EventsLast March 9, at the Milan headquarters of the Accademia Costume & Moda, a Roman institution of excellence for training in the field of fashion and costume, a ceremony was held to confer the Certificate of Merit to Franco Cologni for his tireless commitment to the enhancement of beauty and artistic crafts and for his great achievements in the dissemination of the culture of savoir-faire in Italy and around the world. Dottore in Lettere e Filosofia, Cavaliere del Lavoro, Cavaliere di Gran Croce della Repubblica italiana, Officier de la Légion d'Honneur, Commandeur de l'ordre des arts et des lettres, Chevalier de l'ordre national du mérite, Founder and President of the Fondazione Cologni dei Mestieri d'Arte, Founder of the Michelangelo Foundation for Creativity and Craftsmanship, Honorary President of Creative Academy and Richemont Italia, journalist and writer, Franco Cologni received this prestigious title from Andrea Lupo Zanzara, President, and Furio Francini, Managing Director in Accademia Costume & Moda. A panel entitled "Builders of Beauty: Arts, Crafts, Talents," moderated by Alberto Cavalli, was held at this special event, with speeches by Stefania Lazzaroni, Director General of the Altagamma Foundation; Ermete Realacci, President of the Symbola Foundation; and Anna Zegna, President of the Zegna Foundation. "The history of the Academy from its founder Rosana Pistolese to the present, its very nature in promoting culture and savoir-faire, are akin to the masterful work that Franco Cologni has been able to accomplish," said Barbara Trebitsch, Director of Education in the Academy of Costume & Fashion. In thanking them, Franco Cologni finally wanted to address especially the young people, the talents of tomorrow: "Thank you very much for this Certificate of Merit. For me it is all the more precious because it comes not from a Ministry but from an Academy: a school, a place where you learn to do something beautiful." Friends, longtime collaborators and important figures from the world of journalism, art and applied arts flocked to celebrate this happy event
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 […]
