Wellmade is a digital project of Fondazione Cologni dei Mestieri d’Arte (www.well-made.it); the platform allows you to discover the best artisans in Italy, learn about their work and review their products and services. The goal is to develop more and more the community of lovers of well-made beauty, offering to the excellent artisans a rich […]

The Urgent Appeal for Italian Artistic Craftsmanship has been delivered to the Government: a cry of pain and alert from the sector, which has been deeply in crisis for some time due to the consequences of the health emergency. To sign the petition also about 50 protagonists of excellence of Italian craftsmanship, master owners of […]

The archives of the Nannelli family, active in the Empolese area from the beginning of the 18th century to the middle of the 20th century, document the family and work history of various generations dedicated to the production of glass for bottling wine. The events overlap between the improvement of the quality of wine, a […]

The eighth edition of the Contest 20>40 of OMA and the third edition of the Bottega Strozzi Award. The Contest 20>40 offers five thousand euros to encourage the development of a company of artistic craftsmanship and the enhancement of technical and creative skills of the trade. The Bottega Strozzi Award, now in its third edition, […]

Last September the “Museo Archivio della Festa dell’Uva di Impruneta” was inaugurated, strongly desired by the entire community, which identifies itself in an anniversary that tells the story of this center. The first edition took place in 1930, although the initiative began in 1926, as the “National Grape Festival”. The intention was to promote the […]

Training and supporting a new generation of masters of art, to protect and hand down the great Italian heritage of culture, beauty and know-how, is an increasingly vital necessity for the economic and productive system of our country. For this reason, the Fondazione Cologni dei Mestieri d’Arte has decided to renew its commitment to promoting […]

The book I talenti italiani. Mente, mano, macchina, edited by Alba Cappellieri and Matteo Pirola, professors at the Politecnico di Milano, is the latest title in the series Mestieri d’Arte, edited by Fondazione Cologni dei Mestieri d’Arte, published by Marsilio Editori. The mind, the hand and the machine are the three points from which the […]

Every region in Italy has its own traditions and typicality. We go through them from north to south to discover the historical trades that most characterize them (click on the name of the region to know all our craftsmen in that area). AOSTA VALLEY Typical of this mountain region, propped up by large expanses of […]

Place you visit, tradition you find. This is the great richness of Italy, that in a handful of kilometers changes voice, taste, sound, colors and style, showing the thousand faces of beauty. This is also true, and perhaps even more so, for the artisan traditions that dot our country from north to south, depending on […]

With the project “Una Scuola, un Lavoro. Percorsi di Eccellenza” (A School, a Job. Paths of Excellence), the Fondazione Cologni dei Mestieri d’Arte has been promoting for the past 10 years the inclusion of young talents in the world of high craftsmanship, funding 6-month extracurricular training courses aimed at young people who have studied in […]

Homo Faber Guide is an online, searchable guide, which showcases artisans, ateliers, museums, galleries and experiences linked to the world of fine craftsmanship around Europe.  Homo Faber Guide places the world of fine craftsmanship in Europe at your fingertips. Experience excellence with access to a selection of the best master artisans, rising talents, galleries, ateliers, […]

The first edition of the prestigious biennial La Grande Bellezza award has been presented this year, an initiative created by the Starhotels group in collaboration with the two leading institutions in the Italian arts and crafts sector, the Cologni Foundation for the Métiers d’Art and the OMA – Osservatorio dei Mestieri d’Arte – and with […]

An urgent appeal for the Italian Artistic Craftsmanship (edited by Oma – Osservatorio dei Mestieri d’Arte, Fatti ad Arte and Fondazione Cologni dei Mestieri d’Arte) has been delivered to the Government: a cry of pain and alertness of the sector, which has entered deeply into crisis due to the consequences of the health emergency and […]

The three days during which Dolce&Gabbana presents its new collections in Florence is first of all a tribute to craftsmanship and handmade. The great event, entitled The Renaissance and the Rebirth, began yesterday, Wednesday, September 2, with the exhibition of jewelry at Officina-Profumo Farmaceutica Santa di Maria Novella and the evening fashion show of men’s […]

Wednesday 2 September and Thursday 3 September: make a note of these dates.Florence and Pitti Immagine bring the Dolce&Gabbana Haute Sartoria and Haute Couture events to the city for the first time: a tribute to history and art, to the timeless elegance of the city and the mastery of its artisan workshops.  The creations of […]

Wellmade, the community of well-made lovers, in September will present its mobile application, which will be available for Android and iOS operating systems. Wellmade is a site that allows you to discover the best craftsmen in Italy, get to know their work and review their tailor-made products and services. The very active community, which today […]

Famous works of art preserved in Florence alongside some of the historic Florentine workshops. An original combination from which comes to life ‘AMA Florence’ project promoted by the Associazione OMA – Osservatorio dei Mestieri d’Arte. Five videos, available on OMA’s YouTube channel, explore the work of art and craftsmanship inspired by the most famous historical […]

I Lava You too is the third and last event, after the exhibition I Lava You opened in May 2019 and the urban installation Potlatch vietrese inaugurated in October 2019, of the celebrations for the 20th anniversary of the International Prize “Journey through Ceramics” of Vietri sul Mare, established in 1999. This is a commemorative […]

On Monday, July 6, 2020, in the garden of the Prefecture of Milan, was held the ceremony for the awarding of the honors of the Order of Merit of the Italian Republic. On that occasion the Diploma of Knight of the Grand Cross, signed by the President of the Republic Sergio Mattarella, was awarded to […]

The ancient Roman ships, discovered in 1998 during a railway excavation work in San Rossore, returned the wrecks of thirty open sea and inland water vessels, now located in the large spaces of the Medici Arsenals. The ancient maritime history of Pisa joins the intent supported by Duke Cosimo I de ‘Medici to develop the […]