Art knife enthusiasts, save the date and get ready in good time! On Saturday 22 and Sunday 23 November, 2025, the 27th edition of the exhibition of artistic, sporting and collectors' knives organised by the Corporazione Italiana Coltellini (Italian Knifemakers Guild) will take place in Milan. Internationally known as the CIC Show, the exhibition will take place in the well-established venue of the Hotel Melià in Via Masaccio 19, in Milan.
For the 27th time, the best knifemakers will meet in Milan to present their work; they will not only be local craftsmen, as the Italian guild also allows international authors to enter, provided they have passed the very strict entrance exam.
As is now customary, the exhibition will also host a collateral and diffuse event called Crossroads attended by craftsmen who, although not part of the Guild, live in the same world, such as the engraver Daniele Pozzi or the craftsman Fiore Knives with his super-technologically designed knives. As far as the masters are concerned, we will be able to see familiar faces again because they have been present at all editions, but also welcome comebacks, such as Alexandre Musso from Corsica, Anthony Marfione from the USA or Gaetan Beauchamp from Canada. Expected from Argentina is Diego Borsotti, a craftsman of obvious Italian origin, as is Rafael Fiori Vanuti, who will be returning to Milan for the second time from faraway Brazil.
The list of participants at the CIC Show 2025
For the moment, this is the list of participants, in strict alphabetical order, which is to be understood as provisional and therefore subject to change. Check the Corporazione Italiana Coltellinai's Instagram page and website to see any updates that will be published before the event.
Participants in the CIC Show 2025: Aquila Vito, Beauchamp Gaetan (Canada), Bernabei Massimo, Bonassi Franco, Borsotti Diego (Argentina), Bruna Bruno, Caimmi Lorenzo, Castangia Paolo, Conforti Nicola (master on trial), De Carli Alberto, Donzelli Adriano (master on trial), Ercoli Claudio (master on trial), Fiore knives (Crossroad section), Frizzi Leonardo, Gallotta Andrea, Gambino Giuseppe, Gidoni Paolo, Giupponi Andrea (master on trial), Giurisato Roberto, Kertesz Attila, Mainolfi Riccardo, Manunta Alessandro (probationary master), Maraga Daniele (probationary master), Marfione Anthony, Morotti Attilio, Moro Corrado (Crossroad section), Mura Denis, Musso Alexandre, Pala Giuseppe, Panella Marco (Marco Knives), Peddiu Angelo, Petricca Paolo, Piccinin Francesco, Pizzadilli Giampiero, Poratelli Flavio Pozzi Daniele (engraver, Crossroad section), Ramondetti Sergio, Silvestrelli Fabrizio, Tschager Reinhard, Vanuti Fiori Rafael.
The list is still provisional and is set to grow. We therefore invite you to visit this page again for updates.
Hotel Melià is located in Milan, Via Masaccio 19, in the Fiera area, easily to reach by public transport (Metro line 1, Lotto stop). Opening hours are from 9.00 to 17.30 on Saturdays and from 9.00 to 16.00 on Sundays. Admission costs 10 euro. To find out more, visit the website of the Corporazione Italiana Coltellinai and their official page on Instagram.
