About Gentile
Discover our Story
Gentile was born from an encounter between matter and soul.
A collection conceived as a marble poem, where each curve tells the softness of the human gesture and the quiet strength of stone.
At the origin of the project, Samuel Fornai, a passionate individual, imagined this adventure as a bridge between Technostone's technical expertise and the poetry of Italian design.
Born in Carrara, where the stone breathes and marble is part of everyone's life, he knows this material intimately.
By his side, Italian designer Caterina Valletta brings grace and lightness to even the most mineral forms.
Under her hands, stone becomes fluid, sensual, almost silent.
Gentile represents the meeting of Swiss precision and Italian emotion. A shared vision to elevate the stone, not by taming it, but by listening to it.
Our philosophy
Each Gentile creation is a search for balance. Between strength and delicacy, between shadow and light.
We believe in sustainable beauty, one that reveals itself slowly, through sight and touch.
Gentile explores new ways of experiencing material: no longer as a mere decorative element, but as the beating heart of a space.
Meet the Gentile team
L'artisanat d'art au service du design
Samuel Fornai
Founder & Project Director
Born just a stone's throw from Carrara, he knows stone and reads the veins of marble like a book.
He leads Gentile with a clear vision: to unite artisanal mastery and design purity.
Caterina Valletta
Designer
A young and talented Italian creator, she translates the gentleness and softness of the gesture into pure lines.
Her approach blends emotion, light, and materiality.
Francesca Bini
Marketing & Sales
She makes Gentile shine, transforming every encounter into a story.
Her perspective connects creation to those who desire it.
Luca Stucki
Technologies & Operations
The guardian of digital and logistical harmony, he ensures that technology supports the natural beauty of stone and of our collections.