Events03/08/2022 - 07/08/2022
The 37th edition of Effetto Venezia (Aug. 3-7) is set in Livorno's La Venezia neighborhood. The striking architectural complex of the Magazzini del Palazzo del Monte di Pietà houses the 6th edition of "Artigianato a Effetto," which hosts 14 artisans, mainly from the Livorno area, active in various fields such as props, wigs, leather masks, clogs, jewelry, accessories, glass, and wood, interpreted in current terms with the intention of keeping local identity solid. There are art workshops, for adults with the making of leather masks and one for children, a small fish composed of woven papyrus. Various art installations, theatrical performances, the fantasy of street artists and two exhibitions: The Most Beautiful in the World, dedicated to the Italian Navy's sailing school ship Amerigo Vespucci, and The Game of Nature, an interactive itinerary with works of art as well as guided tours. The edition is promoted by the Livorno Foundation under the patronage of OMA - Osservatorio dei Mestieri d'Arte (OMA), an instrumental entity of Fondazione CR Firenze that promotes the protection of the historical and artistic heritage of the artistic professions. www.livorno-effettovenezia.it
On the occasion of the 2024 edition of Salone del Mobile, Fondazione Cologni dei Mestieri d’Arte is pleased to present the eighth edition of “Doppia Firma. A dialogue between design and artisanal excellence” a project developed with Living, the interiors, design and lifestyle magazine of Corriere della Sera, under the patronage of the Michelangelo Foundation […]
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Milan hosted the first Made in Italy Festival: the new Eccellenza Artigiana initiative that connects students with the opportunities offered by the Italian economy of “high quality savoir-faire”. Fondazione Cologni has been an institutional partner of the event and presented to the young audience the project of training internships “Una Scuola, un Lavoro. Percorsi di […]
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Nominations for the Starhotels Award, now in its third edition, closed on Friday, March 22, 2024. The chosen theme, “Souvenir of the Grand Tour”, has aroused great interest in the artisan world: many nominations were received from all over Italy, with very different types and often highly original interpretations. After screening by the prestigious Jury […]
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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 […]
