for the bags of [...]
- 16 April 2021
From houses to things …
The architect Simona Giovannetti photographed by the artist Pablo Massa I arrived on Elba by chance; I was a child, only ten years old. I lived in Taranto with my family and my father worked at Italsider, today Ilva, an acronym that happens to be the same as the Latin name for the island of [...]
- 15 March 2021
Press
Fashion Trendsetter is a very popular American portal that offers up-to-date information on fashion from the main trade fairs, focusing in particular on fashion design and trends related to color. It is no coincidence that in January 2022 they dedicated a large space to Very Peri, the “Pantone Color of the Year”. Among the many [...]
- 14 February 2021
Deep Red
Red has the impetus and dignity of an intrepid heart (Man Ray) When, every year on February 14, Valentine's Day knocks punctually on our door, everything around us has already taken on total red colors for days; from flowers to cards, from chocolates to hearts, from clothing to any type of gadget. Just think that in [...]
- 11 February 2021
LOVEJOY RING
HERE'S THE STORY OF OUR LOVEJOY RING ADVERTISING CAMPAIGN For the advertising campaign of the LOVEJOY RING, Andrea, Claudia, Marco and of course I decided to photograph girls of non-Italian ethnic origins, either born on Elba or who simply live here. With the ring on, they were supposed to assume the typical position of those [...]
- 11 February 2021
Is silicone eco-friendly?
Silicone is indisputably a sustainable alternative to plastic. Eco-friendly: silicone, unlike plastic which is a derivative of petroleum, is a derivative of silicon and due to its composition is considered part of the rubber family. Silica is one of the most widespread natural resources on earth and is absolutely non-polluting. It has been used for [...]
- 11 February 2021
Art in shop window
DAMPAÌ, since 2017, has made its showcase available in the DAMPAÌ STORE in Portoferraio on the island of Elba, to artists who have had something to tell. The DAMPAÌ STORE of Portoferraio is located on one of the most beautiful promenades in Italy: the Calata Mazzini. Barbara Blin - September 2021 Barbara Blin - September [...]
- 11 February 2021
DAMPAÌ colors
DAMPAÌ is color, it’s design, it’s play, it’s emotion ... Colors vibrate and transform us ...... I am in YELLOW when I direct my thoughts into the world; I feel YELLOW when I take an initiative, when I start organizing a project, when I move willingly towards something. BLUE are summer nights. BLUE is deep [...]
- 11 February 2021
The Anatomy of Color
“Pantone” is a bizarre word, a funny mystery, almost nonsense. It is also a particular type of marker pen and a Brussels hotel with a décor in the rainbow palette. But above all, it is a system developed in the 1950s to classify the colors and translate those printed in CMYK (cyan, magenta, yellow and [...]
- 11 February 2021
RED the color of love
Blu è il colore della quantità. Se racchiudi un po' di cielo in una scatola, o se metti un po’ di oceano in un bicchiere, perderanno entrambi il loro colore. Il blu è rimasto lassù, da qualche parte, lontano. Quando puoi fare quello che devi fare, ti senti libero. E lo sei. Ma non hai [...]
- 11 December 2020
Democratic design
A DESIGNER BAG IS FOREVER I like to think that one of my bags can be worn by anyone, following the idea of "democratic design" that made IKEA great. When DAMPAÌ was first founded in 2010, there were only big name bags with three zero prices and cheap bags on the market. The latter were [...]
- 4 December 2020
DAMPAÌ faces
How DAMPAÌ was created It was late 2010, which seems like a long time ago because so many things have happened since then… I had been wanting to get closer to the world of design for a long time, and after many years of working in my architecture studio to design houses, I finally had the [...]
- 20 May 2020
To Lucia Bartolini
History and biographies have always fascinated me. The sources of inspiration for my projects, whether of architecture or design, are often female figures. Their stories speak of talent, vision, new languages and an almost total absence of social recognition. For some years now, I have decided to link my design directly to their memory. The [...]
- 26 April 2020
Fair winds
Dampaì has always been linked to the world of the sea, and of sailing boats and women. This year Dampaì decided to contribute to the maintenance of Luna. Luna is a 1979 Dufour 31 which in October 2012 was given to: Captain Silvia Pollina. Silvia Pollina , born in 1970, lives in an oak forest [...]
- 26 April 2020
To Gae
History and biographies have always fascinated me. The sources of inspiration for my projects, whether of architecture or design, are often female figures. Their stories speak of talent, vision, new languages and an almost total absence of social recognition. For some years now, I have decided to link my design directly to their memory. The [...]
- 20 April 2020
To Eileen Gray
History and biographies have always fascinated me. The sources of inspiration for my projects, whether of architecture or design, are often female figures. Their stories speak of talent, vision, new languages and an almost total absence of social recognition. For some years now, I have decided to link my design directly to their memory. The [...]
- 14 April 2020
Bernarda Handbag – The Story
The Story Bernarda Handbag is a DAMPAÌ bag. It has this name in honor of the catamaran Bernard London, a 15-meter aluminum boat dearly wanted by the owner Roberto Pambieri and designed by the naval architect Rodolfo Foschi in 2006. On Bernard London, during a fantastic journey of 1600 miles in the Mediterranean, beyond the [...]
- 4 April 2020
To Cini Boeri
History and biographies have always fascinated me. The sources of inspiration for my projects, whether of architecture or design, are often female figures. Their stories speak of talent, vision, new languages and an almost total absence of social recognition. For some years now, I have decided to link my design directly to their memory. The [...]
- 7 February 2020
VENTOSA (Gust of Wind)
Can design today unite people and put the dignity of work into circulation? Simona Giovannetti, creative soul of Dampaì, and the director of the prison of Porto Azzurro Francesco D'Anselmo, her staunch ally, have created a project that goes beyond commercial interest and becomes a social enterprise, because it focuses on the relationships between people, [...]
- 7 February 2020
To Lilly Reich
History and biographies have always fascinated me. The sources of inspiration for my projects, whether of architecture or design, are often female figures. Their stories speak of talent, vision, new languages, and an almost total absence of social recognition. For some years now, I have decided to link my design directly to their memory. The [...]
