OmA events

The Master Course in Tailoring of the DREAM project has been completed

The Florentine part of the European project, DREAM (Design Recherche Europe Art Métiers) has finished today, January 26th, with the participation of 10 aspiring designers and dressmakers from 5 European countries.

Relaunching the series “The Art Trades – Artisanal Notebooks”

After “The Terracotta of Impruneta,” seventh in the series of “The Art Trades – Artisanal Notebooks,” sponsored by the Ente Cassa di Risparmio of Florence through the Florentine Foundation for Artistic Craftsmanship, comes the eighth chapter in the series: textiles.

The Art of Set Design

The first course dedicated entirely around learning the art of set design and stage management was a complete success!

Guido G. Giannini, Manuale di Cartonaggio

Written by Guido G. Giannini, with 237 illustrations by Giulio Giannini Junior, Edifir, November 2009, 114 pages – 17 x 24 cm – paperback with hinges. ISBN 978-88-7970-334-5 €14.00 Published by the Osservatorio dei Mestieri d’Arte, written by Guido G. Giannini

Paolo Penko meets New York University Students Studying in Florence

On October 26, New York University in Florence, in collaboration with the Osservatorio Mestieri d’Arte, hosted a workshop dedicated to the art of goldsmithing in the Florentine tradition. The workshop highlighted the creations of the 21st century artist and master goldsmith, Paolo Penko.

Archivi della Moda del '900 (20th-century Fashion Archives)

The Osservatorio dei Mestieri d’Arte participates in the project ARCHIVI DELLA MODA DEL ’900 Il patrimonio italiano e internazionale a confronto: cultura, arte, artigianato, territorio, memoria Firenze, Palazzo Pitti (20th -century Fashion Archives. A comparison of the Italian and international heritage: culture, art, crafts, territory, Florence memories, Palazzo Pitti) – Sala Bianca, Monday, January 12, 2009.

OmA for European Study Days on Artistic Crafts

The Osservatorio dei Mestieri d'Arte participated in the European Study Days on the Artistic Crafts, scheduled from 16th to 19th October, 2008, with a series of initiatives to bring to international attention the singularities of Florentine handicraft.

Florence Technology Workshop, May 27, 2008

OmA participated in the workshop organized by Paolo Martinez “Culture and Tourism: digital challenges and values for the future”. The proposal for discussion launched by OmA was: create the network of public and private subjects through contacts and comparison. Place the projects and know-how online, starting with sharing one’s projects and plans.

Meeting between OmA, SEMA and the Avignon Academy

The meetings between OmA and their European partners continue, to plan a common policy of interventions in favor of artistic crafts.

OmA and the Atelier des Métier d‘Art de France

Meeting between OmA and the French Ministry of Culture and Communication

Meeting with Florentine Museums

On April 16, 2008 at the Palazzo Incontri, OmA organized a meeting with the directors of the Florentine museums to invite them to take part in an international conference on May 16th.

Knowledge Craft Café

Saturday, November 24, 2007 the Osservatorio dei Mestieri d’Arte organized a workshop called “Knowledge Craft Café” with the objective of discussing concrete proposals for the following year’s activity in order to strengthen the network of collaboration.