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The “Craft Experiences” by La Grande Bellezza

Among the many concrete actions that the Starhotels hotel group has activated in support of Italian high craftsmanship, a rich carnet of "Craft Experiences" has been created to be experienced in some of the most important artisan workshops in Venice, Milan, Florence and Rome. A special way of proposing exclusive and quality tourism that is part of the great contemporary patronage project "La Grande Bellezza. The Dream Factory" by Starhotels, in collaboration with Fondazione Cologni dei Mestieri d'Arte, Associazione Oma-Osservatorio dei Mestieri d'Arte and Gruppo Editoriale. Venice, Milan, Rome and Florence are considered temples of savoir-faire and historic destinations of the Grand Tour, where the guests of the precious Starhotels Collezione will also be able to discover and get to know up close some of the workshops and artisan ateliers of excellence that are part of the circuits and networking of the partner institutions. A journey-this one of "La Grande Bellezz"-among tradition, craftsmanship and creativity, through centuries-old workshops and new laboratories ready to show and let guests of an all-Italian, or rather Florentine, hotel chain that passionately protects and promotes the artistic crafts of our heritage, always "with Italy in its heart"! All experiences, upon reservation, can be reserved with the concierges of the Starhotels Collezione in Venice, Milan, Rome and Florence. For more information: https://lagrandebellezza.starhotels.com/en/craft-experiences/ 

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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 […]