EventsAn intensive 13-hour workshop devoted to the art of pleating will be held at the Pergola Theatre’s Costume and Scenery Workroom on November 19 and 20, 2016. The special guest is Plissettatura Milady of Florence, which has been doing pleating on any kind of fabric, leather, straw and material since the 1960s, always combining varied approaches, from hand pleating to cardboard pleating and machine pleating, to achieve the best results. An art well-worth learning more about, which transforms fabrics into works of sculpture. This is only one of the many courses that the Pergola Theatre’s Costume and Scenery Workroom has been offering since 2015, in order to combine the age-old artisan skills related to theatre production with different artistic experiences.
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 […]
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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 […]
