toniToni Santos is a conservation specialist and restoration artisan specializing in the study of traditional repair methods, historic preservation techniques, and the material languages embedded in antique craftsmanship. Through an interdisciplinary and hands-on lens, Toni investigates how humanity has encoded knowledge, skill, and care into objects of lasting value — across cultures, trades, and forgotten workshops.
His work is grounded in a fascination with objects not only as artifacts, but as carriers of hidden meaning. From historic book binding methods to ceramic techniques and joinery structural codes, Toni uncovers the material and symbolic tools through which cultures preserved their relationship with the handcrafted unknown.
With a background in conservation ethics and restoration history, Toni blends material analysis with archival research to reveal how objects were used to shape identity, transmit memory, and encode skilled knowledge.
As the creative mind behind hexaluno, Toni curates illustrated techniques, speculative repair studies, and symbolic interpretations that revive the deep cultural ties between craft, conservation, and forgotten artisan science.
His work is a tribute to:
The lost binding wisdom of Book and Manuscript Repair Practices
The guarded rituals of Ceramic and Porcelain Mending Tradition
The structural presence of Furniture Refinish and Joinery
The layered material language of Textile and Tapestry Conservation Methods
Whether you're a restoration historian, conservation researcher, or curious collector of forgotten craftsmanship wisdom, Toni invites you to explore the hidden threads of artisan knowledge — one page, one seam, one joint at a time.
