Registration is open until February 28 to participate in the 2018 edition of Artigianato e Palazzo (Craftsmanship and Palace artisan workshops and their clients), the international event that for over twenty years has highlighted the craftsman and the fruits of his labors. Hosted in the 17th-century Corsini Gardens in Florence from May 17 to 20 […]

Registration for participation in the 5th edition of the Biennial International Competition dedicated to artistic and traditional ceramics will be open until 5 February 2018. This competition aims to stimulate research through the renewal of shapes and methods of expression in the context of ceramic production, by identifying decorative solutions that can successfully combine past […]

Until 19 February 2018, classic and contemporary, lustrous stones and metals, tradition and invention follow one another along a path that creates a dialogue between different materials in a continuous play between dream and reality. Through this exhibition, organized by the Gianfranco Ferré Foundation and the Turin Museums Foundation, the curator Francesca Alfano Miglietti offers […]

Within the context of the fifth edition of RavennaMosaico international festival (7 October – 7 January), SICIS is participating for the first time with an important exhibition which aims to highlight the connection with its city, the historical homeland of mosaic art. An immersive multimedia experience that, through particular videos and images, traces the history […]

A young seamstress who makes wedding dresses and a producer of artisan footwear are the winners of the fourth edition of the OmA twenty-to-forty contest, organized by the Osservatorio dei Mestieri d’Arte (Agency for Artisanal Trades) of the Fondazione CR Firenze.  The jury of experts awarded first prize to Miranda Di Sipio, a debutante seamstress […]

Florentine artistic artisans and rock music converge:  not only have they become fashionable, but they also cruise the web at high speed.  Lorenzo Baglioni sings all about them in a new video, part of the Officina Creativa (“Creative Workshop”) project and produced by Artex in collaboration with the Municipality of Florence and artisan associations Confartigianato […]

The 22nd edition of L’Artigiano in Fiera, the Milanese fair which exhibits artisanal products from all over the world, will reserve a special area dedicated to creativity in all its varieties.  On display will be exhibitions of decoupage, patchwork, quilting, crocheting, tricot knitting, embroidery, scrapbooking, fabrics, yarn and beads.  Info: salonedellacreativita.it

Annalia Amedeo is an artist and restorer of ceramic works who decided to use her knowledge and technical skills to create porcelain sculptures which continually interact with space. Her solo show at the Casina delle Civette displays 50 works which “cross the threshold of time and pass through all its dimensions”, to quote the curator […]

Entirely devoted to the ceramic works of Ugo La Pietra, architect and designer from Bussi sul Tirino, the exhibition stems from the long-standing collaboration between the artist and the ceramist Giovanni Mengoni. Star of the exhibition is the Bucchero – a rare, mysterious and very ancient material, which nonetheless allows the artist to represent his […]

Applications to take part in the international pottery trade show as exhibitors (ceramists, artisans and artists, technicians and associations) are available online at www.argilla-italia.it and may be submitted until December 29, 2017  

The students of Florence’s IED School have collaborated with the Valentina’s brand to create a capsule collection of women’s shirts inspired by the city of Pistoia. By combining fashion and the natural elements and artistic heritage of the city of Pistoia, they have honored Pistoia, this year’s Capital of Culture. Partners of the project are: […]

An art exhibition of special and fascinating materials: Japanese paper and stone (mostly from Florence). The art of Japanese paper (Washi-Art) is an original technique invented by Meiko Yokoyama:  by tearing up and gluing together colored Japanese paper, the artist creates images that change when hit by light. A blend of reality, fantasy, memories and […]

On the occasion of the Fall Design Week, comes back CraftsWay, a 3-day exhibition that tracks a journey through people, brands and publishers who contemplate contemporary productive ways of design and craftsmanship. The event is set up at CAM Garibaldi, Chiostro Bramantesco, an architectural jewel in the district of Brera. Among the exhibitors from this […]

Parabiago’s 17th-century palazzo, Villa Corvini, will once again be hosting Artisticamente, a showcase for the productions of craftspeople from the local area, as well as from Lombardy  and other regions of Italy. The Giuseppe Maggiolini – L’Abilità Artigiana award will be presented during this year’s fair. It is dedicated to the pre-eminent 17th-century ebanista (cabinet-maker) […]

In Florence’s charming Piazza Ognissanti, an art gallery born from the passion of Franco Ristori, who has run a workshop by the same name for over fifty years. The workshop where he investigates the techniques used during the Renaissance in the restoration, intaglio carving and gilding of frames.  Managers of the gallery are Roberto de […]

Through a selection of 40 large paintings of landscapes and nature in the classic size of sliding screens, the exhibition curated by Rossella Menegazzo showcases the golden age of the Japanese artistic production between the Muromachi period and the beginning of the Edo era (15th-17th century). The evident characteristics are the evocative, monochrome  painting style […]

From 11 September 2017 to 7 January 2018, Venice’s Le Stanze del Vetro exhibition center, located in the ex-Convitto on the Island of San Giorgio Maggiore, tells of the Muranese artist Vittorio Zecchin and his collaboration with the historic glassworks. An exhibition presenting the work of the artist from Murano who from 1921 to 1925 […]

A tribute to one of the oldest and most prestigious Italian companies in the field of publishing, famous for bringing together the figure of the publisher and the printer according to the concept of the Renaissance workshop. On the occasion of Pistoia, Italian Capital of Culture 2017, the San Giorgio Library is hosting the exhibition […]

After the great success of Paper Cirkus, Carlotta Parisi, illustrator and paper sculpture artist, returns to tell her story with the “CARTA InCANTA, this little fairy tale” exhibition. Thirty works, from drawings to papier-mâché sculptures, which Carlotta Parisi has been working on for a year, a sort of diary about herself and the world viewed […]

The Doccia factory left its mark on the history of arts and crafts with its refined porcelain works inspired by the great masterpieces of classical art. The catalog of the exhibition running at the Bargello Museum of Florence until 1 October 2017 reconstructs and provides insight on the history of the ware produced with this […]