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Italian Maestro, Florentine craftsmanship goes on stage at The Mall Firenze

From 9 September to 27 October, The Mall Firenze, the exclusive luxury outlet in the heart of Tuscany, will host Italian Maestro, the initiative promoted together with the Associazione OMA - Osservatorio dei Mestieri d'Arte - which has always been committed to the protection and promotion of the finest Italian craftsmanship. A series of live shows featuring some of Florence’s most talented master artisans. A real workshop on view, to spotlight the industriousness and expertise of Made in Italy craftsmanship. A new project, carried out together with Gruppo Editoriale and The Mall Luxury outlet, the high-end outlet of the Kering luxury goods group, which has its historic location in Leccio Reggello, in the province of Florence, and has just opened a new center in Sanremo.

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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 […]