Colors, meanings, functionality, traditions: terracotta crockery once used in the home and kitchen hides a world of techniques, skills, rules…
Cameos, precious jewels whose charm never wanes, are now one of the most prestigious craft expressions of Italy, particularly Campania….
Rare and uniquely fascinating, natural pearls give the wearer a special radiance and undisputed class. Unlike gemstones, natural pearls, are…
Twigs of olive, broom and elm trees, but especially wicker and reeds, are the most commonly used weaving materials for…
Technically speaking, majolica is everything in the ceramic world that is fired at least twice. The object, which will then…
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.
Let’s talk about techniques from the world of goldsmithing… And among the goldsmithing techniques of tradition there is one that,…
The production of pottery and earthenware requires long and painstaking work on the part of the potter right from the…
Cameos, artistic masterpieces created strictly by hand, require long and patient processing steps. Let us briefly look at them together……
Loom preparation is an extremely complex operation, much more so than the actual ultimate process of weaving and making the product.
Twigs of olive, broom and elm trees, but especially wicker and reeds, are the most commonly used weaving materials for…
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.
