The seventh edition of Doppia Firma. Dialogue between design thinking and high craftsmanship, in a path that winds through the magnificent halls of the main floor of Palazzo Litta, enhances the union between design innovation and the tradition of the great masters of art. In this 2023 edition, the creative pairs come not only from […]
18/04/2023 - 23/04/2023
Palazzo Litta - Milano
For Fuorisalone 2023, high craftsmanship and creativity return to enhance the monumental spaces of Palazzo Litta, a baroque jewel box in the heart of Milan, in the historic Cinque Vie district, and the prestigious headquarters of the Regional Secretariat for Lombardy of the Ministry of Culture. On the occasion of Design Week 2023, Fondazione Cologni […]
18/04/2023 - 23/04/2023
Palazzo Litta - Milano
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 […]
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In the magnificent Richini courtyard of Palazzo Litta, artfully illuminated by Viabizzuno, the public is welcomed by the monumental site-specific work TIME, created by the Milanese master of stone and metal art Gianluca Pacchioni, who has collaborated with the Veronese artisan company Girasole Pietre Naturali, which specializes in the research and working of stone, gathering […]
18/04/2023 - 23/04/2023
Palazzo Litta - Milano
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 world of craftsmanship
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 […]
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Imposing bronze sculptures and solid ceramic vessels are the protagonists of the exhibition Plasmare le forme. Bronzi e ceramiche di Paolo Staccioli (Shaping Forms. Bronzes and Ceramics by Paolo Staccioli) that, in their modernity, evoke an indefinite and fantastic past that becomes real through the concreteness of a chariot, a boat, a horse: imposing steed […]
02/04/2023 - 11/06/2023
Fondazione Villa Bertelli - Forte dei Marmi (LU)
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, […]
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The precious reliquary, stolen in 1989, is returning to the Archdiocese of Siena. It was found, along with other valuable 14th-century liturgical objects, thanks to the tenacity of investigators and, after, delicate restoration work, the Vatican Pinacoteca dedicated the exhibition Dalla Spada alla Croce. Il reliquiario di San Galgano restaurato (From the Sword to the […]
01/03/2023 - 05/11/2023
Opera della Metropolitana - Siena
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 […]
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The exhibition, which has just opened in collaboration with the Fausto Melotti Foundation and the Museo Internazionale delle Ceramiche di Faenza (MIC), will be on view until June 25 in Lucca at the headquarters of the Ragghianti Foundation. An articulated itinerary illustrates the ceramic work of Fausto Melotti, an artist who contributed to the renewal […]
25/03/2023 - 25/06/2023
Complesso monumentale di San Micheletto - Lucca
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 […]
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On the occasion of Milan Design Week, fine craftsmanship and creativity return to enhance the monumental spaces of Palazzo Litta, home of the Regional Secretariat for Lombardy of the Ministry of Culture. Thanks to a partnership with the Fondazione Cologni dei Mestieri d’Arte, Palazzo Litta is now one of the most important places where the […]
18/04/2023 - 23/04/2023
Palazzo Litta - Milano
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 […]
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Last March 9, at the Milan headquarters of the Accademia Costume & Moda, a Roman institution of excellence for training in the field of fashion and costume, a ceremony was held to confer the Certificate of Merit to Franco Cologni for his tireless commitment to the enhancement of beauty and artistic crafts and for his […]
Kicking off the fourth edition of “YouNique – Fine Craft Art & Design,” the exhibition-market of excellence dedicated to high craftsmanship, art and design that will be held on March 25 and 26 in Lugano, in the beautiful Villa Ciani, and will see master artisans and their works as protagonists of the event. Like every […]
25/03/2023 - 26/03/2023
Lugano
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 […]
The world of craftsmanship
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 […]
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The Museo Internazionale delle Ceramiche (MIC) in Faenza dedicates an exhibition to the ceramic art of Galileo Chini, presenting about 300 works, many from private collections, some previously unpublished, and a selection of drawings and preparatory cartoons. In eight sections a path is traced through works that illustrate the formal, technical and decorative succession of […]
26/11/2022 - 14/05/2023
Faenza (RA)
The exhibition dedicated to Roberto Capucci, undisputed master of Italian fashion, is on display at the Labirinto della Masone in Fontanellato, near Parma, which, after widespread critical and public acclaim, has been extended until April 16. Capucci’s dresses, true sculptures, are distinguished by their sculptural grandeur combined with refined, often unusual color choices of silk […]
08/10/2022 - 16/04/2023
Fontanellato (PR)
