Craftsmanship is deeply rooted in Florence. Its history is so inextricably intertwined with that of the city in which it was born that it can be described as an ancient soul embracing contemporary genius.  In this second edition of Firenze su misura, sixty master artisans describe, through six different fields of work – home décor, […]

The exhibition (Manlio Rho: the Sense of Color. Between textiles and art) has the precise aim of revealing an almost unedited aspect of the Italian abstract artist: his relationship with color and textile design. The exhibition, in fact, explores the practices of Manlio Rho in the field of textiles as a designer and color expert. […]

At the Rosa Grand Milano – Starhotels Collezione, Starhotels is currently hosting a refined exhibition of works by several Milanese Maestri d’Arte, becoming an exceptional stage for Italian high craftsmanship. The event is part of the “The Great Beauty” project, carried out in partnership with the Fondazione Cologni dei Mestieri d’Arte of Milan, Gruppo Editoriale […]

The exhibition is realized with the finalist pieces of the “Ridefinire il gioiello” (Redefining the Jewel) competition, this year at its seventh edition. The aim of the entire event is to spread and enhance a new aesthetics of contemporary jewelry through the search for innovative and experimental materials, involved in a creative process in which the […]

Confirming the inseparable bond between Richard Ginori and Maestro Gio Ponti, artistic director of the Manifattura from 1923 to 1933, the manufactory has chosen to support the project “Tutto Ponti, Gio Ponti archi-designer,” the exhibition-tribute hosted at the Musée des Arts Décoratifs of Paris. The exhibition traces the long career of Gio Ponti, from 1921 […]

The synergy between Confartigianato Imprese Grosseto and the digital communication agency Betaformula has given rise to a web page dedicated to the artisans of Grosseto: “Maremma crea.” It intends to unite in a single identity the artistic craftsmanship of the Maremma, closely tied to its territory but little-known, for its diffusion and appreciation. A tailoring […]

The “Altare Vetro Design” exhibition at the Fornace Alba Docilia in Albissola Marina presents the works of artists, designers and architects who participated in the previous seven editions held at the Museo dell’Arte Vetraria Altarese (MAV) promoted by the Istituto per lo Studio del Vetro e dell’Arte Vetraria (ISVAV) in Altare. Its objective was to […]

Manifesta 12 is the Nomadic Biennial of contemporary art and culture, on view in various locations in Palermo, Italian Capital of Culture 2018, where 50 artists exhibit their works. The Sicilian capital comes alive with exhibitions, installations, videos and performances, urban interventions and projects linked to the event’s theme, “The Planetary Garden. Cultivating Coexistence”. Three […]

Until 6 January 2019, at the Fondazione Giorgio Cini on the island of San Giorgio Maggiore in Venice, you can visit the exhibition dedicated to Carlo Scarpa and the M.V.M. Cappellin Glassworks. The splendid exhibition traces the history of the glassworks founded by Giacomo Cappellin in 1925, highlighting its importance in Murano between the 1920s […]

Until 4 November, at the Museo del Bijou in Casalmaggiore you can visit the exhibition dedicated to one of the greatest masters and designers of costume jewelry: Kenneth Jay Lane. A celebrity of American costume jewelry who in Providence took his first steps towards a career filled with satisfaction and success, becoming a worldwide style […]

Set up in the lower church of the Basilica of St. Francis, an exhibition that traces the changes in fashion from the early 1900s to 1960 through the presentation of a selection of clothes, accessories, photographs, paintings, magazine illustrations, but also a careful choice of objects that have become icons of society’s transformation. The exhibition, […]

The fourth edition of the LVMH group’s Journées Particulières, an initiative created in 2011 thanks to the impulse of Antoine Arnault, will take place on 12, 13 and 14 October 2018. 56 Houses open to the public, 77 exceptional places – 40 of which have never opened before – located in 5 continents. In Italy, […]

Montelupo Fiorentino celebrates the age-old tradition of glassmaking, begun in the nearby village of La Torre in the seventeenth century, and dedicates a statue to the figure of the master glassblower, the protagonist of an activity that, together with ceramics and terracotta, has always distinguished this town of the lower Valdarno. The bronze statue created […]

The LOEWE Craft Prize, an international recognition promoted by the LOEWE Foundation to celebrate excellence in modern artistic craftsmanship, reaches its third edition. “Craft is the essence of LOEWE. That is where our modernity lies,” says Creative Director Jonathan Anderson, inspired by the company’s beginnings as a craft cooperative in 1846. The areas of interest […]

Until 6 October, the Galleria Rossini in Milan is hosting the exhibition “metaMORFOSI,” an exhibition of jewels selected during the “Jewellery metaMORFOSI” competition held this past spring in Gorizia. The aim of the competition was to establish a link between craftsmen and various materials, creating a narrative in which wood, fabrics and plastics could create […]

On the occasion of the important event “Homo Faber: Crafting a more human future,” promoted in Venice by the Michelangelo Foundation for Creativity and Craftsmanship, Starhotels, in continuing its “The Great Beauty” project, has organized at the Splendid Venice – Starhotels Collection hotel, symbol of the most exclusive hospitality, a refined exhibition of works by […]

In the context of Fragranze, the event dedicated to artistic perfumery to be held at the Stazione Leopolda in Florence from Friday, 14 September to Sunday, 16 September, there will be guided tours to the Officina Profumo-Farmaceutica of Santa Maria Novella, in Via della Scala 16, a magical place that since 1612 has continued its […]

To be held from 14 to 16 September, in the former Real Collegio of Lucca, the third edition of LuccArtigiana, the promotional fair of Lucca’s quality handicrafts. The initiative, conceived and implemented by the Fondazione Banca del Monte di Lucca together with Confartigianato, CNA Lucca, the Fondazione Cassa di Risparmio di Lucca and the Municipality […]

Through its new Bando Artigianato call for project proposals, the Fondazione CON IL SUD (Foundation for Southern Italy), in collaboration with the Osservatorio dei Mestieri d’Arte (OMA), which carried out the research, is making 800 thousand euros available to support some of the excellences of Southern Italy’s artisan tradition that are in danger of disappearing. […]

A solo exhibition by the contemporary ceramic artist Anders Herwald Ruhwald, the first Italian museum exhibition dedicated to this Danish sculptor, presented by Casa Museo Jorn and Officine Saffi. The works, fifteen in all, were created specifically for the event and the house museum: in fact, the works dialogue perfectly with the interior and exterior […]