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Adrenalink Tattoo is a private, appointment-only studio specializing in traditional Japanese tattooing (Irezumi/Horimono), located in Quinto di Treviso (TV). It is run by Massimiliano “Crez” Freguja and Stefania “Manekistefy” Cagnin, who bring together nearly thirty years of research on Japan, Ukiyo-e painting, and live painting with the Munedaiko taiko group.

In short:

  • Founded in 1997 in Marghera (VE); in 2023, the studio moved to Quinto di Treviso (TV) and adopted the name “Dojo” as a private and exclusive space.
  • Specializes in traditional Japanese full-body tattoos: bodysuits, full-back tattoos, and full-sleeve tattoos.
  • Directed by Crez (Massimiliano Freguja) and Manekistefy (Stefania Cagnin).
  • Since 2003, annual trips to Japan in search of families of traditional tattoo artists.
  • University teaching positions at Ca’ Foscari University of Venice and the University of Milan.
  • Artistic collaboration with the Munedaiko taiko group, including theater tours in Hungary.
  • Over 25 years of apprenticeship courses for professional tattoo artists.
  • Featured in international publications: *The World Atlas of Tattoo* (Thames & Hudson), *A Forbidden Craft*, *Henning Jorgensen: The Royal Tribute*, *30 Missing Heroes*, *Eleven Fourteen*, *Secret Garden*, *By All Means Necessary*, *Il fuoco sulla pelle*.

Today’s Studio: The Dojo in Quinto, Treviso

Adrenalink Tattoo is now a private studio, operating by appointment, designed to handle major projects—such as bodysuits, full-back tattoos, and full-sleeve tattoos—with care and discretion. In 2023, the studio left its historic location in Marghera and moved to Quinto di Treviso, into a space renamed “Dojo, ” which is better suited to the pace and concentration required by traditional Japanese tattooing.

History of the Firm

Adrenalink was founded in 1997 in Marghera (VE) by Crez, the only neighborhood that welcomed the young tattoo artist at the time. From its very beginnings, the studio has hosted international artists—from the United States to Japan—blending different disciplines and developing projects on a global scale. In the early 2000s, partnerships were formed with Primitive Abstract in Strasbourg (France) and Sui Tattoo in Niigata (Japan), giving rise to a unique creative synergy.

Since 2003, Crez and Manekistefy have been traveling to Japan for work, seeking direct interaction with families of traditional tattoo artists—including those not yet known to the general public. Their experiences are documented in the videos on the studio’s YouTube channel.

Style: Traditional Japanese tattoo (Irezumi)

The studio specializes in traditional Japanese tattooing, with an approach rooted in the history of Horimono and classical Japanese iconography, as well as a solid foundation in traditional Western and Polynesian tattooing. The work focuses on large-scale, cohesive designs—sleeve, back, bodysuit—created according to traditional compositional rules.

Training and Apprenticeships

Over the course of more than 25 years in business, Adrenalink Tattoo has organized apprenticeship courses to train professional tattoo artists, covering, among other topics:

  • Painting techniques;
  • traditional Western and Eastern tattoo designs;
  • the history of tattoos and Japanese culture;
  • Eastern and Western symbolism;
  • Functioning and maintenance of equipment;
  • practical tattooing techniques;
  • Sterilization and hygiene;
  • communication with clients and project planning;
  • participation in international conferences.

Crez and Manekistefy have been involved into domestic and foreign conferences. Various were the debated subjects, from the Western and Far Eastern history of tattooing, to the particular aspects of Japanese folklore as well as the history of the Far eastern Dragoon.  

Crez and Manekistefy took part of numerous worldwide exhibitions – ‘Girls, Girls, Girls’ and ‘Dragons’ in New York. ‘Female figure in the Japanese folklore’ and ‘Waves of Ink’ in Dusseldorf. Furthermore ‘Black’ in Rome, ‘Saint sinners’ in Milan, ‘Animals’ in Venice. 

Much or the different material collected from the various trips of Crez and Manekistefy. Has been published in the book ‘Il Fuoco sulla pelle’ by Anna Livia Carella and Castelvecchi.

Adrenalisk has been onto other publications, such as the painting collection ‘Eleven Fourteen’, Scorpion Front Publishing; ‘Henning Jorgensen, the Royal Tribute’, Tattoo Life Publishing; ‘A Forbidden Craft’, a book entirely dedicated to Massimiliano Crez Freguja’s works published by Tattoo Life Publishing; ‘Secret Garden’ published by Otoosan Books; ‘By all Means Necessary’ MTPT shop a Tornado ride records ed.

In 25 years of activity, Adrenalink has never stopped promoting a different and in-depth tattooing knowledge, elevating the emotional aspects and the great value of the tattoo, all this considering everyone’s precious life experience. 

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