Fine works stolen from churches, convents, but also from private Tuscan and Umbrian collections, are the protagonists of an exhibition set up in the hall of the Niches of Palazzo Pitti, made possible by the results of an educational laboratory conducted by the School of Specialization in Historical and Artistic Heritage of the University of […]

The exhibition, set up at the Museum of Fashion and Costume in Palazzo Pitti, extended until September 20, 2020, traces an itinerary on the role and function of Roman shoes: from the sturdy spiked military shoes, to the sophisticated sandals of patrician ladies, which made the female foot seductive, to the sturdy men’s shoes stopped […]

The young Milanese luthier Stefano Bertoli, with 2259 votes, is the winner of “Artigiano del Cuore 2020”. Thanks to the votes obtained by the Wellmade community, Stefano will be able to realize his project at the end of the fundraising, which the Fondazione Cologni dei Mestieri d’Arte will organize on the platform Rete del Dono. […]

In Florence Spazio NOTA launches Il Passaporto dell’Artigiano (Craftsman’s Passport), a new project dedicated to children and learning art crafts. Until July 31, virtual workshops are active by artisans, schools and designers so as not to stop travelling with imagination and to travel and build with all materials an itinerary to multiple destinations divided into […]

Finally #RaccontiArtigiani is on Spotify! The podcast tells, through the voices of the Fondazione Cologni dei Mestireri d’Arte staff, stories of craftsmanship, excellence and know-how; reading excerpts from the Foundation’s publications in collaboration with Marsilio Editori, IdeaBooks and Carthusia, or articles about the masters published in the magazine Mestireri d’Arte & Design and the online […]

The joint action of the Italian Schools of Arts and Crafts launched by ALMA, the International School of Italian Cuisine and supported by Fondazione Cologni dei Mestieri d’Arte, continues with tenacity and with good results to date. The appeal of this network of institutes of excellence to national and regional institutions for a reopening in […]

Extraordinary situations require extraordinary initiatives: the 2020 edition of the Artigiano del Cuore competition, promoted by Wellmade, aims to concretely support Italian artistic craftsmanship in this emergency situation. For this year’s winner a fundraiser will be organized, the proceeds of which will go to constitute a cash donation for the individual craftsman up to 5. […]

Talking about brothers Carlo and Giovanni Moretti means discovering the ductility and variability of glass, the innovations offered by design, experimentation, innovation, but also understanding, and often anticipating, trends in taste. The scenario is a synthesis between Murano, with its history, and the innovative ferment of Milanese culture of the early fifties, already anticipated in […]

Paolo Penko, Gabriele Maselli and Matteo Locchi are just some of the OMA artisans who have joined the #lamiabotteganonsiferma appeal. Protagonists of video pills from their shop or home, they react to the economic crisis by talking about their business. Click here to learn more.

The Museum of the Twentieth Century, inside the Palazzo dell’Arengario in Piazza del Duomo, Milan, was created with the intention of spreading knowledge of the art of the twentieth century and to allow a better and wider vision of the collections that Milan has inherited over time. Alongside the exhibition activities, the Museum is committed […]

As part of the La Grande Bellezza Project, Starhotels announces a biennial award with the aim of enhancing the extraordinary know how of Italian master craftsmen. Italian craftsmen regularly working in the area can present their candidacy, proposing works on the theme “A source of light”. The Prize is intended to recognize the talent, competence, […]

Fondazione Cologni dei Mestieri d’Arte presents “I Segreti del mestiere” (The Secrets of the Trade): a column that collects a series of online tutorials made by excellent master craftsmen, which will introduce the public to some “tricks of the trade”: from calligraphy to the correct maintenance of shoes, from fabric decoration to illustration. The activities […]

The portal devoted to fine craftsmanship, Italia su misura, launches the social use of the #ichoosemadeinItaly hashtag. Through a social campaign based on portraits of artisans, Italia su misura aims to promote a real movement and lay the foundation for the relaunching of fine Italian craftsmanship. The world of artistic crafts is rich in knowhow, […]

The Teatro Fonderia Leopolda, in Follonica (Grosseto) is a careful example of industrial archaeology, designed and built (2012-2015) by the recently deceased architect Vittorio Gregotti (March 2020), who transformed an ancient cast iron factory, symbol of the ironworks of the Maremma gulf, started by the Medici family and enlarged in the 19th century by Grand […]

The Andrea Mantegna exhibition. Relive The Ancient, Building The Modern, opened in mid-December 2019, and in its time scheduled until May 6 but interrupted by the pandemic and now visible again until July 20, pays homage to the greatness of the Renaissance painter, able to combine classical quotations with modern perspective experimentation, combined with careful […]

The activity carried out by Piero Tosi (1927-2019) took place in collaboration with established directors, such as Franco Zeffirelli and Luchino Visconti, and with the theatrical tailoring conducted by Umberto Tirelli, with whom he collaborated for films of great charm and which, even today, still retain their charm. Tosi’s work focused on inventiveness and creativity […]

At a time of serious difficulty for our country and the whole world involved in the fight against COVID-19, the artisans of Florence, on the initiative of Riccardo Barthel & C., have created the project L’artigianato fiorentino per l’Italia: a charity auction for the city and the whole of Italy. The 115 creations of the […]

Fondazione CR Firenze and Associazione OMA – Osservatorio dei Mestieri d’Arte confirm their participation in the 84th edition of the International Handicrafts Exhibition, which was rescheduled from 16 to 20 December at the Fortezza da Basso in Florence. The move was made necessary to contribute to the fight against the coronavirus (Covid-19), with a great […]

To shorten the distances that characterize these days the Bagatti Valsecchi Museum has created free applications for all those who wish to make a virtual visit among the prestigious rooms of the Museum. In fact, two digital applications have been developed: one is designed for all those who want to “stroll” through the rooms of […]

Now in its eighth edition, the “Rometti Prize”, a competition that the famous Umbrian manufacturer Ceramiche Rometti addresses to students of Art and Design Academies all over the world. Each participant will have to create an original project that succeeds in combining the work of art with the design object in ceramic material. The finalists […]