Competition

First edition of the national competition, “Albisola: ceramica nel verde”

Until January 7, 2019, submissions for the first “Albisola: ceramica nel verde” competition are open. The competition is open to both Italian and foreign ceramic artists, provided they are presented by an artisan workshop or ceramic industry, which will view the participant's model of membership. Each competitor may present only one work, made up of one or more pieces, specially created for the competition and of minimum size 70 x 70 x 70cm. It must be made of ceramic or a decorative technique chosen from majolica, slipware, stoneware and porcelain, and painted terracotta. The aim of the competition is to enrich the city with ceramic artefacts, with new urban furnishings that include installations in places accessible to the public.

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Doppia Firma 2024 at Villa Mozart in Milan

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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The future of young artisans at the Made in Italy Festival

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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A successful challenge: Starhotels Award nominations closed

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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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 […]