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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Decorative Arts
Paper

Mario Di Donfrancesco

Mario Di Donfrancesco creates unique works in his papier maché workshop in Lecce. Qualified by the Superintendency of Fine Arts, he also does delicate restoration work. A considerable number of his restored and newly made works can be found in various parts of Italy, Malta, Germany, the United States, and France. Di Donfrancesco produces a […]

Lecce

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 […]

Decorative Arts
Glass and crystal

Carlo Moretti

The Carlo Moretti factory, established in 1958, creates one-of-a-kind pieces, numbered and signed in a unique artistic style which constantly pursues new languages, a sleek and clean design and sophisticated colours. Its works are featured in permanent collections of the major decorative arts museums worldwide, including Berlin’s Staatliche Museen, the Victoria and Albert Museum of […]

Murano (VE)

Fashion and Accessories
Fashion

Cappellificio Falcus

Cappellificio Falcus was started in 1959 by Folco Mugnai, in Montevarchi, near  Arezzo, in an area known for top-quality hat manufacturing since the late 1800s. The factory soon made a name for itself by making Florentine straw hats and exotic luxury straw hats. It was the first company to experiment with the “blocked fabric” technique […]

Montevarchi (AR)

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 […]

Jewelry, Watches, Costume Jewelry
Jewelry and Watches

Enzo Liverino

The famous company Liverino was founded at the end of the nineteenth century. Basilio Liverino, with remarkable intelligence and a great passion for coral, has made the red gold famous worldwide. Enzo Liverino was born into this tradition and continues to produce and market artistic works of fine jewellery all over the world with the […]

Torre del Greco (NA)

Decorative Arts
Paper

CPRCA di Silvia Gazzina Centro di Restauro Carte Antiche

Since 1996, the paper materials restoration workshop directed by Silvia Gazzina has specialized in prints, drawings, paintings on paper and parchments. The main approach is conservative restoration, with reversible interventions and materials, taking into account the nature of the work without changing its function. The workshop also makes faithful reproductions of antique bindings – born […]

Via Roma, 9 - Volterra (PI)

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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Jewelry, Watches, Costume Jewelry
Jewelry and Watches

Ca D’or Gioielli

Ca D’or Gioielli is the workshop of Ines Renate Döllert, a German gold artist, who has been living and working in Umbria since 1986. Her various experiences in the workshops and her close contact with Italian nature, history and culture have influenced and marked her work. Thus the Olive Collection was born, jewellery with an […]

Perugia

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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Fashion and Accessories
Fashion

Loretta Caponi

Loretta Caponi opened her boutique-workshop in Florence in 1967, but the passion for embroidery had accompanied her since she was 9 years old. Since then, Caponi creations have been appreciated by thousands of families, some famous, from the Rockefellers to the Kennedys, many simply lovers of excellence. Today in the boutique there are over ten […]

Firenze

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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Decorative Arts
Glass and crystal

Berengo Studio 1989

When contemporary art meets the great masters of Murano glass-making the result is truly amazing. This is what has been happening since 1989 at Berengo Studio, started by Adriano Berengo who picked up the legacy of Peggy Guggenheim and Egidio Costantini and their Furnace of Angels and invites internationally-renowned artists to learn more about this […]

Murano (VE)

Restoration
Wood and furniture

Alvise Boccanegra

Knowledge of art techniques, manual skill and, above all, artistic feeling and respect. These are the qualities one needs to be a great restorer and Alvise Boccanegra has them all. And if one considers that he trained at the school of Master Maximilian Leuthenmayr, it is immediately clear that this young restorer is one of […]

Venezia

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

Sartoria Marta Ferri

Born to a photographer father and designer mother, Marta Ferri channeled all her exuberant creativity into fashion designing. In her first-floor atelier, housed in an old downtown building, she creates extremely original bespoke dresses and wedding gowns: her “forte” lies in the fabrics, mostly upholstery fabrics, featuring unusual patterns and colors. In her atelier, she […]

Milano

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