Flower arrangement designer Emy Pettini received the Promoter’s Committee Award for the most beautiful stand, winning a free stand for the next edition in 2014.
In second place was Crizu Folded Books – Barely Necessary Papers with sculptures and jewellery made from old books, and in third place the creator of eccentric head ornaments Georgine Glaenzer.
The Councillor for Economic Development of the City of Florence, Sara Biagiotti, awarded prizes to the winning craftsmen of the ‘Competition for the creation of the Official Gifts of the City of Florence’:
Bottega Orafa Penko, Paolo Bruscoli, Fondazione Arte della Seta Lisio, La Scagliola di Fabiola Lunghetti and Paola Stacciali. A Special Mention by the jury was awarded to Duccio Banchi, Alessandro Dari and Tommaso Pestelli.
The Perseo – Banca CR Firenze Prize for the exhibitor most appreciated by the public was awarded to the young Florentine stylists of Dandelion, who transform antique lace, macramé, bobbin embroidery, tatting and needlework into very light and impalpable contemporary creations such as earrings and bracelets.
Special thanks to the Ente Cassa di Risparmio di Firenze for always being at our side, to the Associazione OmA and to the Banca CR Firenze.
The opening days of the 19th edition of ARTIGIANATO E PALAZZO – the by now customary appointment with the mastery of over 80 Italian and foreign master craftsmen invited by Neri Torrigiani and Giorgiana Corsini to the splendid 17th-century garden of Palazzo Corsini in Florence designed by Gherardo Silvani – became four. The event, in fact, took place from Thursday 16 to Sunday 19 May 2013, with the novelty of two extraordinary evening openings until 10.30 p.m. on Friday 17 and Saturday 18, two further opportunities to enjoy the garden also in the magical light of sunset and to admire the gestures and artefacts that the craftsmen create with meticulous and elegant movements, taking care of every detail, under the attentive and curious gaze of a large and affectionate public.
Many initiatives were organised during the days of the exhibition among the flowery avenues and the sumptuous lemon houses of the Corsini Garden: exhibitions, meetings and book presentations, to once again promote and spread the Italian tradition of handmade products and the quality of ancient crafts around the world, continuing the spirit that has animated the creators of ARTIGIANATO E PALAZZO Giorgiana Corsini and Neri Torrigiani for almost twenty years.