The European Artistic Crafts Days event is devoted to the arts and crafts of excellence and is promoted in France by the INMA-Institut National des Metiers d’Art of Paris and in Italy by Fondazione Cologni dei Mestieri d'Arte of Milan and OMA together with Artex of Florence. The event, now in its tenth year, has achieved an international scope and several other European cities have been taking part in it for some years. The initiative’s purpose is to make the fascinating but often unexplored world of artistic crafts known to a wider public through workshops, conferences and lectures. This year’s theme is “Artistic Crafts, Tomorrow’s Gestures”. The program of initiatives held in Milan and Florence is viewable on: www.giornatedeimestieridarte.it and www.osservatoriomestieridarte.it
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
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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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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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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 […]