The world of craftsmanship

Craftsmanship in Italy region by region

Every region in Italy has its own traditions and typicality. We go through them from north to south to discover the historical trades that most characterize them (click on the name of the region to know all our craftsmen in that area). AOSTA VALLEY Typical of this mountain region, propped up by large expanses of […]

The world of craftsmanship

Discover Italian craftsmanship and all its most fascinating workings

Place you visit, tradition you find. This is the great richness of Italy, that in a handful of kilometers changes voice, taste, sound, colors and style, showing the thousand faces of beauty. This is also true, and perhaps even more so, for the artisan traditions that dot our country from north to south, depending on […]

Events

Napoli su misura. Craft Shopping Guide

Composer Gustav Mahler said that tradition “is not the worship of ashes, but the preservation of fire.” An image that seems to fit Naples perfectly: not only because of its relationship with a tradition so famous that it has become iconic, but also because of the vital substratum that pulses beneath the heart of this […]


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The world of craftsmanship

Venezia su misura guide

A small art book to discover the excellence of Venetian artistic craftsmanship Get ready for the most extraordinary trip you’ve ever taken. Venice Made to Measure is out. Craft Shopping Guide, an immersive experience in the great universe of high Venetian craftsmanship, through a selection of 50 extraordinary shops, forges and ateliers, historical or new […]

Events

Botteghe Fiorentine, Guido Cozzi’s photography exhibition at the Istituto de’ Bardi in Florence

At the Istituto de’ Bardi, a reality that for nearly two centuries has been dedicated to the enhancement of artistic craftsmanship, the beating heart of Florentine culture, photographer Guido Cozzi’s Botteghe Fiorentine exhibition, promoted by the Institute at its historic headquarters in Palazzo Capponi on Via de’ Michelozzi, takes visitors on a journey through images […]

25/01/2025 - 31/05/2025
Palazzo Capponi, via de’ Michelozzi - Firenze

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Events

The “Craft Experiences” by La Grande Bellezza

Among the many concrete actions that the Starhotels hotel group has activated in support of Italian high craftsmanship, a rich carnet of “Craft Experiences” has been created to be experienced in some of the most important artisan workshops in Venice, Milan, Florence and Rome. A special way of proposing exclusive and quality tourism that is […]


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Fashion and Accessories
Fashion

Stile biologico

One of the first organic ateliers in Italy, founded in 1997 on the initiative of Giuditta Blandini, continues under the guidance of Daniela and Debora, mother and daughter artisans who have collaborated with Giuditta since the birth of the brand. From knitwear to shirts, including formal wear, lingerie and vegan shoes. Every item of clothing […]

Firenze

The world of craftsmanship

Three stained glass windows from Ghirlandaio’s workshop in the crypt of Siena Cathedral

The stained-glass windows, two mullioned windows with saints and a tondo with the image of Christ, were made at the end of the fifteenth century by Domenico Ghirlandaio and his workshop, which had already distinguished itself for the narrative elegance and chromatic refinement of its paintings on glass. Made for the church of San Francesco […]

Fashion and Accessories
Leather

Vivian Saskia Wittmer

Saskia Wittmer learned the craft of making bespoke shoes in Germany from the best master shoemaker. After some years travelling around Europe as an apprentice in the best artisan workshops, she arrived in Florence to work with Stefano Bemer, another prestigious name in bespoke shoemaking. Saskia has had her own workshop for fifteen years, where […]

Firenze

Jewelry, Watches, Costume Jewelry
Jewelry and Watches

Amadeo Laboratorio Orafo

Bruno Glauco opens his own artisan business in the late 80s in Urbino. Since then he has been creating beautiful gold and silver jewellery, made entirely by hand paying attention to even the smallest details. An experienced Master Goldsmith, he is perfectly skilled in different types of processes, such as engraving, jewel setting, chiselling and […]

Urbino

The world of craftsmanship

The great Venetian craftsmanship at Splendid Venice – Starhotels Collezione

Among the events of Homo Faber in the City, the exhibition Splendid Dialogues, from April 10 to May 1 Venetian high craftsmanship is back on display in the exclusive and elegant spaces of the Splendid Venice – Starhotels Collezione, this time with Splendid Dialogues, a precious journey to discover Venetian high craftsmanship inspired by the […]

Decorative Arts
Metals

Fonderia Artistica Battaglia

Fonderia Battaglia has been casting in bronze for the greatest twentieth-century and contemporary artists since 1913. Battaglia’s artisans make use of a process that dates back to nearly 5,000 years ago: lost-wax casting. In addition to artisan skill and tradition, the foundry is committed to constant research work on bronze-related techniques, such as the experimentation […]

Milano

Jewelry, Watches, Costume Jewelry
Jewelry and Watches

Verna Oro di Verna G. e F.

Verna Oro is a workshop that produces gorgeous jewellery and collectibles in gold, silver and precious stones of the highest quality. Behind these wonderful creations are the brothers Fabio and Giampiero Verna, famous goldsmiths from Pescara with a passion for details. Originality, superb craftsmanship and careful workmanship are just some of the features of their […]

Pescara

The world of craftsmanship

Hats and Headwear, Creativity and hatmaking techniques

A course at Spazio NOTA in Florence The charm of millinery and the opportunity to learn more about the techniques for making hats. There is time until April 14 to enroll in the training course recognized by the Region of Tuscany Modisteria, Cappelli e Coprica in program at Spazio NOTA from May 2 to June […]

Events

“Artigiano del Cuore” contest: applications open until June 3

Kicking off the 7th Edition of the “Artigiano del Cuore” contest, promoted by the Cologni Foundation and the Wellmade platform. This year, the contest is aimed at artisans and craft businesses based throughout Italy and carrying on an art craft. The goal is to help them tell the story of the value and uniqueness of […]


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Fashion and Accessories
Fashion

Grevi

The Signa workshop has been operating since 1875. For over four generations the Grevi family has been leading the hat evolution, starting with the trecciaiole, from whose hands came weaving as delicate as lace, the felt melousine and the satine up to the Tuscan lambskin hat launched worldwide in the 1960s. Even today, the collections […]

Firenze

Events

Online tickets for Homo Faber 2024

Online i biglietti per Homo Faber 2024 Available on the vivaticket.com platform are tickets for “Homo Faber. The Journey of Life,” September 1-30, 2024, at the Giorgio Cini Foundation on the Island of San Giorgio Maggiore in Venice. Visit the site to discover all the concessions and purchase your admission for this journey, a tribute […]


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Decorative Arts
Glass and crystal

Berengo Studio&Gallery

Berengo Studio is an absolutely original workshop in the glassworks field: since the eighties, it has been gathering various artists who, with the help of master glass-makers, have transformed their pictorial works into glass sculptures. Decorative works of art as well as functional objects and translation of different artistic languages. Popular with collectors from all […]

Murano (VE)

The world of craftsmanship

II edition of the Master of Crafts Award, Biella

REGISTRATIONS OPEN UNTIL APRIL 30 The second edition of the Master of Crafts Award, promoted by the Fondazione Cassa di Risparmio di Biella, in collaboration with the Associazione Fatti ad Arte and the support of the Gal Montagne Biellesi, is renewed. The objective of the Prize is to convey the promotion of artistic craftsmanship in […]

Events

Great success for Doppia Firma and the exhibitions of “Arts & Crafts & Design”

As many as 14,000 visitors to Villa Mozart, which, on the occasion of Design Week 2024, was transformed into the scenic setting for three initiatives on the marriage of design culture and savoir-faire, all united under the umbrella of “Arts & Crafts & Design. Doppia Firma. Dialogues between design thinking and high craftsmanship, now in […]


Milano

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Home Decor
Furniture

La Fucina di Efesto

Established in 1997, La Fucina di Efesto is a workshop that specializes in creative and experimental metalwork and collaborates with well-known artists and designers. At the intersection of tradition, innovative techniques and creativity, La Fucina di Efesto translates ideas into custom-made works. Master artisan Alessandro Rametta creates sculptures, furnishing and design objects by working iron, […]

Milano

Home Decor
Fabrics

Fondazione Arte della Seta Lisio

Hand-woven silk and precious velvets and brocades is the ancient art that the Fondazione Arte della Seta Lisio wants to preserve and endorse. An art that has been established over the centuries and is now being continued using early twentieth-century looms to produce exclusive fabrics on commission or to reproduce historical collections. The Fondazione creates […]

Firenze

The world of craftsmanship

Two “pastiglia” caskets restored at Palazzo Madama

Two pastille caskets, small caskets for jewels, medals and coins, kept in Palazzo Madama, have been restored by the Association of Friends of the Fondazione Torino Musei. The two works date back to the early sixteenth century and were made by workshops active between Padua and Ferrara. The caskets, made of wood covered with stucco […]

Fashion and Accessories
Fashion

Musella Dembech

Musella Dembech is an elegant tailor’s shop of long-standing. The secrets of a highly skilled trade bordering on art have been handed down through three generations. A sophisticated style that Francesco Musella, a master tailor of the old Milanese Caraceni school, alongside his son Gianfrancesco, has built gradually, day by day, viewing the customer as […]

Milano

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