From May 11 to 17, 2017, the Pelota exhibition space in Milan will host the Hermès Behind The Scenes event organized by the famous Parisian fashion house. Eleven master artisans will be showing their handcrafted items for which  Hermès is worldwide renowned: from the creation of colors for the fashion brand’s signature silk scarves to painting […]

For the 2017 edition of the Salone del Mobile, the twenty students of Creative Academy, the international school of design of the Richemont Group based in Milan, under the guidance of Alberto Nespoli and Domenico Rocca of Eligo will realize a collection inspired by wood, the natural material par excellence, and by its methods of […]

On the occasion of the 2017 edition of the European Artistic Craft Days and of the Salone del Mobile, Cologni Foundation for arts and crafts, Living Corriere della Sera and the Michelangelo Foundation for Creativity and Craftsmanship are pleased to present the second edition of Double Signature , an unprecedented format Which met with critical […]

Held at the Venaria Palace, near Turin, from March 18 to October 1, 2017, the exhibition Caravaggio Experience is an  impressive  video installation offering viewers a multisensory experience of the masterpieces by Michelangelo Merisi, through a high-definition projection system, whose sensory effects include music and fragrances. On the occasion of Caravaggio Experience,  the  exhibition spaces […]

Showing at Rome’s MAXII Museum from April 13 to October 15 is the exhibition that explores the 50-year-long artistic career of Piero Gilardi and is divided into four sections, each of which showcases both works of art and archive material (drawings, texts, vintage photographs, small-sized works) offering a comprehensive approach to the artist’s philosophy and […]

From March 23 to June 4, Palazzo Medici Riccardi will host the first stop of the travelling exhibition MARKKU PIRI – GLASS & PAINTINGS which, after Florence, will be held in Rome at the Carlo Bilotti Museum, housed  in Villa Borghese’s Orangery, and then in Venice, at the Murano Glass Museum. Markku Piri, born in […]

From Thursday, January 26th at Palazzo Morando | Costume Moda Immagine, the exhibition “MANOLO BLAHNIK. The art of shoes”, promoted by the City of Milan | Culture, Museums Historical, organized by Arthemisia Group. The exhibition is a retrospective intended to illustrate the complex world of Manolo Blahnik, one of the most important names in contemporary […]

The book, edited by Deanna Farneti Cera is a collection of about 500 pieces of jewelry along with curiosity as sketches, drawings and photographs from 1800 to the eighties of the twentieth century. For each piece, the author describes the origin, history, material, and all the technical and aesthetic characteristics. The book is divided into […]

Officine Saffi Project, which aims to promote knowledge, dissemination, use, collecting and production of art and ceramic design, organizes the second edition of the Open to Art, the International Competition of Ceramic Art and of design. Tuesday, February 28, 2017 it held the award ceremony of the 30 finalists (20 for Ceramics Section of Art, […]

The exhibit aims to represent and make known the various expressions of wood carving through several major artists and a six-month-long journey across Italy from North to South, from Bolzano to Salerno. In May, the exhibition will be held in Southern Italy for the first time. On show, the four winners of the latest Simposio […]

The new album by Naomi Berrill, an Irish singer and cello player (and multi-instrumentalist) who lives in Florence, will be released in April 2017. Owing to the contribution of Region Toscana within the “100 band” project, Naomi Berrill has been able to produce a video that precedes the release of her album. Inspired by music’s […]

The exhibition – curated by Cristina Maritano, the curator of Palazzo Madama, with the collaboration of Lorenzo Mariano Gallo and  Annalaura Pistarino from Turin’s Natural Sciences Museum – is the fourth part of the exhibition series Earth!, which connects   Palazzo Madama with the museums of Castellamonte, Savona, Mondovì, Albissola Marina and Albisola Superiore that deal with the history of […]

Guado Urbino, a non-profit cultural association aimed at promoting and developing craftsmanship and creativity, has opened a store in the heart of Urbino’s historic center. The “guado” is an ancient blue pigment used in Europe up to the 17th century , which has recently enjoyed a comeback and is currently used to dye fabrics and […]

It is the latest project promoted by Explora, the Destination Marketing Organization of Regione Lombardia, together with Milan’s Chamber of Commerce  and Unioncamere Lombardia, aimed at awarding the videos that convey the idea of high Milanese craftsmanship in an emotional and compelling way. The video-makers taking part in the contest will have to describe the […]

The 54th  international trade show devoted to furnishing will be held in Turin from February 25 to March 5, 2017. From furnishing objects to fabrics, from furniture to outdoor equipment, the show offers an overview of the latest furnishing trends and styles. Info: www.expocasa.it

The prize-giving ceremony Les Talents du Luxe et de la Création was held on Tuesday, January 31 at the Cercle de l’Union Interalliée of Paris. In its 15th year, the event is a tribute of the Centre du Luxe et de la Création to the personalities who have made a name for themselves in the […]

From May 18 to 21, the seventeenth-century Corsini Garden in Florence will host the 23rd Artigianato e Palazzo event, whose theme this year is “Orange Blossoms”. With a selection of about 80 artisans, the event promotes artistic crafts through live demonstrations and selling of handmade items. The Blogs&Crafts competition has been held at the same time […]

From January 21 to February 11, 2017, the Museum of Contemporary Art of Kanazawa in Japan, on the occasion of the third international triennial exhibition of Kogei “craftwork”, hosts the international crafts competition. The competition is open to all countries and aims to create new stimuli in the artistic crafts field. From metal-working to pottery […]

One hundred pictures from the 1930s to the 1970s illustrating the history of fashion in Florence through the lens of photographers of the Foto Locchi “workshop”. It is the exhibition Fashion in Florence through the lens of Archivio Foto Locchi, which opened on January 9 at Palazzo Pitti’s Andito degli Angiolini, on the occasion of […]

Matteo Cibic, Paolo Polloniato, Cristina Celestino, Coralla Maiuri, Nicola Falcone and Ludwig Hartmann Giorgia Zanellato. And also Daniele Bortotto, Vito Nesta, Maurizio Galante and Milena Muzquiz. These are the names of the artists-designers taking part in Brilliant Ceramics, the exhibition curated by Valentina Ottobri and showing, since January 9, at the new Oasi  space of the […]