Monica Monti

Bianco Bianchi – Golden Garden

Bianco Bianchi – Giardino Dorato For a project by Starhotels, curated by Fondazione Cologni, Fondazione CR Firenze, Oma Firenze and Gruppo Editoriale The Bianco Bianchi workshop brought Giardino Dorato to the stage, a decorative panel made of lightly marbled scagliola in shades of white – ivory. Alessandro Bianchi says, “The satisfaction and gratification behind a …

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Platimiro Fiorenza’s art for a Fendi bag

Trapani coral is the protagonist of Fendi’s “Hand in Hand” project. The iconic bag designed by Silvia Venturini Fendi in 1997 will be reinterpreted and handmade by 20 master craftsmen, one for each region of Italy, using the most peculiar and traditional techniques. The “mastru curaddaru” Platimiro Fiorenza is specialized in working coral, according to …

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Fabscarte Wins Starhotels “La Grande Bellezza” Award

Starhotels President and CEO Elisabetta Fabri awarded the work “Selvatica” created by the Fabscarte atelier in Milan as the winner. Selvatica, is a wall lamp with backlighting born from the collaboration with the designer Francesco Maluta, is like a window on the outside.“We look for inspiration in nature and art to create works on paper …

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Bianco Bianchi among the finalists of the Award “La Grande Bellezza – The Dream Factory”

Starhotels, in collaboration with Fondazione Cologni dei Mestieri d’Arte and Associazione Oma, promoted the “La Grande Bellezza” Award and selected 10 finalists, all of absolute excellence. A total of 131 master craftsmen participated in the first edition of the competition “a source of light”. The Bianco Bianchi atelier was selected among the finalists with a …

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The color of the VIOLETS turned into a THREAD

The color of the Violets turned into a Thread ……. so that the memory of a love story linked to the color of violets was transformed into a thread and then into the trademark of the Antica Fabbrica Passamanerie Massia Vittorio 1843 The story handed down by the family tells of Vittorio, who was in …

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The true Luxury? Artistic Craftsmanship

In my very personal idea of artistic craftsmanship, this cannot ignore a partnership with the world of high fashion. Indeed, I am firmly convinced that this is the future. The brilliant ideas of the best stylists can marry perfectly with the skillful dexterity of the artisans capable to create beauty and quality. Something that is …

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Techno Hands

Today, being a craftsman means knowing how to draw on various resources. It’s necessary to have a lot of skills and knowledge regarding both the processing techniques and the tools used in the workshop, many of them obviously faithful to the past traditions. Dexterity is always the starting point to create a unique piece. In the …

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