Giuliadreambox | Handmade paper theatres

Alice is waiting for Santa - by Giulia Adriana Leone

Giulia Adriana Leone has a lifelong long love for drawing and painting. After moving to Florence, she has cultivated her passion and knowledge of renaissance art. She has found a way to express this passion, in little worlds that tell a story in scenes and images in her wonderful dreambox; "vivid cinematic glimpses which look at sense and sensibility to tiny theatrical scenes of plays that will capture and enchant in amazement, the spectator. Evoking the same spellbinding enchanted charm we felt as children once upon a time.

Creating a dreambox is a laborious and long process, this inspiration stems from dioramas of old theatre cards and pop-up books. To create a dreambox from start to finish, takes between two to three weeks. The most challenging stage that takes the most time is research, study and

Breakfast at Richard Ginori's

Celebrating Pitti Uomo 91 - the florentine fashion fair - the Italian Manufacture Richard Ginori hosts a charming breakfast in the beautiful flagship store of Palazzo Ginori. Between precious porcelaines and an amazing set, the event sees the collaboration of Scott Schuman

Phil Cuttance | FACETURE series

The FACETURE series consists of handmade faceted vessels, light-shades and table. Each object is produced individually by casting a water-based resin into a simple handmade mould. The mould is

Silik Creazioni | Italian Craftsmanship

"In an era of globalization and serial production, there are those who have chosen to seek out
beauty, individuality, excellence following in the path of a transition that has always,

Richard Ginori Flagship Store | Florence

Richard Ginori - bought and relaunched by Gucci brand - reopened its historic store in Florence, last summer. The fully renovated boutique,

Onefortythree | handmade design

"Onefortythree started out as a blog about a house my wife and I are finishing - in southern Nevada -(our address number is "143"). Once we moved in, we needed furniture and lighting. So, I started making my own. I then began making things for my friends and family and have since started selling my pieces online. Everything you see here is designed and made, one at a time, by me.

The Guest by Paul Smith | Lladro

Wish List 5: Rose and Wood

I wish: HAY's Zip Tablet Cover | Linda wedges by Stella McCartney | Square set by Pierluigi Ghianda from OdArt | Baume de Rose by Terry (seen on this Farfelue's post) | Korres' Wild Rose Kit.

L'Ippogrifo | Florence

I found some pictures I shot last here - about Artisans in Florence - that I never talked about. I think it's a pity not letting them know, so I will publish them, little by little. The first is L'Ippogrifo - one of my preferred

Rebirth | Italian Ceramics

I discovered and fell in love with Rebirth ceramics when I was first looking at OdArt collection. I immediately liked the contemporary finishing combined with traditional shapes and I loved it more when I read about their concepts, values and manufacturing

Italian wool felt for Libratone

"Prato, the second largest city in Tuscany, Italy, is where centuries-old craft skills have successfully merged with modern industrial growth. Prato began to specialize in wool processing in the 12th century, and has grown to become Europe’s most important textiles and fashion centre."
Libratone - Copenhagen-based design audio company - has recently chosen to work with the wool produced by the manifacturer Lanificio Bigagli S.p.A. - established in 1973

Cersaie: Tiles!

01: Bisazza Mosaico, Frozen Garden Collection by Marcel Wanders, Ceramic Flower Crystal and Ceramic Crystal, matt white or black, so beautiful!

02: Luce di Carrara, Italian Carrara marble, Mare 3d by Michael Anastassiades, Statuario Altissimo Matt - 03 : Villeroy & Boch, Light and Shade, porcelain stoneware tiles.

04-05: Vives, Maison Boheme collection (Efeso + Vodevil) and 1900 gres (Macaya Humo)

 06-07: Verso 25, Italian contemporary ceramics

08-09-10: Cotto Etrusco, Italian hand crafted tiles

11: Fogazza, Italian hand crafted tiles 

Rossignoli Milano - Italian Bikes

Four models of Rossignoli collection

Located in Corso Garibaldi, Rossignoli was established in Milan in 1900.
Made by Italian craftsmen, Rossignoli bicycles comply to the values of quality and respect for traditions. These values together with elegance and classic taste are the hearth of Rossignoli's collection. You can visit the Officina to choose one of their original model, to rent one, to repair yours, to look for unthinkable accessories or to meet bikelovers.
This family run Officina is an authentique piece of history of the town.

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During Fuorisalone 2013

Florence on Sister Magazine 7 - the big ITALY issue!

EN   -   DE

Sister Magazine 7 is out! Main theme of the magazin: "Do you know the land where lemons grow?" - the big ITALY issue! I'm very honoured that Thea and Tony published my article about Florence :-) You can choose between the English or the Deutsche version.
Soon I will post new photos about crafters in Florence.

READ IT HERE

ARTISAN / Artigianato e Palazzo 2013, Corsini Gardens - Florence - 1st part

Consorzio Il Cappello di Firenze - Georgine Glaenzer

Moleria Locchi

Giotto Scaramelli by Francesca Guicciardini - Fabbrica Toscana del Fumetto

Piedaterre - Venezia

La Bottega di Laura - Consorzio Il Cappello di Firenze - Plissettatura Milady - Marco Paoletti's collection of crafters' bicycles

Find more information at http://www.artigianatoepalazzo.it

Made a Mano - DK

Kaluri lavastone boards

The company Made a Mano was founded in 2001 and based in Copenhagen. 

The ambitions of the owners (Rosario Parrinello, NanaKi Bonfils and Josephine Akvama) were :

1 - to create a collection of tiles, countertops and sinks, combining ancient traditional handicraft with modern techniques;

2 - revealing a sure sense of beauty and style. 

Made a Mano's  working techniques are free hand drawing - it involves drawing the decoration by hand using a pencil and then applying the colours by brush - and handprinting - a technique that uses shapes of designs pressed onto the object while colours are applied to the object by brush.

the Royal Café in Copenhagen - more

Sitting in the square - Cosimo De Vita

The Italian artist Cosimo De Vita has realized a collection of chairs dedicated to four famous church and squares in the city of Florence: S. Spirito, S. Croce, S. Lorenzo and Santa Maria Novella. The collection is named Sitting in the square and it is actually exposed in Galleria CO2 via Mazzetta 10r, Firenze.

Salviati - Venetian glass - with Jean-Michel Othoniel for Dior

Making the bottle in Murano, Italy

Jean-Michel Othoniel - the famous French sculptor -  was commissioned by LVMH group to create the new limited-edition bottle for Dior’s perfume, J’Adore for this holiday season.

Othoniel's design start from the original bottle, releasing the necklace. Each bottle is a handblown glass made by masters of Salviati - one of the historical glass factories on the island of Murano - Venice. The glass-bead top is embedded with specks of gold leaf and represents the universe. Only 300 pieces will be produced worldwide and each unique bottle has a numbered certificate of authenticity. 

Photographs by Sophie Carre for Christian Dior Parfums.

a sketch by Jean-Michel Othoniel  |  the Limited Artist Edition of the J'Adore L'Absolu

Making the bottle in Murano, Italy

Making the bottle in Murano, Italy

Le Friulane, Italian handcrafted slippers

The friulane (or furlane) are handcrafted slippers taken from the ancient tradition of Friuli and later used from the gondoliers in Venice because their rubber sole was perfect to respect the paint of the gondolas.
They were originally created recycling old bicycle tires to make the sole, canvas jute bags (used for the transport of seeds and grains) to make the pads, and old clothes to make the uppers.
The traditional jewel-bright velvet slippers appear now as luxurious shoes, they are updated in many forms and still handcraftedly produced by artisans in northeast of Italy.
I bought mines at Mr Gianni Dittura's cobbler shop opened from 1948 in Venice San Marco 819–820, or Dorsoduro 871. Telephone: (+39) 041 5231163. I wear them at home but also outside in the summer, I love them!