We continue with our journey to discover the ancient techniques of gilding miniatures on parchment manuscripts with the help of…
Cameos, precious jewels whose charm never wanes, are now one of the most prestigious craft expressions of Italy, particularly Campania….
The story of a journey of experimentation and research, made up of personal and professional growth, exploration of techniques, and…
Loom preparation is an extremely complex operation, much more so than the actual ultimate process of weaving and making the product.
The journey into the potters’ workshop to discover the rules of color in traditional earthenware continues. Where were we…? We…
Cameos, precious jewels whose charm never wanes, are now one of the most prestigious craft expressions of Italy, particularly Campania….
The Marche’s musical tradition is made up not only of notes and rhythm but of musical instrumentsthat represent the know-how,…
Simple and easy to learn are the wicker weaving techniques for making baskets with a variety of functions. Few people…
Discovering a small workshop where people still work with the hand-forge, and with extreme attention to detail, to create unique…
Fireclay is a special, very coarse-grained material whose strength allows the creation of even large objects or sculptures.
The magic of wonderful little wearable sculptures that are born from incredible passion, ancient techniques of the goldsmith tradition and…
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.
