Boutique translation — Arezzo, Tuscany

Josefine translates.

Six specialist disciplines. Arts, heritage, fashion, law, academia, and official certification. One studio, built around the documents that matter.

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Josefine Translates studio, Arezzo
Arezzo · Tuscany · est. 2019
6
Specialist disciplines
25+
Language pairs
2019
Founded, Arezzo
ISO
17100 workflow
Josefine Larsson, founder and lead translator
The translator

From Arezzo.
For the world.

I’m Josefine Larsson, and I have been translating professionally since 2014. I moved to Arezzo in 2018, drawn to the city’s extraordinary concentration of artistic and cultural heritage — Piero della Francesca’s frescoes, the Chimera, the goldsmithing tradition — and I founded this studio here the following year.

My academic background is in comparative literature and cultural studies, with additional training in legal translation. That combination shapes the six disciplines I work across: arts and heritage, legal and notarial, fashion and luxury, academic research, business and finance, and certified official translation.

This is a boutique practice. I take on work that I can do well, not everything that arrives. Every project is handled personally by a specialist who knows the subject — not subcontracted to the first available translator.

IT EN DE FR ES PT NL PL

Six disciplines,
one studio.

Selected results.

Arts & Heritage · IT to EN
Tuscan civic museum

Exhibition catalogue essays and 240 object labels for a travelling medieval goldsmithing exhibition. All materials accepted by the museum’s English-language editorial committee without revision.

240
Labels, 0 revisions
Fashion & Luxury · IT to EN/FR
Arezzo jewellery studio

E-commerce product descriptions and brand story across two markets. Brand voice documentation developed. International channel engagement consistently high post-localisation.

6,800
Words, 2 languages
Legal & Notarial · IT to DE/EN
Arezzo manufacturer

12 commercial agreements and corporate governance documents for a northern European joint venture. Accepted by counterpart legal teams without revision.

380
Pages, 0 revisions
Academic & Research · IT to EN
Tuscan art historian

18,000-word monograph chapter for a UK academic press. The press accepted for copyediting without requesting translation revision.

18,000
Words, accepted
Certified Official · EN to IT
UK family, Arezzo relocation

8 UK documents certified for Italian residency and property purchase. All accepted by the Comune di Arezzo and the Italian notary on first submission.

8/8
Documents, first submission

How the work happens.

1
Brief
You describe the document, its purpose, source and target language, and deadline. I determine which specialist the project requires.
2
Quote
Fixed price and delivery date in writing within one business day. Work does not begin until you confirm.
3
Assignment
Project assigned by domain expertise first, language pair second. Literary to literary specialists. Legal to law-background translators.
4
Translation
Translation proceeds to scope. Clarification sent when needed rather than resolved by assumption.
5
Delivery
Delivered digitally. Sworn translation includes declaration. Archive retained for 12 months. Revisions within 14 days.
The academic publisher read the chapter as if it had been written in English. That is the only outcome that matters, and it happened because the translation understood the argument, not just the sentences.
★★★★★
Professor Elena M.
Art history researcher, Tuscany

Transparent pricing.

Starting prices for each discipline. Final quote confirmed in writing before work begins. All prices exclude Italian IVA (22%).

Arts, Heritage & Cultural Translation
3–5 business days
162.40
from per project
Includes
Museum and gallery exhibition texts
Art history and criticism
Heritage site documentation
Legal & Notarial Translation
3–5 business days
248.60
from per document
Includes
Commercial contracts and agreements
Notarial deeds and declarations
Corporate governance documents
Fashion & Luxury Brand Localisation
2–4 business days
209.30
from per project
Includes
Brand copy and taglines
Product descriptions and labelling
Lookbook and catalogue content
Academic & Research Translation
4–7 business days
184.75
from per project
Includes
Research papers and journal articles
Thesis and dissertation chapters
Grant applications
Business & Financial Translation
2–3 business days
227.80
from per project
Includes
Annual reports and sustainability reports
Financial statements and notes
Investor relations communications
Certified Official Translation
4–7 business days
296.50
from per document
Includes
Civil status documents (birth, marriage, death)
Academic qualifications and transcripts
Immigration and residency documents
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Fixed quote within one business day. All services delivered digitally.