Events
10/04/2022 - 01/05/2022
On the occasion of Homo Faber 2022, the Fondazione Cologni dei Mestieri d'Arte is called upon to curate, in the evocative setting of the Sala dei Cipressi, with the scenic design of the architectural firm Pedron & Associati, an exhibition dedicated to the "wonderful relations" between Italy and Japan, celebrated through an extraordinary selection of works by great Italian masters of art inspired in various ways by Japanese art, aesthetics and customs. The fact that these special relationships, historically attested, are still alive and fertile is amply demonstrated by the works on display, which are the result of the mastery, talent, and design wisdom of 19 exceptional Italian masters and ateliers, selected by the Foundation on the basis of their indisputable expertise and adherence to the theme of the works presented. The homage to Japan is variously articulated, on the basis of themes, inspirations, materials, decorations, types, processing techniques, which give rise to works rich in quotations and at the same time very personal reinterpretations. Many of the most representative sectors and materials of high Italian craftsmanship are represented: from wood to silver, from glass to porcelain to fabric, from Florentine commesso to coral to lacquer, from mirrors to mosaics, from ceramics to metals and papier-mâché, from illustration to figure theater. In some cases, the works are born from the successful collaboration with some Japanese masters. A true gallery of masterpieces of the Italian artistic crafts, whose creators have been able to pay homage to Japanese art with intense charm, declining the great lesson in the sign of excellence and originality. www.homofaber.com
An exhibition celebrating the prestigious milestone reached by the Murano glassworks Nason Moretti, which was started in 1923, is underway at the Murano Glass Museum. Since its inception, the furnace turned special attention to glass for the table, characterized by intense colors. Glassware, which became icons of 20th-century glass art, is presented, such as the […]
18/05/2023 - 06/01/2024
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The Ginori Museum, which as of 2019 is part of the “Fondazione Museo Archivio Richard Ginori della Manifattura di Doccia,” is still closed to the public, but can be seen online, (museoginori.org), because it “already has so many stories to tell,” not only as a place that preserves a vast artistic and archival heritage, but […]
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The rose window, the upper part of the large four-light window in the Chapel of Santa Croce, in the Bolognese basilica was made between 1464 and 1466. The preparatory cartoons were made by the painter Michele di Matteo and the stained-glass window executed by the master glassmaker and German Dominican friar Jacob Griesigner, later to […]
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“La Grande Bellezza – The Dream Factory”, progetto di mecenatismo contemporaneo per l’alto artigianato artistico, promosso da Starhotels in collaborazione con Fondazione Cologni, OMA-Osservatorio dei Mestieri d’Arte e Gruppo Editoriale, dopo il grande successo di pubblico ottenuto al Fuorisalone milanese 2023 sarà in mostra al Giardino Corsini (15/17 settembre, Firenze) con un allestimento inedito: il […]
