Discovering Craftsmanship
The Art of Embroidery
The Italian word for embroidery, ricamo, derives from an ancient Arab word raqm or rakam, which means sign, design or ornament, and so this precious art’s true vocation is already entirely included in its etymology.
The Mosaic
The identification of mosaic as the best technique for producing durable and long-lasting works was first used by the ancient Romans and later the Byzantines, who saw in it an important means of artistic expression that has preserved some of the most complex and sublime examples of the creative ability of many artists since antiquity.
The Art of Tapestry
How ephemeral the differences between major arts and minor arts, between pure arts and applied arts are, and how unwarranted any form of discrimination in the world of artistic creation is, is clearly shown by the history of the European tapestry factories.
The Art of Scagliola
Few people know the art of scagliola and the charm of this peculiar artistic technique which, using “poor” materials and a relatively simple method, imitates fine materials such as marble, hard stones and precious metals.
What Roberto Capucci says on the casentino fabric
Roberto Capucci is participating in the Tessile & Sostenibilità Project of CNR – Ibimet and the Fondazione per il Clima e la Sostenibilità. In this fascinating interview he tells us why he chose to tackle this subject and what difficulties he has encountered.
Giuseppe Raspanti’s Lute Workshop
Giuseppe Raspanti, Florentine bow-maker. Article by Federica Faraone. Giuseppe Raspanti’s Lute Workshop
Artisans in Fashion: Florentine Artistic Crafts
New York University in Florence hosted the first Lectures Series Artisans in Fashion dedicated to the fashion artistic craft.
Monaco Metropolitano
Its name says it all: Monaco Metropolitano, a company that loves life, and the city dwellers who live it.
Marakita
With threads of a thousand colors and patterns that rival the imagination, welcome to the wondrous labyrinth of fabrics, designs, prototypes and ladybugs you will love to get lost in. The young designer Benedetta Maracchi, surrounded by her latest collection, welcomes us and introduces us to Marakita.
Guilloché Engraving
Guilloché engraving is a very ancient art, through which artisans can create geometrical decorative patterns on noble metals such as gold, silver, platinum, brass, steel and so on, by drawing single lines with special tools that range from the burin in high-speed steel to widia and diamond. It's impossible to date back the origin of this hand made artistic engraving technique that probably comes from Northern European coutries.
