February 2024
Extended at the request of many master artisans the deadline for application for the "Souvenir del Grand Tour" Award, which slips from 1st March to 22th March 2024.
February 2024
All the apprentices of "Una Scuola, un Lavoro. Percorsi di Eccellenza” – the historic Fondazione Cologni dei Mestieri d'Arte training internship project now in its 13th edition – are now at work! All over Italy, the photographer Peter Elovich, through his original shots, is collecting visual testimonies of the young protagonists at work, eager to "steal with their eyes and hands" the craft from their mentors and masters in this six-month apprenticeship.
February 2024
On the occasion of a historic anniversary, registration opens to participate as an exhibitor in the Thirty-Year Anniversary of “Artigianato e Palazzo”, to be held Sept. 13-15, 2024, at the Corsini Garden in Florence. MAM Award for the Supporters of craftsmanship, “Artigianato e Palazzo, botteghe artigiane e loro committenze” has been receiving the patronage of Fondazione Cologni for years.
February 2024
Among the many concrete actions that the Starhotels hotel group has activated in support of Italian high craftsmanship, a rich carnet of "Craft Experiences" has been created to be experienced in some of the most important artisan atelier in Venice, Milan, Florence and Rome.
January 2024
Now in its third edition, the biennial La Grande Bellezza by Starhotels Award invites Italian master artisans to apply by submitting works on the theme “Souvenirs del Grand Tour”: a subject of great interest and fascination, that of the signature object-souvenir.
January 2024
Established in 2018, the Young Ambassador program is developed by the Michelangelo Foundation for Creativity and Craftsmanship and facilitated through a partnership with the Giorgio Cini Foundation
January 2024
On Friday 22th December 2023, in Milan, on the behalf of the Presidency of the Italian Republic and the Ceremonial Office, Senator Mariapia Garavaglia awarded Alberto Cavalli, General Director of the Fondazione Cologni dei Mestieri d'Arte, with the title and insignia of “Commendatore dell'Ordine al Merito della Repubblica Italiana”.
January 2024
In Triennale Milano, in the evening of Wednesday 17th January 2024, in the presence of the authors Anty Pansera and Mariateresa Chirico, was presented “Athena. Le presenze femminili delle Biennali/Triennali di Monza/Milano. 1923–1940”: the volume, in bookstores starting 31th January, also consists of an iconographic apparatus that is the result of very interesting archival research.
November 2023
The 2023 edition of the Mini Master 2023 of “A School, a Job. Training of Excellence”, featuring 25 talented youngsters from all over Italy, is taking place in Milan.
November 2023
Preparations are under way for the next edition of Homo Faber, which will take place Sept. 1-30, 2024, in Venice, at the Giorgio Cini Foundation.
November 2023
For the second year in a row, Fondazione Italia Patria della Bellezza, a partner of our Foundation, organized the Forum della Bellezza on November 21.
November 2023
On Saturday, November 18 and Sunday, November 19, at the Aula Magna of the University of Milan, Rotary International District 2041 celebrated the centenary of the founding of the first Rotary in Italy in 1923.
October 2023
Great success for the seventh edition of ApritiModaHeld on 21 and 22 September, this nationwide event once again proved to be a discovery for the excellence of Italian fashion.
October 2023
"Ara Starck at Made in Cloister", open to the public until 20 January 2024, is the first exhibition of the Parisian artist and storyteller Ara Starck in Naples, at the 16th-century cloister of the Church of Santa Caterina a Formiello where the Made in Cloister Foundation, an important centre for contemporary art, crafts and design in the heart of the Neapolitan city, is located.
October 2023
On the occasion of the exhibition "Oro Bianco. Three Centuries of Ginori Porcelain" (25 October 2023 - 19 February 2024), Fondazione Cologni is organising some workshops for adults dedicated to ceramic and porcelain at the Poldi Pezzoli Museum in Milan.
October 2023
On Wednesday 25 October 2023, at the Palazzo Ferro Fini in Venice, 'Sustainable Fashion Day'. Craftsmanship, enterprise, knowledge transmission and digital for the future of Made in Italy'.
October 2023
On 15 November 2023, you can take part in the ONLINE Open Day of DIT – Design in Town 2024: the promoters of this summer camp, dedicated exclusively to secondary school students who want to find their way in the world of creativity, will talk about the project through the voice of the organisers and the testimonies of some former students.
June 2023
The workshop for the creation of a new brand of Palazzo Litta - MIC Lombardy Regional Secretariat, conceived by the CorsiArte School and financed by Fondazione Cologni, has ended with outcomes of great interest.
June 2023
After four years of activity, the project "AD HOC. Strategies to contrast school dropout" (selected by the social enterprise Con i Bambini, coordinated by Cometa Formazione and co-financed by the De Agostini Foundation) has come to its end.
June 2023
The 10 finalists of the "Artigiano del Cuore" contest have been selected. Promoted by Fondazione Cologni, supported by Serapian and under the aegis by the City of Milan, “Artigiano del Cuore” is now in its sixth edition, and this year it is dedicated to artisans and artisan ateliers based in Lombardy and carrying on a métier d’art.
June 2023
On Thursday 15th June, the “Sommet du Luxe et de la Création”, organized by the Centre du Luxe et de la Création, was held in Paris at the Hotel InterContinental Paris Le Grand. The theme of the event stemmed from the reflection “What are the reference points and values that shape the soul of luxury today?”.
May 2023
At Palazzo Colonna, in the heart of Rome, the ceremony for the investiture of the 2023 Honorary Members of Fondazione Altagamma took place on Monday 15th May.
May 2023
The 29th edition of “Artigianato e Palazzo. Artisanal workshops and their commissioners” will take place from 15 to 17 September 2023 inside the Giardino Corsini, one of the most fascinating gardens in Florence.
April 2023
On the website dedicated to the project “Una Scuola, un Lavoro. Percorsi di eccellenza”, the profiles of the apprentices selected for the 2022/2023 edition are now available.
April 2023
The 6th edition of “Artigiano del Cuore”, a contest promoted every year by the Fondazione Cologni and the Wellmade platform, is underway.
April 2023
From 13th May to 9th July 2023 the MIDeC, Museo Internazionale del Design Ceramico, in collaboration with Triennale Milano, presents "La SCI Società Ceramica Italiana alla 1ª Mostra biennale delle arti decorative internazionali di Monza, Maggio 1923".
April 2023
The seventh edition of Doppia Firma. Dialogues between design and artisanal excellence, in an itinerary that winds its way through the magnificent rooms on the Piano Nobile of Palazzo Litta
April 2023
Bonacina 1889 presents a new collection of furniture indoor and outdoor relised by designer Francis Sultana. The Francis Sultana x Bonacina collection comprises 10 designs
April 2023
Zodiac è una mostra realizzata da Creative Academy, scuola internazionale di design di Richemont, con il supporto di Van Cleef & Arpels e in partnership con Fondazione Cologni.
March 2023
During the Milan Design Week, fine craftsmanship and creativity will be on show once again in the magnificent halls of Palazzo Litta, the historical venue of the Regional Secretariat of the Italian Ministry of Culture.
March 2023
Lo scorso 9 marzo, presso la sede milanese dell’Accademia Costume & Moda, istituzione romana d'eccellenza per la formazione nel campo della moda e del costume, si è svolta la cerimonia per il conferimento dell’Attestato di Benemerenza a Franco Cologni per l’instancabile impegno nella valorizzazione della bellezza e dei mestieri d’arte e per i grandi traguardi conseguiti nella diffusione della cultura del saper fare in Italia e nel mondo.
March 2023
The fourth edition of "YouNique – Craft & Design", dedicated to fine craftsmanship, art and design, will take place on 25th and 26th March in Lugano (Switzerland), in the splendid Villa Ciani, and will see craftspeople and their works as protagonists of the event.
February 2023
The year 1000 is considered the year ‘zero’ of the Sant’Orso Fair. On 30th and 31st January, for over a thousand years, the centre of Aosta has been displaying the artworks of master artisans, who exhibit and sell their products today as before. The Foire de Saint-Ours is a great kermesse dedicated to Valle d'Aosta crafts that still attracts hundreds of thousands of enthusiasts of manual arts.
February 2023
How to help an artisan to improve the production of custom-made bicycles with new technologies that do not undermine the nature of his work? How to present the experience of building a mosaic by enhancing the places of know-how through the potential of augmented reality? These are the questions that Upskill 4.0, a spin-off of the Ca' Foscari University of Venice, founded by Stefano Micelli, Professor of Economics and Business Management, together with a wide range of institutional partners, including UniCredit bank, is trying to answer.
February 2023
ArtiJanus/ArtiJanas is the experimental cultural project that was born as a result of an agreement between Fondazione di Sardegna and Fondazione Triennale Milano, in collaboration with Fondazione Cologni dei Mestieri d'Arte. "Genius loci", the theme of this edition, invites the designers and Sardinian artisans involved to recognize and interpret the spirit of places, producing new meanings, social and community ties.
January 2023
The meeting of the committee of signatories of the Chart of Artistic Craftsmanship took place on the 16th of January, hosted by Cometa, an extraordinary reality in the city Como, particularly interesting because it is the seat of the first Liceo Imprenditoriale Artigianale del Design in Italy...
January 2023
"Discovering Italian savoir-faire and artistic craftsmanship" is the title of the itinerary that Wellmade has developed to discover the artisanal ateliers in the centre of Bergamo, scheduled for Saturday 28th of January from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.
January 2023
A free course for the creation of the Palazzo Litta brandbook: enrolment is open until Saturday 4th February for “A Baroque Bauhaus", a workshop devised for the Lombardy Regional Secretariat of the Ministry of Culture and entrusted to the CorsiArte school under the supervision of Chiara Gatti...
November 2022
At this start of Christmas, Homo Faber Guide, edited by Michelangelo Foundation for Creativity and Craftsmanship, is creating a special feature on flower designers and their festive and seasonal creations.
November 2022
The social communication campaign curated by Officine Millennial for the MAM-Maestro d'Arte e Mestiere project has kicked off.
November 2022
New graphics, also renewed in terms of content, for the online version of 'Mestieri d'Arte & Design. Crafts Culture", Fondazione Cologni's six-monthly magazine dedicated to the excellence of craftmanship, high manufacturing and conscious and creative design.
October 2022
Out of the shortlist of the 10 finalists competing for the 2021-2022 edition of the "La Grande Bellezza" Award, dedicated to the beauty of nature, the jury led by Elisabetta Fabri, President and CEO of Starhotels as well as creator of this special initiative, identified the work Primitivo, created by the Turinese cabinetmaker Andrea Bouquet, as the winning project.
October 2022
On November 2nd the new cycle of lessons of Fondazione Cologni’s Mini Master will start, offered free of charge to all 26 students selected for the project “A School, A Job. Training to Excellence”.
October 2022
The great success of ApritiModa, the initiative devised by journalist Cinzia Sasso, which takes the general public into the productive heart of Italian-made fashion products, allowing them to discover the behind-the-scenes secrets of the products we buy or see in advertisements, has been reconfirmed.
October 2022
On 10th November 2022, the Fondazione Italia Patria della Bellezza will organise the Forum of Beauty, a day dedicated to all the virtuous projects that focus on the beauty of the territory, on the artistic and cultural treasures and exceptional places that Italy has to offer.
September 2022
On Tuesday 20th September, during the 22th edition of the CHI È CHI AWARDS - FASHION COMMUNITY AWARDS, Alberto Cavalli, general director of the Cologni Foundation for the Métiers d'Art and executive director of the Michelangelo Foundation for Creativity and Craftsmanship,
September 2022
From 19 to 29 October, in the magnificent backdrop of the Venetian lagoon, the Venice Fashion Week will propose a rich calendar of events, fashion shows, and visits to ateliers and craft workshops.
September 2022
During the 28th edition of Artigianato e Palazzo, an event born in Florence in 1995 from an idea of Neri Torrigiani, promoted with passion by the unforgettable Donna Giorgiana Corsini and today produced by Sabina Corsini
September 2022
The MAM - Maestro d'Arte e Mestiere title, promoted by the Cologni Foundation for the Métiers d'Art, in collaboration with ALMA, The International School of Italian Cuisine, is now in its 4th edition.
August 2022
The very much expected appointment in Florence with Artigianato&Palazzo, the exhibition-market of Italian artisanal excellence, now in its 28th edition, is renewed. The exhibition, produced by the Associazione Giardino Corsini, of which Sabina Corsini is president, is rooted in the most ancient artisanal tradition but it highlights the contemporary nature of craftsmanship.
July 2022
The second edition of the event put artisans at the forefront – bringing together a diverse range of people, perspectives, materials and techniques Homo Faber Event 2022 welcomed 55,000 visitors to the Fondazione Giorgio Cini, Venice over three weeks, from 10 April to 1 May.
July 2022
The Fondazione Cologni apprenticeship project has opened the new call for applications, presenting itself with a completely new logo and image, reflecting the values and true essence of the project.
July 2022
Nine excellent projects that, with creativity and courage, have looked beyond the crisis: this is the most important result achieved by the 'Premio Maestro di Mestiere', now in its second edition.
July 2022
With 2094 votes obtained during the online voting phase, Doriana Usai, a ceramicist from Assemini (Cagliari), is the winner of the 5th edition of the "Artigiano del Cuore" contest, organised by Wellmade.
June 2022
The deadline to apply for the Artigiano del Cuore competition organised by the Wellmade platform, expired on 6 June. Fondazione Cologni's internal commission, after examining the applications received, has selected the finalists who will be able to access the next stage
June 2022
Great success for the sixth edition of Doppia Firma. Dialogues between design and artisanal excellence, the successful project of Fondazione Cologni and Living, presented by Michelangelo Foundation for Creativity and Craftsmanship.
June 2022
Help us support the Italian metiers d’art: just a simple donation that costs nothing, but makes a difference. We have important projects for next year: to increase the number of young apprentices, for example.
May 2022
The sixth edition of Double Signature. A dialogue between design and artisanal excellence, a project by Fondazione Cologni and Living Corriere della Sera, presented by Michelangelo Foundation for Creativity and Craftsmanship, takes place this year at Palazzo Litta, in the heart of Milan.
May 2022
Creative Academy, Richemont Group's post-graduate design school based in Milan, offers every year to 20 talented young designers from the world's best design schools a unique training program.
May 2022
ArtiJanus/ArtiJanas is a cultural project that was born in Sardinia to stimulate the local artisanal workshops to reinterpret their productions, hybridise them, generate innovation and new development opportunities.
May 2022
Irthi Contemporary Crafts Council - an affiliate of NAMA Women Advancement Establishment (NAMA), works with women artisans in the United Arab Emirates, Middle East, North Africa, South Asia, Central Asia and South East Asia regions to empower them economically and socially through vocational training...
May 2022
The photos, stories, curiosities about the apprentices of the project "Una Scuola, un Lavoro. Percorsi di Eccellenza" 2021/22 are now online at unascuolaunlavoro.it.
May 2022
"Kindness and Sustainability" is the project that Artigianato e Palazzo asked Irene Ivoi to carry out, imagining a guided invitation to act according to the principles of a circular economy. A designer specialised in nudge design, circular strategy, waste prevention, green public procuerement and sustainability.
May 2022
The fifth edition of the "Artigiano del Cuore" contest, promoted by the Cologni Foundation and the Wellmade platform, is about to start.
May 2022
The young beneficiaries of the AD HOC project were able to enjoy the opportunity to measure themselves with an ancient and poetic art: that of Japanese origami!
May 2022
Last March 31, 2022, the deadline for submitting nominations for the second edition of the La Grande Bellezza Award, promoted by Starhotels, expired.
May 2022
Stefano Bertoli's family with Fondazione Cologni and Fondazione Pro Canale have announced a call for young luthiers under 35 for the assignment of two co-working stations at the Laboratorio di Liuteria Stefano Bertoli.
March 2022
Florence Jewellery Week is the week dedicated to contemporary jewellery: an event that involves the entire Medici city.
March 2022
Keramikos is the biennial exhibition of contemporary ceramic sculpture that aims to focus attention on the vitality of an ancient sculptural tradition that over the centuries has been able to innovate and renew itself through contemporary techniques and languages.
March 2022
Founded in 1931, the first market-exhibition of handicrafts in Italy, MIDA intertwines its history with that of a region that still makes Florence and Tuscany the most suitable territory to enhance, develop and do research in this sector.
February 2022
The third edition YouNique is back in the fascinating neoclassical rooms of Villa Ciani, Lugano: an exclusive event dedicated to high artistic craftsmanship, which presents itself with a new name - Fine Craft Art & Design - and hence a renewed making is increasingly closely connected with art and design.
February 2022
Sign and Light is an exhibition born from the sensitivity of Maestro Giampaolo Babetto and at the invitation of Abbot Stefano Visintin and the Benedictine monks of San Giorgio, who regularly host installations and contemporary art interventions by famous international artists.
February 2022
Until March 13, at the Giorgio Cini Foundation, it is possible to visit the double exhibition dedicated to Wirkkala and Zuccheri.
February 2022
For the second edition, the Master of Trade Award is renewed, promoted by the Cassa di Risparmio di Biella Foundation, in collaboration with the Fatti ad Arte Association and the support of the Gal Montagne Biellesi.
January 2022
Scuolemestieridarte.it is Cologni Foundation's portal dedicated to a selection of the best schools that train the master craftspeople of tomorrow.
December 2021
Ticket sales are now open to visit the second edition of "Homo Faber: Crafting a more human future", the international event dedicated to fine artistic craftsmanship.
November 2021
To celebrate its 40th anniversary, Starhotels entrusts designer Sara Ricciardi with the creation of Phoenix, a precious room fragrance-burner, a design object, a perfumer and a sculpture together, which represents the ideal combination of design and high craftsmanship.
October 2021
The Helvetia & Bristol Firenze - Starhotels Collezione has reopened its doors after an important restoration and modernization phase, a unique and unprecedented operation in the history of the famous luxury hotel chain.
October 2021
On 17 October, at the Council Chamber of Capiago Intimiano (province of Como), Rita Bargna, MAM-Master of Art and Craft 2020, was awarded the European Prize for Cultural Heritage / Europa Nostra Awards.
September 2021
The award-giving ceremony of the 16th "Antonio Stradivari International Triennial Violin Making Competition" took place on Wednesday 22 September 2021 at the Amilcare Ponchielli theater in Cremona.
September 2021
The fourth edition of "Fatti ad arte", the appointment dedicated to high craftsmanship, is an expression of that heritage of beauty and authenticity which, starting from the Renaissance workshops, encompasses art, culture and tradition.
September 2021
ApritiModa returns on Saturday 23 and Sunday 24 October.This event, that opens the doors of over 70 ateliers and workshops of famous brands and artisan realities whose excellence is recognized around the world.
September 2021
Abbiamo raggiunto l'obiettivo della campagna di raccolta fondi a favore di Victor Fotso Nyie, vincitore del concorso Artigiano del Cuore - Edizione 2021.
September 2021
The fourth edition of "Fatti ad arte", the appointment dedicated to high craftsmanship in BIella, is dedicated to the heritage of beauty and authenticity which, starting from the Renaissance workshops, encompasses art, culture and tradition.
September 2021
The Loewe Foundation has opened the call for the fifth edition of the Loewe Foundation Craft Prize, an international award that celebrates excellence in craftsmanship.
August 2021
The XXVII edition of Artigianato e Palazzo, promoted by the Giardino Corsini Association and scheduled from Thursday 16 to Sunday 19 September 2021, is renewed with an unprecedented and experiential edition that will involve the public in the Garden of the Corsini Palace...
August 2021
On the occasion of the Milan Design Week 2021, the DcomeDesign association presents the exhibition “Sono tazza di te!”, curated by Anty Pansera and Patrizia Sacchi, that from 5 to 10 September 2021 will animate what was once the ceramic workshop in which Marieda di Stefano worked...
July 2021
Artijanus/Artijanas, the experimental design and craft culture project continues its program, which began in December 2020, choosing the city of Orani: from 29 to 31 July
July 2021
The new title of the successful series "Mestieri d'Arte", edited by Fondazione Cologni with Marsilio Editori, in distribution from July 2021 in all Italian and online bookstores. Terre. Italian artistic craftsmanship in contemporary ceramics is the latest research by Ugo La Pietra
June 2021
Three objects from Diego Cibelli's Feed Me with Domestic Stuff series were acquired by the MAD - Museum of Arts and Design in New York to become an integral part of the permanent collection, a sign that made in Italy is still a distinctive quality appreciated all over the world.
June 2021
The new exhibition of the Textile Museum Foundation is a tribute to the history of opera and of the arts of the first twenty years of the twentieth century, where artistic, literary and musical scene was pervaded by the phenomenon of Orientalism.
May 2021
The Festival dell'Ascensione, organized by the Noema association in collaboration with Fondazione Cologni, has reached its eighth edition: internationally renowned ensembles of Early Music alternate in three weekly concerts and a lecture.
April 2021
Research in the area of the culture of ‘women’s’ design, united with that of female artisans, skilled in the use of the most diverse materials, has always gone hand in hand with the activity of the association DcomeDesign.
April 2021
‘As a little girl I was silent as a fish and wished to be like them, living in wordless peace in the tranquil and limpid waters of a river or a pond. Now that I’ve grown up and become a Master of Paper, and have been invited to put on a new exhibition at Origami Do
March 2021
Crafting Wonder is an initiative organized by Sara Sozzani Maino, Deputy Editor-in-Chief of Vogue Italia & Head of Vogue Talents and International Brand Ambassador for the Camera Nazionale della Moda Italiana, during the last edition of Milan Fashion Week.
March 2021
Fondazione Cologni and Valore Impresa Italia have embarked on a collaboration to develop a programme of studies devoted to restoration of the applied arts: a moment of exchange of ideas and a challenge to enhance and promote the training of the artisans of the future.
March 2021
Thirteen excellent projects that are looking beyond the crisis with creativity and courage: this is the most important result achieved by the ‘Premio Maestro di Mestiere’, awarded for the first time this year.
February 2021
Triennale di Milano until 4 April 2021
February 2021
Among the exhibitions Homo Faber: Crafting a more human future, September 2021
January 2021
‘Cremona is Music’ is the new campaign conducted by the municipality of Cremona as part of the activities to promote tourism aimed at amplifying the effects of the campaign #inLombardiaComeMe
January 2021
On 15 December last the new and much awaited exhibition at the Museo del Gioiello in Vicenza, entitled The New Permanent Collection, opened in a strictly digital version as permitted by the national safety protocols.
November 2020
Join up with the Michelangelo Foundation to celebrate artisanal know-how and excellence through the online campaign #ExperienceExcellence
November 2020
The Fondazione Cassa di Risparmio di Biella, in collaboration with the Associazione Fatti ad Arte, is promoting the ‘Maestro di Mestiere’ Prize.
November 2020
‘Crafts and Design. Workshops of the Arts and Crafts and Ceramics on Line.’ Fondazione Cologni is one of the partners
October 2020
Until Friday 30 October it will be possible to enrol in the online ‘Crafting Business’ course, presented by Artex of Florence, through which artisans, craft start-ups, designers and creatives can build on the knowledge they need to support and develop their business.
September 2020
The new Homo Faber Guide, a vade mecum that will help you to explore and get to know the centres of craft excellence in Italy and Europe directly, is now available online.
September 2020
24- 25 October the event ApritiModa, a weekend on which it is possible to discover the least known and most secret places of the world of fashion, is being held for the fourth year.
September 2020
From 23 to 25 October Biella Piazzo will be hosting for the fourth time Fatti ad Arte, organized by the association of the same name and promoted by Confartigianato Biella and CNA Biella, in collaboration with the Fondazione Cologni.
September 2020
An urgent appeal on behalf of Italian Arts and Crafts has been delivered to the government in these days: a cry of pain and alarm for the sector, in deep crisis owing to the consequences of the health emergency.
July 2020
Artigianato & Palazzo is being staged for the 26th time at Palazzo Corsini in Florence: three days devoted to the crafts, the Metiers d’Art and excellence. This year the focus will be on the new generations, driving force for the future of Made in Italy.
July 2020
Fino al 30 settembre è possibile visitare, presso la Fondazione Made in Cloister di Napoli, l’esposizione “Collezione Bottega”, progetto di Design Artigianale nato nel 2015, durante la fase di restauro del chiostro di Santa Caterina a Formiello...
July 2020
On Monday 6 July 2020, the ceremony for the award of the honour of the ‘Order of Merit of the Italian Republic’ was held in the garden of the Prefecture of Milan.
June 2020
The Master’s Touch Evaluation Tool was developed by the Michelangelo Foundation with the purpose of enabling both its network and artisans themselves to self-assess...
June 2020
‘Art has a capacity for reactivation of thought, an ability to awaken positivity that will have a concrete effect on the daily lives of us all.’
May 2020
An important Appeal: the most important Italian schools of arts and crafts are ready to start again!
The joint action of a selection of the most important Italian schools of arts and cratfs launched by ALMA, The International School of Italian Cuisine and supported by Fondazione Cologni, continues with tenacity and good results to date.
May 2020
The National Board of Artistic Craftsmanship is inviting to consider with attention the future of workshops and small craft businesses, and is asking institutions and decision-makers to implement measures aimed at preventing, as far as possible...
April 2020
Now we have to look ahead. It is important now to get ready to start again, to start being together again, our cities, everything that is beautiful, good and done well that flourishes in every corner of Italy.
April 2020
ALMA, The International School of Italian Cuisine, is promoting, with the support of the Fondazione Cologni, an official request to the institutions...
March 2020
Now in its eighth year, the Rometti Award, supported by the long-established Umbrian firm Ceramiche Rometti, intends to reward all the projects that offer an original contribution to the art of ceramics.
March 2020
The Alto Artigianato Venezia network has been created in Venice with the aim of highlighting the uniqueness of craft creations and projecting the tradition into new contemporary languages.
March 2020
In compliance with the Decree Law for the containment of COVID-19, Museums all over Italy are closed, but many have wanted to leave their doors “open” even at such a difficult time, so that Italian beauty, art and culture can be enjoyed.
February 2020
From 29th February until 21st June, in the exhibition rooms of Villa Sucota (Como), it is possible to visit the exhibition "Deep Velvet", which presents the story of this fabric.
February 2020
"In the early 1960s, I painted pictures and did quick writing that, on the canvases, formed fantastic landscapes. I still draw my signs today in the search for a ‘territoriality’ of my own that is increasingly residual, where I can cultivate my desires…
January 2020
The exhibition dedicated to the award-winning costume designer Massimo Cantini Parrini is open in the rooms of the Museo del Tessuto (Fabric Museum) in Prato until 22nd March.
January 2020
On 17th January, at Maria Luisa Amatori’s “Idea” in Piazza dei Signori, Vicenza, the exhibition “Artigianato & Design” (“Craftsmanship & Design”) will be inaugurated. It is open until 2nd February.
December 2019
An exhibition dedicated to a genius of special effects in cinema can be seen at the Palazzo delle Esposizioni in Rome: Carlo Rambaldi, known for the most famous fantastic creatures, such as E.T, King Kong and Alien, to mention only the films with which he won an Oscar for the best special effects.
December 2019
The idea of starting a training course linked to craftsmanship came into being at the latest meeting, in Udine, of the signatories of the International Charter of Artistic Craftsmanship;
December 2019
#rialziAMO gli artigiani. The fund-raising for ateliers affected by "acqua alta" gets off to a start
In November, Venice was harshly affected by bad weather and floods, which caused incalculable damage to the lagoon city and, above all, to the artisans who have always worked with passion and dedication in their workshops.
November 2019
The “Segnali d’Italia” (Signs of Italian Excellence) campaign is coming to Milan to narrate 11 town tales highlighting the people, crafts, and neighbourhoods that are playing a role in making Milan a city open to integration, inclusiveness and excellence.
November 2019
On 25 November 2019, at the Milanese gallery Officine Saffi, the jewels created by the students of LAO-Le Arti Orafe Jewellery School, who used the porcelain fragments from the Richard Ginori Factory, were auctioned by Sotheby’s.
November 2019
Nel cuore di Firenze, a pochi passi dal Museo del Bargello, è emozionante scoprire una delle più splendide realtà del nostro alto artigianato, ben nota ai cultori e conoscitori dei mestieri d'arte di eccellenza: è l'atelier Scarpelli
October 2019
"Manifatture Aperte" is a success initiative of the city of Milan, that aims at presenting and sustaining urban manufactures and crafts activities thanks to a series of initiatives.
October 2019
The second edition of "YouNique. Artigianalità d'Eccellenza", (YouNique. Excellence Craftsmanship) the artistic craftsmanship exhibition market hosted by the evocative halls of Villa Ciani, the 18th century mansion facing Lago Ceresio in Lugano, is about to start.
October 2019
Until 24 November, on the occasion of the 6th edition of the "Contemporary Mosaic Biennial", the city of Ravenna will be alive with events, exhibitions and meetings. Many institutional sites will host site-specific installations and exhibitions, thus turning into exceptional galleries where ancient and contemporary art will engage in an ongoing dialogue.
September 2019
Cremona’s Museo del Violino pays tribute to one of the greatest contemporary violin makers: Francesco Bissolotti.
September 2019
Until 13 October, Milan’s Museo Bagatti Valsecchi is showcasing Toni Zuccheri’s solo
exhibition featuring a wide number of unique animal-themed works.
September 2019
“Fatti ad arte” (Made to Art), an event dedicated to high craftsmanship as an expression of the legacy of beauty and authenticity which includes, from the Renaissance onward, art, culture, and tradition, has now reached its third edition.
August 2019
On 6-7-8 September, on the occasion of the 22nd edition of “Open Doors”, the town of Nove, in the province of Vicenza, is alive with events, exhibitions, performances and meetings: three days to discover the secrets of the land and the magic of an ancient art like ceramics.
August 2019
Until 29 September, the halls of Gignod’s MAIN (House of International Craftsmanship) will be open to visitors of "Contemporary Art versus Craftsmanship”, an exhibition within the exhibition, prompted by the will to reflect on the relationship between art and craft, through the works of five contemporary artists reinterpreting the walking stick with their creations.
August 2019
The International art Restoration Exhibition, acknowledged as a national event in the context of Cultural Heritage, has now reached its 26th edition.
July 2019
Between 2019 and 2020, the Biennale of Art Schools will support a moment of creativity and confrontation among secondary schools. The theme of this two-year period develops around the celebration of one of the most important Italian masters: Leonardo Da Vinci.
July 2019
This summer, Officine Saffi, Milan’s renowned gallery devoted to contemporary authorial ceramics, reaches the Apulia region, in the territory of Ostuni, among the trulli and the pristine landscapes of Salento.
July 2019
Until 29 September, the Villa Torlonia Museums, at the Casina delle Civette in Rome, are showcasing the personal exhibition of ceramic artist Clara Garesio.
June 2019
From 4 to 31 July, the Caselli-De Sanctis institute for ceramics and porcelain is showcasing the exhibition "Presepe Liberato" (A Free Nativity Scene).
June 2019
Ugo La Pietra left his mark again. This time at Apricena, in Apulia Region, where he created the public work "Dalle cave all'architettura" (From quarries to architecture) in the “Madre Pietra” Parco Museo Sculture.
May 2019
The Milan-based festival of early music organised by the Noema Association in partnership with Fondazione Cologni, has reached its seventh edition.
May 2019
Milan’s Officine Saffi, a well-known gallery specialising in contemporary authorial ceramic works, presents "A Thing of Beauty. The Heterogeneous Nature of Matter", a collective exhibition of eleven art ceramists, from several different generations, active from the 1950s until now.
May 2019
The Pandora Artiste Ceramiste Association invites you to take part in the travelling exhibition "Chawan, le stagioni del tè", (Chawan, the Seasons of Tea), involving 150 Italian and foreign artists.
May 2019
In occasione dei novant'anni di Alessio Tasca il Museo Civico della Ceramica "Giuseppe De Fabris" di Nove (VI) ha realizzato una mostra dedicata alla produzione giovanile dell'artista ceramista: i piatti graffiti realizzati tra il 1948 e il 1951 per la Tasca Artigiani Ceramisti.
April 2019
Help us support the Italian artistic crafts with a simple donation.
April 2019
From 17 to 19 May, within the context of "Buongiorno Ceramica", the Associazione Pandora (Ceramic Artists Pandora Association) is organising the “Matres Week” event throughout Italian and European cities boasting an ancient ceramics tradition.
March 2019
This year’s competing categories are “Preserving Beauty”, dedicated to the masters of restoration, and “Training to Excellence”.
March 2019
The Giuseppe Gianetti Ceramics Museum will host until 20 April the "Pegaso. Liberi di volare" (Pegasus. Free to fly) exhibition by Angelo Zilio – Gilö, an artist and a ceramist working in the Varese area.
January 2019
Fondazione Cologni is pleased to announce that Giampaolo Babetto and Studio Swine have been awarded the prestigious Wallpaper* Design Award for their 2018 "Fundamentals" work, created for the third edition of the Doppia Firma project, supported by Fondazione Cologni and Living Corriere della Sera, and presented by Michelangelo Foundation.
January 2019
Starting on 1 January applications for the 14th edition of the "Biennale Internazionale di Arte Ceramica di Aveiro" (Aveiro's Biennial International Ceramic Art) are open for the contest created by the Portuguese city of Aveiro
January 2019
Running until 21 March, Naples' Made in Cloister Foundation is showcasing the work of Chinese artist Liu Jianhua, entitled “Monuments”.
January 2019
Until 17 March, on the main floor of Guastalla's Palazzo Ducale, visitors can access the exhibition "Fashion records in Guastalla. 16th-17th-18th centuries and Twentieth century resonance", curated by Doretta Davanzo Poli, textile craft historian and professor at Venice's University.
January 2019
Until 10 March, the exhibition “The Princes' Fragile Treasures. The Paths of Porcelain between Vienna and Florence” is open to the public in the Treasury of the Grand Dukes hall in Florence's Pitti Palace.
December 2018
On 14 December, the third biennial edition of Vicenza's Museo del Gioiello, promoted by Italian Exhibition Group Spa in a partnership with Vicenza's Municipality, was inaugurated with an entirely new selection of works.
December 2018
The late October's rough weather ravaging Val di Fiemme destroyed over two million trees beyond repair. Among them, rare resonance trunks, a precious kind of wood used for creating musical instruments.
December 2018
Until 3 March 2019, the Mario Bellini exhibition (“The architecture of glass, glass in architecture”) is open to the public at Murano's Glass Museum, near Venice.
December 2018
From 9 October up to 31 March 2019, the halls of Como's Museo della Seta (Silk Museum), will be open to the public for the exhibition “Manlio Rho: il senso del colore. Tra tessile e arte” (Manlio Rho: A Sense of Colour. Between Textiles and Art), curated by Luigi Cavadini and Francina Chiara.
December 2018
On 24 November, the Museo del Bijou in Casalmaggiore, near Cremona, inaugurated the “Ridefinire il gioiello” (Redefining Jewels) exhibition, which will be available to the public until 13 January 2019.
November 2018
Until 6 January 2019, the Fondazione Giorgio Cini is showcasing an exhibition featuring Carlo Scarpa and the Cappellin M.V.M. glassworks at Le Stanze del Vetro on Venice's Island of San Giorgio Maggiore.
November 2018
Until 7 January 2019, the “Printing Revolution, 1450-1500” exhibition, curated by Cristina Dondi, is being showcased at Museo Correr and Biblioteca Marciana in Venice.
November 2018
Up to 7 January 2019 the first contest “Albisola: ceramica nel verde”, organised by the City of Albisola under the aegis of Associazione Italiana Città della Ceramica is open for registration.
October 2018
After a successful first edition, Biella will host the second edition from 26 to 28 October. The initiative was prompted by an idea of Cristiano Gatti, aiming at supporting high artistic craftsmanship, as an expression of Italian beauty's legacy.
October 2018
An exclusive exhibition at Milan's Pisa Orologeria, featuring a selection of iconic creations by the Maisons of Fondation de La Haute Horlogerie (FHH), has provided the framework to introduce the book “La bellezza del tempo” (The Beauty of Time) by François Chaille and Dominique Fléchon, published by Marsilio Editori.
September 2018
On the occasion of the 6th edition of the Wood festival, the initiative “Botteghe aperte” is back in Cantù. From 29 September to 14 October, the territory will be alive with activities, exhibitions and entertainment thanks to the event celebrating the excellence of the wood and furnishing production chain.
September 2018
On Saturday, 29 September, on the occasion of the first edition of “manifatture aperte” (open factories), manufacturing centres in and near Milan will open their doors to the public.
September 2018
The “Reshaping Jewels” contest was launched in 2010, aiming at promoting a new aesthetics of contemporary jewellery by exploring innovative, experimental materials to be included in a creative process based on new ideas and talent.
August 2018
On the occasion of the great HOMI 2018 event at Milan Rho Fair, CITA-Consociazione Italiana Tappezzieri Arredatori (Italian Upholsterers-Decorators Association), suggested the subject “Per il nuovo umanesimo 4.0, la poesia incontra il mestiere” (Poetry meets craftsmanship for the New Humanism 4.0), where craftsmanship means the ancient art of upholstery.
August 2018
Cava dei Tirreni, near Salerno, will host the International Festival of Women's Ceramics from 7 to 9 September. An appointment exclusively conceived for female artists and craftswomen from all over the world.
August 2018
Along with Argillà Italia's Ceramics International Festival (31 August – 2 September), the artist ceramist Clara Garesio is opening her solo exhibition evocatively entitled “Circle Time”, curated by Anty Pansera, an applied arts historian and critic.
July 2018
The “Jewellery by Giò Pomodoro: the Sign and the Ornament” exhibition is open to the public until 2 September, in Vicenza's Museo del Gioiello (Jewellery Museum). The exhibition is totally dedicated to the jewellery production of one of the major representatives of the 20th-century art scene.
July 2018
Until 30 September, the Antico Convento dei Cappuccini in Grottaglie (TA), will host the exhibition “TERRA identità, luogo, materia”, (EARTH Identity, Place, Matter) created within the great 2018 Mostra della Ceramica (Ceramics Exhibition).
June 2018
Rome, 26 June: The Cologni Foundation for the Métiers d'Art received an important award from Confartigianato, bestowed during the latter's yearly assembly. Called the Premio Giano, the prize is inspired by the ancient Roman god Janus who is depicted as having two faces, one that looks to the past and one that looks to the future.
June 2018
Franco Cologni and Johann Rupert, the co-founders of the Michelangelo Foundation for Creativity and Craftsmanship, are enthusiastically organising the big event in Venice “Homo Faber: Crafting a more human future”. This is the first large-scale exposition dedicated to high-level European craft mastery, a cultural happening of international relevance whose aim is the celebration of the best in contemporary and traditional artisanship.
June 2018
The Museo Internazionale delle Ceramiche (MIC) is celebrating the 80th anniversary of the Premio Faenza, an international and biennial competition of ceramic art. As one of the most important contests of its kind in the world, it has been fundamental in raising awareness in the art world and with the public at large of the fact that ceramics can indeed be a noble means for sculptural artistic expression above and beyond its craft-based and utilitarian use
June 2018
Until 3 July, the Sala della Balla at the Castello Sforzesco is hosting the exhibition "Milano Vetro", a display of 47 entries selected from 100 international participants in a competition by the name of "–35 MilanoVetro".
May 2018
Help us support Italian craftwork. A simple donation is enough. The small gesture of indicating the fiscal code 97155080159 of the Cologni Foundation when you compile your tax return contributes to the Foundation's work in favour of artistic craftsmanship in a concrete way.
May 2018
The 24th Artigiano e Palazzo fair took place at Giardino Corsini in Florence from 17 to 20 May. This important exhibition provides a contemporary context for craftspeople and their crafts.
April 2018
Inaugurating the annual conference of the Glass Art Society, a non-profit organisation that encourages excellence and the development of the glass arts, is an exhibition by the great Murano-born maestro Lino Tagliapietra. He is returning to Italy specifically for the international summit on the island of Murano in Venice, this year's choice of location for being a cradle of glass-blowing.
April 2018
On 18 April, during a ceremony hosted by the Fondation de la Haute Horlogerie (FHH) at the Cité du Temps in Geneva, the two awards "Hommage à la Passion" and "Hommage au Talent" were attributed to two important exponents of high watchmaking.
March 2018
Open to Art, The International Competition of Art and Design Ceramics, is now at its third edition, fostered and organised by Milan's Officine Saffi with a view to enhancing and promoting the use of ceramics in contemporary art and design.
January 2018
In celebration of its newly added rooms (an initiative dubbed L'arte merita più spazio – Art deserves more space), Museo Poldi Pezzoli in Milan is presenting "Il tempo degli orologi", an exhibition dedicated to time and its measurement, organised with the invaluable support of Orologeria Pisa.
January 2018
The history and evolution of fashion over the centuries is reflected in a tiny accessory that has been moulded since ancient times to mirror the trends and artistic styles of the moment, from classicism and baroque to Art Nouveau, art deco, pop art and surrealism: the button.
January 2018
The manual skill of the ceramicist Sandro da Boit has given three-dimensionality to the lively creativity of Ugo La Pietra. The artistic objects on display at the exhibition "Ceramiche mediterranee" hosted by Galleria Fatto ad Arte in Milan embody the relation between design culture and craft culture; they reinterpret and renew Italy's rich tradition in artisanal ceramics.
January 2018
A brave, talented woman motivated by noble ideals: Rosa Genoni was a pioneer in Italian fashion and an advocate for peace and human rights. Her life story is told in an exhibition in the rooms of Archivio di Stato di Milano.
January 2018
Applications are open to artisans, artists and creative enthusiasts: the 9th craftsmanship competition organised by the association Il Sapere delle Mani is currently underway. This year's contest has two sections: general artistic craftsmanship and jewellery.
January 2018
The Victoria and Albert Museum in London presents the exhibition Opera: Passion, Power and Politics which recreates the centennial emotion of opera, combining all the arts in a final act of greatness and splendour.
December 2017
New honours bestowed upon the Foundation's president, Franco Cologni: a medal of merit from the UFBJOP in Paris, and the “Università degli Orafi” prize from the Nobil Collegio degli Orafi in Rome.
December 2017
"Materia Montelupo" displays the results of a residency for nine contemporary Italian artists. For several weeks, they worked alongside artisans employed by ten of the city's ceramics companies and ateliers.
December 2017
The way we look at jewellery is usually with an eye for aesthetics. We seek out the beauty it transmits. But what lies behind its construction? The exhibition "Corpo, Movimento, Struttura. Contemporary Jewellery and its Construction" explores the structural side of jewellery, where complexity, idea and form meet.
December 2017
An exhibition of artistic ceramics made by Nicolò Morales (Caltagirone, 1973) inaugurated at Museo Diocesano in Caltagirone, Sicily on 10 December 2017.
November 2017
Only for the 1 and 2 December Villa Mozart, a beautiful, private Villa in the heart of Milan will be opened to visitors.
November 2017
La mostra, interamente dedicata alle ceramiche di Ugo la Pietra, architetto e designer da sempre vicino al mondo artigiano di cui è stato infaticabile promotore, è il frutto della pluriennale collaborazione tra l’artista e il ceramista Giovanni Mengoni.
November 2017
Sono aperte fino al 14 dicembre le iscrizioni al contest per partecipare alla Biennale Internazionale della Carta: manifestazione che nasce nel 2004 con l’impegno di promuovere tradizione, cultura, sostenibilità e innovazione attraverso il mondo dell’arte e del design, giunta oggi alla sua IX edizione.
November 2017
“Gianfranco Ferré. Sotto un’altra luce: Gioielli e Ornamenti.” Palazzo Madama, Turin, until 19th February 2018
October 2017
Annalia Amedeo, "Sinestesie. Natura, Storia, Arte". Musei di Villa Torlona, Rome, until 21st January 2018.
October 2017
The Castello Sforzesco in Milan, in collaboration with collector Sandro Pezzoli (who has always promoted glass-related initiatives) and with the support of Enrico Bersellini, Matteo Seguso, Aristide Najean and Silvia Levenson organized the International Art Glass and Design Competition.
September 2017
The Gallerie dell’Accademia in Venice present the exhibition “Canova, Hayez, Cicognara. L’ultima gloria di Venezia”, open to the public from Friday September 29th to Monday April 2nd 2018.
September 2017
From Sunday October 1st 2017 to Sunday January 7th 2018, the exhibition “Il tessuto come arte: Antonio Ratti imprenditore e mecenate”, dedicated to the famous entrepreneur of Como, opens to the public at Palazzo Te in Mantova. His enterprise and his Foundation are worldwide known.
August 2017
The next autumnal exhibition of Le Stanze del Vetro in Venice will be dedicated to Vittorio Zecchin, the great master of Murano. The transparent blown glasses designed for Cappellin and Venini from 1921 to 1926 will be showcased for the occasion.
August 2017
Until November 12 2017, the "Plywood: Material of the Modern World" exhibition, which celebrates for the first time the surprising qualities of this kind of multilayer wood, can be visited at the Victoria & Albert Museum in London.
August 2017
From September 21 to 24, the splendid Lazio town of Bolsena will host Bolsena Biennale 2017, an event that this year comes to its fifth edition.
July 2017
Dall’11 settembre al 26 novembre 2017 il Museo Nazionale di Tokyo ospiterà la mostra itinerante “Wonder Lab”, organizzata da HEART & Crafts, Musée National de Tokyo, NHK Promotions e Asahi Shimbun insieme alla Fondation Bettencourt Schueller e all’Institut National des Métiers d’Art di Parigi.
July 2017
Fino al 10 settembre la Ca’ d’Oro di Venezia ospita la mostra “Serenissime Trame. Tappeti della collezione Zaleski e dipinti del Rinascimento”, prodotta dal Polo museale del Veneto e della Fondazione Tassara di Brescia.
July 2017
Dal 23 settembre all’8 ottobre torna a Cremona STRADIVARIfestival che ospita sul palco dell’Auditorium Giovanni Arvedi 7 spettacoli e oltre 100 musicisti.
June 2017
On display until September 17th 2017 at the Museo del Gioiello of Vicenza, “Dames and Knights”, is a contemporary exhibition that celebrates and recalls the historic tradition of jewellery designed and crafted to acknowledge a title or an honour.
June 2017
Two exhibitions organized by Confartigianato Vicenza, Confartigianato Udine and Viart: a tribute to the art pieces of the best artisans from Veneto and Fiuli Venezia Giulia.
April 2017
Online from April 28th the site www.craftedsociety.com, a responsible luxury lifestyle brand fusing exquisite craftsmanship with positive social impact.
April 2017
From 11 to 17 May the historical Parisian maison presents “Hermès Dietro le Quinte: Hermès Behind the Scenes”, at the Pelota space in Via Palermo, Milan.
April 2017
From 18 to 21 May 2017 the XVII century Corsini Garden in Florence will host the XXIII edition of Artigianato e Palazzo, whose theme is “Orange Flowers”.
April 2017
Rediscovering lapis specularis, an almost forgotten material from the age of the romans meets contemporary design in the project of Davide G. Aquini and Apuana Corporate
March 2017
On the occasion of the 2017 edition of the Milan Design Week, the 15th issue of the magazine Mestieri d’Arte & Design, dedicated to the promotion of arts and crafts and design culture, will come out with a new look.
March 2017
Conference on the challenges for the education in craft: Wednesday 5 april 2017 at Consulate General of the Netherlands in Milan
March 2017
The School of Applied Arts of Castello Sforzesco in Milan announces a public notice for the creation of a list of candidates for the position of Director-Teacher of the School.
February 2017
On Monday March 6, in the Sala del Collezionista of the Poldi Pezzoli Museum, Italian Club degli Orafi (Goldsmiths' Club) will organise a conference on the occasion of the exhibition “Italian Jewelry on the 20th century”.
February 2017
The awarding ceremony, organized by the Centre du Luxe et de la Création to celebrate ten talents particularly active in the categories that compose contemporary luxury (Audacity, Well-being, Elegance, Harmony, Innovation, Inventiveness, Originality, Rarity and Seductiveness) has arrived to its 14th edition.
February 2017
After the success of “Il Vetro degli Architetti: Vienna 1930-1937” hosted in 2016 at the Stanze del Vetro premises of the Giorgio Cini Foundation, the exhibition moves to MAK-Austrian Museum of Applied Arts, Vienna.
January 2017
Kit del Legnamé, realized by designer Giacomo Moor and artisan Giordano Viganò for the Doppia Firma collection 2016, won the Wallpaper Design Award 2017.
January 2017
On Friday January 20th Franco Cologni, President of the Cologni Foundation, received the Lifetime Achievement Award at the Andrea Palladio International Jewellery Awards 2017, for his long and prestigious career in the sector.
January 2017
“Il saper fare a Milano” is the new project promoted by Explora, the Destination Marketing Organization of Regione Lombardia, with Camera di Commercio di Milano and Unioncamere Lombardia: the main aim is to reward the videos that will be able to express and promote the Milanese arts and crafts of excellence.
January 2017
From January 21st to February 11 2017, the exhibition KOGEI Collections in Kanazawa will be hold at Contemporary Art Museum of Kanazawa in Japan.
December 2016
From December 10th 2016 to January 29th 2017, the city of Cremona dedicates a relevant exhibition to Janello Torriani, inventor and genius from the Renaissance, in the exposition rooms of the “Antonio Stradivari” Violin Museum.
December 2016
The much-awaited Bottega Ghianda finally opens in Brera, Milan: a magic place, dedicated to the love for wood and to the most excellent artisanal savoir-faire.
December 2016
Up to April 9 2017, the MAK – Museum of Applied Arts in Vienna – presents the exhibition "handiCRAFT: Traditional Skills in the Digital Age", curated by Tina Zickler and Franz Rainald.
December 2016
The museum of Decorative Arts in Paris, up to February 26 2016, pays tribute to the inventiveness, creativity and freedom of thought of the legendary Bauhaus movement, through the outstanding figures which contributed to its creation and which would later become the symbols of the Bauhaus spirit of research and experimentation, in the 20th century.
November 2016
The magazine Mestieri d’Arte & Design n. 14, born from the collaboration between the Cologni Foundation and Swan Group, is available attached to magazine Arbiter.
November 2016
From november 17th 2016 in Milan, at the Fatto ad Arte Gallery in Moscova street, the exhibition "Spilimbergo Mosaic. Domestic objects to live with Art." will take place. The exhibition is curated by the craft master Ugo La Pietra, and will show art pieces realized by the Mosaic School of Friuli.
October 2016
The art pieces of Pierluigi Ghianda and Chuzo Tozawa, one of the most important living cabinetmaker and founder of Hinoki Kogei, are on show in Tokyo. The exhibition express the relationship between the Italian tradition and the Japanese one, where the cabinetmaking meets contemporary design. Moreover, the collection is embellished by a special scenography signed by Michele De Lucchi.
October 2016
Monforte 23 is a project born through the encounter of five Italian made-to-measure excellencies.
October 2016
The first edition of Scegli l'Italia, the award for teachers that plan an educational journey to discover the Great Beauty of our Country, has come to an end.
Promoted by Fondazione Italia Lana of Beauty, the Cologni Foundation supported the initiative.
August 2016
Talenti on stage is the fund raising campaign of Accademia Teatro alla Scala to sustain scholarships dedicated to its best students.
August 2016
In 2016, the Loewe Foundation launches the Loewe Craft Prize, an annual international prize celebrating the excellence of artisans’ firms.
July 2016
From 5 to 19 September the 19th edition of the Festa della Ceramica will take place in Nove, in the Veneto Region, to celebrate the dialogue between art and craftsmanship in a territory profoundly linked to the production of fine pottery.
July 2016
On its 4th edition, the STRADIVARI festival, artistically directed by Francesca Colombo, offers a musical keidoscope thanks to a selection of amazing interpreters, important concerts and shows.
July 2016
Among its different cultural activities, the Bettencourt-Schueller Foundation encompasses as well the promotion and protection of the French métiers d’art of excellence.
July 2016
Over 1640 European craftsmen from all over Europe have been selected and displayed on www.madineurope.eu.
April 2016
Fondazione Italia Patria della Bellezza, cooperating with FAI – Fondo Ambiente Italiano, has created “Scegli l'Italia” (Choose Italy): a prize for teachers developing a project for a teaching outing in search of the “Grande Bellezza”.
March 2016
From 19 March to 19 June 2016, the exhibition “Aldo Manuzio. Il rinascimento a Venezia”, curated by Guido Beltramini, Davide Gasparotto e Giulio Manieri Elia, will take place at Gallerie dell'Accademia.
March 2016
Until 16 March the craft gallery Officine Saffi is hosting an exhibition based on a careful, exacting study of Japanese contemporary craft scene.
February 2016
In the extraordinary context of the Basilica Palladiana, the jewels of 77 artists and designer both italian and international are the main protagonists of a research on the theme of the jewel's skin, brooch in particular.
February 2016
The Victoria & Albert Museum presents an itinerary through the history of shoes, in an exhibition featuring about 200 pairs of shoes from all times and countries, ranging from a sandal decorated in pure gold leaf, originating from ancient Egypt, to 18th century French shoes, from 1930s spool heels to the creations of international fashion designers.
February 2016
On Monday 1 February 2016, Paris’ Centre du Luxe et de la Création hosted the prize-giving ceremony for “Les Talents du Luxe et de la Création” awards.
January 2016
A special issue of “Antropologia”, the journal edited by Ugo Fabietti, is being released. The volume, curated by the recently deceased Marinella Carosso and by Simone Ghezzi (University of Milano-Bicocca), also contains four in-depth studies on artisan crafts in Lombardy.
January 2016
The Fair, taking place in the meandering streets of Aosta’s historic centre, is focused on the typical products of regional crafts.
January 2016
A new partnership between Master in Arts Management and Administration (MAMA) by SDA Bocconi and Fondazione Cologni dei Mestieri d'Arte has come into being.
December 2015
Mestieri d'Arte & Design n. 12 the magazine jointly created by Fondazione Cologni dei Mestieri d'Arte and Swan Group, is now out as an attachment to “Arbiter” magazine.
December 2015
After the passing away of “wood poet” Pierluigi Ghianda, the story of his workshop is still going on, as confirmed by Sozzi Arredamenti, the family company and owners of Promemoria trademark, who announced the takeover of historical Bottega Ghianda.
December 2015
The playful initiative “Young collectors and great collections” presented by the circuit of the Collector's Houses Museum in Milan is still going on.
December 2015
Italia su misura is a wonderful journey at the discovery of Italian artisanal excellence through 100 highly selected addresses representing the crown jewels of Italian craftsmanship.
November 2015
Foreigners love Italy! They like it more where it’s more authentic. This is one of the most relevant aspects that emerged from the research “A journey in Italy".
November 2015
"Le mani intelligenti: i mestieri d’arte" (Intelligent Hands: Art Trades) is a cycle of meetings organised by Museo Bagatti Valsecchi along with Fondazione Cologni dei Mestieri d’Arte, and centred on the extraordinary craftsmanship of men and women whose trades have achieved art’s dignity.
October 2015
The exhibition “Alfredo Ravasco. Principe degli orafi” will feature the works of one of the most innovative masters of 20th-century Milanese jewellery.
October 2015
Starting 3 October 2015 up to 10 January 2016, the circuit of House Museums in Milan presents the amusing initiative “Young collectors and great collections”, a playful journey designed for children 5 to 11 years of age
October 2015
Fondazione Cologni is participating in the third edition of “Voce del Verbo Moda”, an event taking place in Turin, Circolo dei lettori, from 22 to 25 October 2015.
October 2015
On the occasion of the 2015 edition of “Prix Liliane Bettencourt pour l'intelligence de la main”, Fondazione Cologni gladly accepted to join the jury of the prestigious award.
October 2015
The second edition of the concert cycle devoted to 20th-century and contemporary sacred music, supported by Associazione NOEMA and Fondazione Cologni dei Mestieri d'Arte.
September 2015
Italian Stories is an online platform directly connecting craftsmen and tourists, who are offered an opportunity to visit and attend workshops inside the ateliers.
September 2015
Fondazione Cologni Award at the XIV Concorso Triennale Internazionale di Liuteria Antonio Stradivari
The “Amilcare Ponchielli” theatre in Cremona hosted the award ceremony of the XIV Concorso Triennale Internazionale di Liuteria Antonio Stradivari.
July 2015
A great success for the conference about restoration promoted by Fondazione Cologni and ICRCPAL
July 2015
Online an e-commerce website dedicated to the excellence of Italian craftsmanship.
July 2015
The Cologni Foundation with great pleasure and interest the invitation of the Civica Scuola di Liuteria of the City of Milan to be part of the examination board for the 2014/2015 final exam.
July 2015
“Il gesto delle mani” realized by young director Francesco Clerici
May 2015
Manifestazione fiorentina ideata per valorizzare gli antichi mestieri.
May 2015
On the occasion of the 56th Biennale d'Arte Contemporanea of Venice, the Cologni Foundation, Open Care – Servizi per l'Arte and Marsilio Editori had the pleasure to present the new book “In opera.
April 2015
On Monday, April 27th 2015 has been presented, the new book of the "Mestieri d'Arte".
April 2015
The historic Lombard cabinet-maker Giuseppe Maggiolini, first designer, has been featured in an exhibition at the Galleria San Fedele in Milan.
April 2015
The Foundation Italia Patria della Bellezza has created from an initiative of Maurizio di Robilant.
March 2015
A series of cultural appointments dedicated to arts & crafts and to the applied arts.
March 2015
The exhibition traces the history of Italian ceramic sculpture from the fifties to the present.
February 2015
A unique exhibition of over 3.000 buttons realized to embellish evening dresses or suits, with jewel trim.
February 2015
Internships of 2014 edition of the project “Una Scuola, un Lavoro. Percorsi di Eccellenza”.
January 2015
A small balloon, covered by 1000 egg shells, hand-painted by children of primary schools during workshops-lessons.
January 2015
Open Care – Servizi per l’Arte and the Cologni Foundation will participate in the 2015 edition of Arte Fiera Bologna, the International Fair of Modern and Contemporary Art.
December 2014
The first Museum in Europe and one of the few in the world exclusively dedicated to jewellery and the goldsmith’s art will officially open.
December 2014
Presentation of the book "La regola del talento" (The code of talent).
December 2014
Presentation of the book "La regola del talento" (The code of talent).
December 2014
The exhibition dedicated to Mario and Gianmaria Buccellati, two of the most important names of the goldsmith international scene.
December 2014
The first exhibition halls present works from Fontainbleau Chinese Museum.
December 2014
100 Internships for 100 Young Craftsmen: edition 2014/2015
November 2014
The "Sommet du Luxe et de la Création" organised by the Centre du Luxe et de la Création of Paris.
November 2014
"Il valore del mestiere" (The value of the craft), conference curated by the Cologni Foundation, in collaboration with CReSV of Bocconi University.
November 2014
The event is curated by the Cologni Foundation for the Métiers d'Art.
November 2014
The exhibition is a journey into the Renaissance atelier of Antonio Pollaiolo with his masterpieces.
November 2014
Le Stanze del Vetro and Fondazione Giorgio Cini, offers the very first insight into the works of the de Santillana siblings.
October 2014
An open day focused on the Schools of excellence and on the Métiers d'Art.
October 2014
An open meeting day focused on the Schools of excellence and on the Métiers d'Art.
October 2014
A collection of theatrical costumes, curated by the Director of GASC Angela Bonomi.
October 2014
Rare 35mm negatives that constitute the first example of "family movies".
September 2014
Exhibition curated by Antonella Soldaini and Elena Tettamanti.
September 2014
Nostalgia no, yes future. Qualification of the italian Métiers d'Art
September 2014
The Biennale is one of the most important appointments in the world for art and antiques.
September 2014
The exhibition presenting the works of twenty-two craftswomen who developed their professional skills in Italy and still work here.
September 2014
Viart e Fondazione Villa Fabris, Centro Europeo per i Mestieri del Patrimonio.
September 2014
The first european CASA LOEWE finally opens in Milan, in the beautiful location of Via Montenapoleone 21.
July 2014
An interview to Alberto Cavalli, Director of the Cologni Foundation for the Métiers d'Art.
June 2014
The initiative promoted by Symbola, Foundation for Italian Qualities.
June 2014
A conference to commemorate the fashion historian Grazietta Butazzi.
June 2014
A round table dedicated to the protection and communication on the ancient profession of the upholsterer will take place.
June 2014
“The rule of talent: a working hypothesis”
May 2014
Restoration, history, symbols of the “Tiger Carpet” of the Poldi Pezzoli Museum.
May 2014
Presentation of the book “La regola del talento” Mestieri d’arte e Scuole italiane d’eccellenza” (The code of talent)
May 2014
The second edition of the Festival dell'Ascensione curated by Associazione NOEMA under the aegis of the Municipality of Milan.
May 2014
If the Made in Italy doesn't go on the web, then the web goes in the territories of the Made in Italy.
May 2014
Exhibition in Geneva dedicated to the history of horological adornments.
April 2014
For two consecutive weekends it will be possible to visit the workshops and laboratories of artistic craftsmen in the historical disctrict known as the “Cinque vie”.
April 2014
An installation of Martino Gamper that involves directly the public.
April 2014
Fantacentrica is an initiative curated by Simone Abbottoni, promoted by Associazione Milano Makers, inside Sharing Design, and under the aegis of the Cologni Foundation and the Mike Bongiorno Foundation.
April 2014
Creating value in the process of learning, transmitting, and renewing craft knowledge.
April 2014
Help us to support top Italian craftsmanship with a simple contribution.
March 2014
An open weekend around the Casa degli Artisti of Corso Garibaldi 89/a in Milan.
March 2014
The first book and directory on schools of artistic crafts professions in Italy
February 2014
Samsung launches Maestros Academy: a digital academy that connects the craftsmen with young people from all over Italy through Samsung devices.
January 2014
The enrollment to the courses of the second semester of this very special school is open.
December 2013
The volume Fare l'automobile (Creating a car) of Mario Favilla and Aldo Agnelli, published by Marsilio Editori in the series Métier d'Art and curated by Cologni Foundation, will be presented at Museo Nazionale dell'Automobile (National Car Museum) of Turin.
December 2013
the Galleria del Costume of Palazzo Pitti in Florence opens its doors to an original exhibition dedicated to the hat.
November 2013
The award ceremony for “Les Talents du Luxe et de la Création”
November 2013
For the upcoming Christmas, Finaest has decided to support a project by MLFM - Movement for the Struggle Against World Starvation.
November 2013
An exhibition and competition at the Museo didattico della Seta.
October 2013
The exhibition dedicated to the great designer Ugo La Pietra.
October 2013
The eleventh edition of Biennale Internazionale del Merletto (International Biennal Exhibition of Lace).
September 2013
“Cremona Mondomusica. International exhibition of handcrafted musical instruments”.
September 2013
The second phase of the project “Una Scuola, un Lavoro. Percorsi di Eccellenza” (A School, a Job. A Path to Excellence).
July 2013
Two Memoranda about the métiers d'art have been recently signed.
July 2013
Fashion and textile collection.
June 2013
An exhibition celebrating the life and work of the famous violin-maker from Cremona Antonio Stradivari.
March 2013
La Fondazione Cologni dei Mestieri d'Arte ha patrocinato la mostra “Bla Bla Milano Makers”.
February 2013
Applications.
January 2013
“In q… alla pentola. Il cuoco che non c'è” is a cycle of lectures organized by professor Nicola Salvatore
September 2012
Winners
June 2012
The winners of the 2012 edition of the Liliane Bettancourt award for the Intelligence of the Hand.
May 2012
Pietro Vergani and Città Nascosta Milano Association are the winners.
December 2011
An open-day and exhibition of the final projects of the students of the master courses in Design, Fashion Design, Accessories Design, Fashion Management and Interaction Design.
December 2011
In the Exhibition Hall of the Ex-Franciscan Convent "Colle di Costa" in Labro.
December 2011
Born from the editorial collaboration between the Cologni Foundation and Swan Group, is now available for the public.
December 2011
Una realtà assolutamente unica al mondo che espone la più significativa collezione di sculture del Bambino Gesù.
December 2011
William Curley sets world record with Amedei's chocolate egg.
December 2011
The cover of the special fashion issue to an excellence of the Italian métier d'art: the embroiderer Pino Grasso.
October 2011
The meeting will try to present the activities promoted by the Association and in the meanwhile considering the prospects for the artistic craft professions in relation to the territory.
September 2011
Presentation of the book at Bassano del Grappa.
September 2011
The Sartoria San Vittore presents the Fall/Winter collection 2011/12.
September 2011
Dedicated to goldsmiths' art and artistic crafts professions, will be unveiled.
August 2011
IV edition of ArTò – Artistic craft professions Trade Fair.
June 2011
The Beauty of the future. Culture, innovation, quality and territories.
June 2011
Presentation of the new volume at the Festival Armonia – Proposte per il benessere (Harmony - Proposals for Wellness)
June 2011
Pre-enrolments for courses by Vetroricerca Glas&Modern are now open.
May 2011
The third edition of Artigianato d'Eccellenza (Excellent Craftsmanship).
May 2011
One of the exhibitions organized in the context of the Festival of Contemporary Art in Faenza.
May 2011
Toscana, Abruzzo, Liguria, Lazio, Molise sign the “International Charter of artistic Craftsmanship”.
April 2011
After the success in the city of Turin, the exhibition "L'unità nella diversa (Unity in diversity)" moves to Milan, in the context of the initiatives of Fuori Salone.
March 2011
The Exhibition dedicated to the art of Restoration and Conservation of the Cultural and Environmental Heritage.
March 2011
Five the Italian talents, presented and promoted by the Cologni Foundation, that have reached the final selection.
March 2011
Ugo La Pietra presents "L'unità nella diversa (Unity in diversity)", a project dedicated to the specific and iconic features of each Italian Region.
March 2011
The most important fair dedicated to liturgical and ecclesiastical objects and pieces of furniture.
March 2011
The routes of Tuscan fine craftsmanship realized by ARTour.
February 2011
150 woman's garments, jewels and beautifully realized pieces from Middle East are shown in an exhibition in Paris.
December 2010
Fortepiano is a great trade fair of Luthery, that houses artisans, dealers, record labels and publishers.
December 2010
On the occasion of the 30th anniversary of Naba, the New Academy of Fine Arts established in Milan in 1980, the project "Learning machines.
December 2010
A Contemporary Guide to the Italian Hand Making Ability.
December 2010
It displays the works by Fernando Bayona, an ex-student of Master in Photography and Visual Design of NABA (Nuova Accademia di Belle Arti).
December 2010
La Triennale Museum in Milan, presents forty prototype-jewels dedicated to the city of Milan.
December 2010
Costume jewelry from a Turin collection.
November 2010
In Florence workshops about wooden inlay and weaving dedicated to adults and children
November 2010
Selections are open for the European Master Class about Metiérs d'Art.
October 2010
An exhibition by Claudia Scarsella at the Barbara Frigerio Gallery.
October 2010
Courses for the knowledge and valorization of the ancient and modern book.
September 2010
The Carte award aims at the promotion and acknowledgement of the fundamental role (both int erms of economy and culture) held by paper in Italy.
September 2010
The Cologni Foundation for Artistic Crafts Profession will take part in the " Festival of Crafts, Creativity and Innovation".
June 2010
In Bovey Tracey, a small town in Devon, will take place the Contemporary Craft Fair 2010.
June 2010
Opens the enrolment to the Eight Edition of the Master of Arts in Design.
May 2010
Round tables about Italian Cuisine and the challenge of the development.
April 2010
An intense exhibition of photos, between images and words.
March 2010
Symbola, Foundation for the Italian quality, and Comieco present the Carte award 2010: a national contest dedicated to paper and to its usages.
March 2010
The work of one of the protagonist of the famous “School of Padua”.
March 2010
Cristalplant design contest 2010 and Dressed Stone 2010, classic and new materials to be molded.
February 2010
Third edition of the prestigious Salon organized by the Rotary Club Comines-Europe.
February 2010
Create in Ile-de-France a pole dedicated to the most excellent creations.
January 2010
An exhibition about three centuries of History of the Carlo Colla e Figli puppets company.
January 2010
Spazio-Laboratorio NIBE starts the new year with "Ceramic Jewels".
January 2010
Approach and promote the unique heritage of beauty, creativity and know-how typical of the Florentine culture and tradition.
January 2010
The successful exhibition "The Medici - The Renaissance in the paper" continues through April in the Musée du Cinquantenaire, in Brussels.
October 2009
A competition to expose at Macef, dedicated to young artisans and designers.
June 2009
For young artists - International competition of contemporary ceramic art 2009.