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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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

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 […]

Folk Traditions
Folk Traditions

La Butteghetta Magica

The Butteghetta was established in 1830 in the historic center of Genoa, as a store that sold household items and cribs. Over the years it specialized in niche products and typical Ligurian items such as mortars in marble for pesto, wooden graters and also moulds for corzetti, the typical pasta of eastern Liguria. Here you […]

Genova

Folk Traditions
Folk Traditions

La Scarabattola

The Scuotto brothers’ Scarabattola was founded in 1996 as an innovative business with two focuses: on the one hand, the production of figurines for cribs, individual pieces of the highest quality; on the other, constant artistic experimentation. The workshop, official supplier of the Giffoni Film Festival awards, has itself collected many awards and created prestigious […]

Napoli

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 […]

Fashion and Accessories
Fashion

Mazzanti Piume

Mazzanti Piume has been creating elegant feather accessories and ornaments since 1935, by using the same traditional methods for three generations. In the 1940s, the atelier began working with the great names of fashion design and hat-making of the time. And it still creates handmade feather items for famous fashion designers such as Chanel, Balenciaga, […]

Firenze

Restoration
Restoration

Polignum

The workshop specializes in the restoration of wooden furniture and objects by combining the use of age-old techniques, artisan craftsmanship, the most advanced methods and latest market developments, such as the microwave woodworm treatment, one of its strengths. The expertise and skills of Federica Foppiani, Elisa Italiano and Federica Magli allow the workshop to cover […]

Milano

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
Perfumes

Mondial 1908

Five generations of master Florentine artisans specializing in the traditional Italian ritual of shaving. Today, Mondial 1908 is a brand unique of its kind, a mix of exclusive design and custom-made products: luxury shaving sets, the finest shaving brushes, cosmetics and male grooming experience products, as well as special shaving creams made according to age-old […]

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
Stone

La pietra ollare

Of the old traditional activities in Bassaì Bregaglia, a prominent place is occupied by the crafting of soapstone. Roberto Lucchinetti has taken this ancient art and, in addition to laveggi, pots which have been in existence since 70 AD, he makes chalices, furagn (lidded containers used to store food), coffee services, vessels and ‘pigne’, stoves […]

Piuro (SO)

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
Paper

Legatoria Artigiana Napoli

Legatoria Artigiana Napoli carries on the business started by the Eliseo family in the late 1800s and which today is housed in the 16th-century courtyard of Palazzo Marigliano, on Via San Biagio dei Librai, a historic street lined with publish- ing houses, printers and bookshops. In the high-ceilinged rooms there are still the punches for […]

Napoli

Decorative Arts
Stone

Arte 2000

Arte 2000 is an artisan business which has been producing fine marble artifacts for 30 years. The artistic processing of this precious material requires experience, skill and passion, the key ingredients in any creative job. The company creates furnishing objects unique of their kind, exclusive items which are perfect to decorate both indoor and outdoor […]

Colle Umberto (TV)

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 […]

Music and Theatre
Musical Instruments

Fabro Violins

A young luthier from Cremona, the land of the art of making stringed instruments, Lucas Fabro soon developed a passion for this art, in particular, for the physics of instruments and its importance in acoustics. At his workshop, he makes violins, violas and cellos, both modern and baroque-style, from scratch taking personally care of every […]

Cremona

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