2023 October
The journey into the potters’ workshop to discover the rules of color in traditional earthenware continues. Where were we…? We…
Colors, meanings, functionality, traditions: terracotta crockery once used in the home and kitchen hides a world of techniques, skills, rules…
Fireclay is a special, very coarse-grained material whose strength allows the creation of even large objects or sculptures.
Cameos, precious jewels whose charm never wanes, are now one of the most prestigious craft expressions of Italy, particularly Campania….
The extraction of the textile fiber and the subsequent processing and weaving of hemp are part of lengthy processes that require not inconsiderable gifts of patience and skill, as well as a genuinely felt passion towards a cultural heritage that one wants to help preserve.
The journey of discovery through the myriad possibilities offered by goldsmithing casting techniques continues. We started from the classic and…
Let’s talk about techniques from the world of goldsmithing… And among the goldsmithing techniques of tradition there is one that,…
The polychrome majolica tondo depicting Medusa is one of the most important works in the Mazza collection kept at the Pesaro Civic Museums. Francesca Banini recounts the terrible accident of which the author of the work, ceramist Ferruccio Mengaroni, was a victim in 1925 during the staging of the “Biennial of Decorative Arts” in Monza.
