2023 edition
2023 edition
Acknowledgements
Fiorino d’Oro della Città di Firenze
MAM Prize (Maestro d’Arte e Mestiere) Supporter of Artistic Trades
Ministero delle Imprese e del Made in Italy
Soprintendenza Archeologia, Belle Arti e Paesaggio per la città metropolitana di Firenze e le province di Pistoia e Prato
Tuscany Region
Metropolitan City of Florence
Municipality of Florence
ADI Toscana
WCCE World Crafts Council Europe
ADSI Association Dimore Storiche Italiane
Associazione Giardino Corsini
Under the aegis of the

XXIX edition
ARTIGIANATO E PALAZZO will once again bring to life the Corsini Garden in Florence, offering a new visual narrative that reveals different perspectives of craftsmanship through the dialogue of three major projects. These projects will feature a trio of outstanding figures, providing an opportunity for young people to delve into and engage with various aspects of high craftsmanship, emphasizing its value and innovative capabilities.
Métiers d'Excellence LVMH
The great attention towards young people is sanctioned by the presence for the first time in the Exhibition and the debut of the collaboration with Métiers d’Excellence LVMH,a LVMH Group program born in 2021 with the aim of transmitting, enhancing, revealing the extraordinary heritage of crafts of excellence in the desire to attract a new generation and to recruit the best talents, to bring out a vocation and a passion in them so as to be able to carry on the great tradition of savoir-faire crafts.
Thanks to the agreement signed with ARTIGIANATO E PALAZZO, this year all young people under 25 will have free access to the Corsini Garden during the Exhibition days and will be able to discover all the aspects of artisan creations by taking part in the large and small workshops offered by the many maisons headed by the LVMH Group in the dedicated spaces at the sides of the central avenue of the Corsini Garden.
Métiers d'Excellence LVMH
“Materia e Virtuosismo”
Collective exhibiotin promoted by Artex - Centro per l’Artigianato Artistico e Tradizionale della Toscana
The collective exhibition “Materia e Virtuosismo” created as part of the project Galleria dell’Artigianato which has presented themes and interpreters of Tuscan excellence in Italy and abroad since 2005 and whose scientific curator has been Jean Blanchaert
For this edition of ARTIGIANATO E PALAZZO, which takes place in the European Year of Skills instituted by the European Commission, objects made thanks to the best technical and creative skills that the Tuscan territory can express will be staged in the “Focus” space. The excellence of craftsmanship becomes true virtuosity, declined in the various materials and processing techniques.
The exhibition aims to show, enhance, make known and admired the exceptional levels that experience and technique achieve when they generate true masterpieces, which arouse the desire to be safeguarded by present and future generations to continue to be admired over time. The symbol of man’s infinite creative capacities, and of his desire to know and challenge the limits of matter.
“Materia e Virtuosismo”
“La Grande Bellezza by Starhotels”
in collaboration of OMA - Associazione Osservatorio dei Mestieri d’Arte Fondazione Cologni dei Mestieri d’Arte and Gruppo Editoriale
Starhotels will bring to the Limonaia Grandi Maestri in the Corsini Garden “La Grande Bellezza – The Dream Factory”, the contemporary patronage project promoted by the Florentine hotel group for enhancing superior Italian craftsmanship. The creations signed by designer Sara Ricciardi, born from the virtuous contamination between craftsmanship and hospitality of excellence will be on display: the fascinating blown glass collection for the Cloris table composing an evocative Spring table which showcases plates, goblets, flower vases, candle holders and cake stands by the Treviso-based company Vetrarti, known for its production of high-quality Murano glass. The precious linen tablecloth embroidered with multi-coloured petals made by Tessilarte, a historic Florentine company of fine linens for the home, completes and enhances the beauty of the creations. To this the Phoenix fragrance diffuser is added, a sculpture-item created for the 40th anniversary of Starhotels which recalls the Arabian Phoenix and symbolises the continuous renewal of artistic inspiration and beauty. The Maison of perfumes from Turin Diletta Tonatto, the historic Murano furnace Mian and Milan’s metal workshop Silver Tre were involved in its creation.
“La Grande Bellezza by Starhotels”
“L’artigianato che unisce, l’artigianato che include”
2023 SOCIAL PROJECT
The attention towards social issues by ARTIGIANATO E PALAZZO continues and thanks to the support of the Otto per Mille della Chiesa Valdesewill welcome five social cooperatives to the Exhibition – gathered in the Atrium of Palazzo Corsini – where youngsters with various disabilities will be able to exhibit and sell their creations and involve the public with live workshops and demonstrations. The Cooperatives in the Exhibition will be: Trisomia 21, accessories and objects made with various techniques by youngsters with Down syndrome. Made in Sipario, a crafts workshop where disabled “special artists” work decorating paper, ceramic, wood and fabric by hand for shopping bags, tableware and household items. Laboratorio Zanzara, innovative graphic art decorations made by youngsters with mental disabilities aided by a team of professionals from the fields of visual communication, design and art. Ulisse Piedelibero, a workshop where abandoned bicycles from the Municipal Depository are given a new life: repaired and restored by inmates in the workshops of the Florentine prison and put back into circulation; but also a training laboratory for young mechanics aimed at youngsters from the Juvenile Institute. GURI I ZI an ethical brand of handcrafted fabrics for the table and the home, made on a loom as part of the women’s textile micro-enterprise project in Northern Albania launched in 2006 to improve the lives of women, of their families and of the entire community that today provides work and dignity to more than 40 people.
The initiative is part of the project “L’artigianato che unisce, l’artigianato che include” promoted by Associazione Giardino Corsini in order to foster synergies among those who have chosen craftsmanship as an opportunity for inclusion, through training courses, meetings and actions to market and promote their skills and jobs.
Part of this project is a program of “conversations” and themed meetings on the relationship between artistic form/disability andcraftsmanship as a form of social inclusion, which will be organized during the three days of the exhibition to launch a call for investment in training and promotion of craftwork for the start of a project to enter the world of work.
“BLOGS & CRAFTS Europe”
The special competition “ BLOGS & CRAFTS” aimed at under 35 craftspeople and at young influencers and talents has reached its 10th edition Launched by ARTIGIANATO E PALAZZO in 2014 it aims to involve the new generations who, with their vision turned towards innovation, bring a fundamental contribution in the changes to the artisan sector. The hope is to be able to host more and more young people and, with their presence in the Scuderie di Palazzo Corsini – the exclusive area in the Exhibition dedicated to them – to make visitors understand that craftsmanship is a concrete reality for young people. The contest goes beyond national borders and is open up to Europe, thanks to the collaboration with the World Crafts Council Europe. Collaboration is renewed with the Fondazione Ferragamo which organizes a private visit for participants to the Salvatore Ferragamo Archives, guardian of the company’s tradition and the craftsmanship so dear to its founder. Influencers tasked with live blogging the Exhibition on their social channels, invited to Florence guests of Starhotels
"Crafts" winner
PAPIER MÂCHÉ
LE BOMBOLINE – Roseto degli Abruzzi (TE)
CERAMICS
MARGHERITA POZZALI – Stockholm (Svezia)
SANDRA LARA SCHAFFNER – San Casciano in Val di Pesa (FI)
ELOGRAPHY
MARIE LEVOYET – Sèvres (Francia)
HARDSTONE MARQUETRY
ATELIER TERRE – Firenze
WOOD INLAY
NINO MISRIASHVILI – Dusheti (Georgia)
GOLDSMITH
ATELIER OBJECTORA – Bratislava (Slovakia)
MARK NEWMAN – Dublin (Irlanda)
FRAGRANCES
FILIPPO ZANINI – Montale (PT)
TEXTILE RESTORATION
FESTINA LENTE STUDIO – Bobbio (PC)
EMBROIDERY
BIANCA HODSELLE SANNOLO – Firenze
CARPETS AND CUSHIONS
YAYOLAB – Prato
TERRACOTTA
DANIELE GIANNETTI – Firenze
“CUCINA ALL’OPERA: LA LIRICA A RICETTE DI FAMIGLIA”
The 10th edition of “Ricette di Famiglia”, curated by food and wine journalist Annamaria Tossani, will be dedicated to the union of gastronomic culture and lyricism.
Special guests, leading performers of our time, will be soprano Rajna Kabaivanska, Superintendent of the Arena di Verona Foundation as well as soprano Cecilia Gasdia, mezzo-soprano Eufemia Tufano, and baritone Vito Priante.
The three daily event will take place at 6 p.m. in the “Giardinetto delle Rose”, creating a theatrical atmosphere thanks to the setup by Fornasetti with the “Teatro” wallpaper by Cole & Son, along with live and recorded performances of lyrical pieces.
The audience will have the opportunity to witness live cooking of the recipes prepared on a professional Inox Metal kitchen by the chefs from Università della Cucina Italiana, directed by Guido Mori. The university offers various educational paths in the field of Culinary Arts and Sciences, Bakery and Pastry Arts, and Food and Wine Journalism.
“ABBRACCIA LALOGGIA DEL BUONTALENTI”
2023 FUNDRAISING CAMPAIGN
The new fundraising campaign will contribute to the restoration of the monumental Buontalenti Loggia at Palazzo Corsini in Florence that Bernardo Buontalenti built in 1591 along with the complex hydraulic system to conduct water to the fountains in the Renaissance Garden.
As per the project already approved by the Superintendency, diagnostic surveys are underway prior to commencement of the restoration and conservative work on the Loggia, the Fountain and the overhead terrace.
Once work has been completed, the Corsini Garden will be accessible free-of-charge to the public as per the indications set out in an agreement to be stipulated at a later date with the relevant bodies.
To support of the “Abbraccia la Loggia del Buontalenti” campaign, the organisers have called on the Anglo-Norwegian artist Magnus Gjoen who will create a limited, collectible series of “snowballs“(Ø cm 10) inspired by late Renaissance and Baroque styles.
Exhibitors 2023
Accessories
CRAZY ABOUT OLIVES
Roma
olivia@crazyaboutolives.com
MARGARITA OZEROVA VESTITI D’ARTE
Milano
www.margaritaozerova.com
High gastronomy
DANIELI IL FORNO DELLE PUGLIE
Bitonto (BA)
www.ilfornodellepuglie.it
DE GUSTIBUS
Siculiana (AG)
www.degustibuspiro.it
GELATERIA PASTICCERIA BADIANI
Firenze
www.gelateriabadiani.it
HERAIA
Barrafranca (EN)
www.heraia.it
PROCACCI 1885
Firenze
www.procacci1885.it
UNIVERSITÀ DELLA CUCINA ITALIANA
Firenze
www.universitacucinaitaliana.it
Bicyles
ULISSE
Cooperativa Sociale
Firenze
www.cooperativaulisse.it
Jewellery
DBETTA
Roma
www.dbetta.com
ANNA DELLA TORRE
Firenze
www.annadellatorrejewels.com
VINCENZO SPANÒ
Scandicci (FI)
www.vincenzospano.com
Ceramics
CATHERINE AZOULAI CÉRAMIQUE
Tours (Francia)
www.catherineazoulai.com
Chiselling
MICHELE GARBIN
Laveno Mombello (VA)
www.michelegarbin.it
Coral
ALESSIO SORRENTINO
Torre del Greco (NA)
www.alessiosorrentino.it
Decoration
MASSIMILANO GUERRISI
Firenze
cadutamassi00@gmail.com
LABORATORIO ZANZARA
Torino
www.laboratoriozanzara.it
Design
COSIMO DE VITA
Firenze
www.cosimodevita.com
Discs
DISCHI FENICE
Firenze
www.dischifenice.it
Felt and Weaving
IL LABORATORIO DI PATRIZIA
Filottrano (AN)
www.illaboratoriodipatrizia.com
Wood inlay
BIAGIO BARILE
Sorrento (NA)
www.barileintarsiosorrento.com
Lamps
TRIXI BULLA
Busto Arsizio (VA)
trixibulla@gmail.com
Bookbindery
GIULIO GIANNINI E FIGLIO
Florence
www.giuliogiannini.com
Wood
ANITYA
Bagno a Ripoli (FI)
anityaweb.wordpress.com
Bookstore
LIBRERIA BRAC
Firenze
www.libreriabrac.net
Mosaic
FRATELLI TRAVERSARI
Firenze
www.traversarimosaici.it
Eyewear
OFFICINE MARIOTTI
Ghezzano (PI)
www.adessentiam.com
Art objects
ASSOCIAZIONE TRISOMIA 21
Firenze
www.at21.it
MADE IN SIPARIO
Firenze
www.madeinsipario.com
TA-DAAN
www.ta-daan.com
Goldsmith
A THOUSAND JOYS
Firenze
www.athousandjoysjewelry.com
DÖRTHE LÜTKEMEYER SCHMUCKDESIGN
Montespertoli (FI)
www.schmuck.studio
GIOIELLI DONATI
Montebelluna (TV)
www.gioiellidonati.it
GIULIA SORVILLO
Anagni (FR)
www.giuliasorvillodiserino.com
OLIVA MONTESI
Milano
www.oliva-art.com
PENKO BOTTEGA ORAFA
Firenze
www.paolopenko.com
Leather
CELLERINI FLORENCE
Firenze
www.cellerini.it
Feathers
N. MAZZANTI
Firenze
www.mazzantipiume.it
Duvet
DANIMARCA – PIUMINI DANESI
Firenze
www.piuminidanesi.com
Porcelain
JHA
Firenze
www.jhaporcelain.com
STEFANIA ZAGLI
Scandicci (FI)
www.stefaniazagli.it
Fragrances
ANTICA SPEZIERIA SANTA MARIA DELLA NEVE
Pratovecchio Stia (AR)
shop.monasterodomenicane.org
DOLOMITE OFFICINALI
Feltre (BL)
www.dolomite.bio
Recycling
MANI IN COCCIO
Firenze
www.maniincoccio.com
Restoration and Conservation of Cultural Heritage
BOTTEGA D’ARTE GYPSEA
Gubbio (PG)
www.gypsea.com
Textile Restoration
LISA VENEROSI PESCIOLINI
Firenze
www.lisavenerosipesciolini.com
Embroidery
ARTE RICAMI MACCHI
Pisa
macchim24@gmail.com
LE RICAMATRICI DI BARBERINO TAVERNELLE
Tavarnelle Val di Pesa (FI)
www.barberinotavarnelle.it
Soaps
OFFICINA DEI SAPONI
Poggio a Caiano (PO)
www.officinadeisaponi.it
Tailoring
ANGELA PIGIAMI E DINTORNI
Monza (MB)
www.angelapigiamiedintorni.com
LABORATORIO D’ARTE DEL TEATRO DELLA PERGOLA
Firenze
www.teatrodellatoscana.it
L’ARMADIO DELLA LEDA
Firenze
www.lostilediarianna.com
ALBERTA FLORENCE
Florence/Milan
www.albertaflorence.com
Scagliola
BIANCO BIANCHI
Pontassieve (FI)
www.biancobianchi.com
Kids Bespoke Shoes
BETINA YANG
Firenze
by.betinayang@gmail.com
Boxes
DANIEL GALLIGANI
Tessennano (VT)
daniel.galligani@icloud.com
Sculpture
BENVENUTO SABA
Camaiore (LU)
www.benvenutosaba.it
Art prints
L’IPPOGRIFO STAMPE D’ARTE
Firenze
www.ippogrifostampedarte.com
Upholstery
TAPPEZZERIA MAZZONI
Firenze
www.tappezzeriamazzoni.it
Textiles
CARPE DIEM HAND MARBLING
Forte dei Marmi (LU)
carpediemhandmarbling.wordpress.com
CATHARINA MENDE
Berlin (Germania)
www.catharinamende.com
GURI I ZI
Milano
www.guriizi.com
LA ROBBIA
Atzara (NU)
www.larobbia.it
LETTERA D
Pescara
www.letterad.com
OZIO PICCOLO STUDIO TESSILE
Certaldo (FI)
www.oziopiccolostudiotessile.it
Wood Turning
WUOLTER’S WOOD TURNING
Bacchereto (PO)
www.walterwoodturning.it
Plant nursery
VIVAI BELFIORE
Lastra a Signa (FI)
www.vivaibelfiore.it
Wicker and Straw
GIOTTO SCARAMELLI
Scandicci (FI)
giottoscaramelli@libero.it
Xylography
MARIAELISA LEBORONI
Perugia
www.xilocart.it
