{"id":8532,"date":"2020-05-28T11:48:29","date_gmt":"2020-05-28T09:48:29","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/italia-sumisura.it\/en\/?p=8532"},"modified":"2020-10-29T13:46:44","modified_gmt":"2020-10-29T12:46:44","slug":"metalworking-in-italy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/italia-sumisura.it\/en\/metalworking-in-italy\/","title":{"rendered":"Metalworking in Italy"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>The muffled sound of a blacksmith&#8217;s poker, the pungent smell of iron, the heat of the fire&#8230; all suggesting one of the most primitive crafts, the art of forging metals, that still lives on in workshops throughout our traditional country.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Iron, copper, brass, steel,<\/strong> used to make furnishings, sculptures, furniture, knives, are often perceived as cold and heavy materials, but for these artists-artisans, if necessary, they can show their vital and sinuous sides.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><a href=\"http:\/\/italia-sumisura.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/ferro_45s.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" src=\"http:\/\/italia-sumisura.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/ferro_45s-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"ferro_45s\" class=\"wp-image-3150\" srcset=\"https:\/\/italia-sumisura.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/ferro_45s-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/italia-sumisura.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/ferro_45s.jpg 1000w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Well-known and internationally acclaimed, working for generations in <strong>Milan, <\/strong>are workshops that have now become historical. In <strong>Bologna<\/strong> too, there are workshops with the charm of yesteryear where precious furnishings, classic and modern, in the most varied shapes, are brought to life.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In <strong>Fermo,<\/strong> in the Marche region, since the Middle Ages, alongside wrought iron, copper has been worked into the so-called <em>calderai<\/em> or large pots and pans.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>In the very quaint Medieval Village in the Parco del Valentino in<\/strong> <strong>Turin<\/strong>, there is the<a href=\"https:\/\/italia-sumisura.it\/en\/azienda\/bottega-del-ferro-battuto\/\"> <strong>wrought-iron workshop<\/strong><\/a> where many great and skilled craftsmen create timeless objects.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In Tuscany, in the town of<strong> Stia<\/strong>, in the province of Arezzo, the <em>European Biennial of the Blacksmith\u2019s Art<\/em> is held, with the World Championship in forging wrought iron takes place, not to be missed for fans of the sector.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><a href=\"http:\/\/italia-sumisura.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/coltelli_241.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"207\" src=\"http:\/\/italia-sumisura.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/coltelli_241-300x207.jpg\" alt=\"coltelli_24\" class=\"wp-image-3307\" srcset=\"https:\/\/italia-sumisura.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/coltelli_241-300x207.jpg 300w, https:\/\/italia-sumisura.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/coltelli_241.jpg 1000w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>An area in which Italy has world supremacy is undoubtedly cutlery. An example is <strong>Scarperia, <\/strong>in the Mugello in Tuscany, where in the 16th century, its products reached the most important Italian and European markets, and in 1930 there were about 120 knife shops. Today in the area there are some valuable cutting tool manufacturers. Or in <strong>Frosolone<\/strong>, the city with steel roots, knife making has ancient origins, as it also does in the <strong>Maniaghese<\/strong> area and <strong>Sardinia<\/strong>. This wealth of knowledge is still reflected in the highest quality knives, crafted with the greatest attention to detail.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The muffled sound of a blacksmith&#8217;s poker, the pungent smell of iron, the heat of the fire&#8230; all suggesting one of the most primitive crafts, the art of forging metals, that still lives on in workshops throughout our traditional country. 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