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From this shop, "di terra e di fuoco", in via del Quattro Aprile in Palermo, even Mick Jagger passed. It is the most beautiful memory to date of Lavinia Sposito, who spends her days here working on the terracotta and turning it into splendid ceramic works.
From this shop, "di terra e di fuoco", in via del Quattro Aprile in Palermo, even Mick Jagger passed. It is the most beautiful memory to date of Lavinia Sposito, who spends her days here working on the terracotta and turning it into splendid ceramic works.
Shaping clay, bending steel, defining bodies between the borders of black and white: these are just some of the processes by which Yama Art becomes a place of art and encounter. Place of meditation, of a happy to meet inside and outside. Now we enter the world of Maia
In Terranova da Sibari, a village in the upper Cosentino region, nestled on a pleasant hill, we encounter Vittoria Pignataro, the owner of the Arca di Noè (Noah’s Ark) business. Welcomed with great kindness and grace, we are transported into her enchanted realm—a place of art, passion, and imagination
Diletta is an artisan who uses ceramics to create unique pieces for furniture and kitchens and in her Opificio, in Pontedera, she also holds a workshop active all year round: from September to June. Working with clay, she tells us, is a therapeutic activity that offers the possibility of giving life to something that does not exist: something that is conceived, requested, personalized
A doorway, then a grand staircase and finally an expanse of vases, plates, cups, trays. We are in a narrow street in the heart of Bergamo, at Claylab, Luca Pedone's ceramics workshop. In this space, Luca is mainly dedicated to functional ceramics, applying the magic of the unique handmade piece to everyday utensils for home and restaurants.
Today your Italian Bees bees are located in Grottaglie, in the province of Taranto. It is a place known for the production of artistic ceramics, which attract thousands of tourists from all over Italy and abroad every year. The first workshop that decided to explore our bees was that of Annamaria Quaranta, who came from a family of ceramists well known in the village.
A thirty-year history, two generations of artisans who together create small masterpieces every day. The Fulvi family has been working with ceramics for three decades and specializes in the customization of traditional Abruzzo objects, such as bells, a gift of good luck and a symbol of protection for travelers.
The one created by Fiorella Carone and Gabriele Giustiniani with their daughter Giulia is much more than a family: it is a solid business that ranges at three hundred and sixty degrees in the world of ceramics. The workshop in Via Bruno Buozzi, in the center of Genzano di Roma, was created by Fiorella and Gabriele more than twenty-five years ago and does not cease to be an evolving creature.
In the heart of the historic center of Naples, there is the "Mac" ceramics workshop where Marina and Antimo create colorful artifacts, work the potter's wheel and collaborate with other artisans to keep the oldest aspects of this profession alive.
Handicrafts in Campania are one of the prides of the region. In Cava de' Tirreni, a few steps from that pearl known all over the world that is the Amalfi Coast, a laboratory is born that spreads art as soon as you cross the door of the laboratory. To welcome us there is Pierfrancesco Solimene, owner of Solimene Art, who is carrying on the passion for art that is a real family tradition.
The artistic ceramics of the lake are made by Mrs. Katia Agatis, owner of the laboratory and the "Sea Lab" shop located in Pallanza (Verbania). Handmade creations come in different genres, shapes and colors.
Ceramiche IMA is located in Montelupo Fiorentino, a small town on the outskirts of Florence. Its history is strongly linked to the processing of ceramics, which is established in the techniques and in the diffusion of the Tuscan majolica style between 1400 and 1530.
Earth and fire: it is from their encounter that ceramics are born. In Torre de' Roveri, not far from Bergamo, earth and fire meet through the expert hands of Rossana Brambilla, a ceramist with a great passion for artistic research. In his bright workshop he offers pottery courses and creates unique objects made of "earth, hands, fire", between experimentation and ancient techniques.
"L'arte perfetta" (The perfect art) of Cecilia Ariaudo and Paola and Simona Cenciarelli in Rome is anything but a dark and silent workshop. Once inside, you come across a real kaleidoscope: there are white porcelains waiting of be decorated, the color samples and tables, a large exhibition and a large laboratory, also well decorated and illuminated.
Giuseppe Liberati is an outsider of Abruzzo ceramics. With his feet in tradition and his head in innovation, he has been able to distinguish himself from other artisans for his stubbornness and originality.
Elegant and familiar, modern and traditional, trendy and original. These definitions, although in contrast with each other, are representative of the dual soul of Arago Design, a physical and ideal place, where design research meets tradition to create unique pieces of craftsmanship.
The historic Milanese workshop of "Il Meneghello" has dedicated its study and all its activity to the art of tarot, often overlooked for their supposed divinatory function. Between prints, ancient bouquets and sketches, the artists have always been fascinated by this universe of alchemical knowledge and ancient esoteric currents. Cristina Dorsini welcomes us and tells us a little of the history of this evocative and engaging universe.
There were three friends at the bar - Eugenio, Michele and Alessio - who didn’t want to change the world, but wanted to make a brewery and they called it Ballarak. Named after the most famous district of Palermo in the world, place of market, cries voices and ideas. This is how the history of a company of excellence in Sicily can be summed up, which has at the same time become a place for the production of craft beers
My name is Angelo Bocchieri and I am a Shoemaker. I am part of a shoemaker family: my grandfather was a shoemaker, my father was a shoemaker too and my mother was a watchmaker.
In via Giulio Dolcetta 12 in Cagliari, a small unique reality appears in the Sardinian craft beer market: Scialandrone Beer. Scialandrone is an independent brewery that has been combining malts and hops since 2014.
A few years ago, in the heart of Parma, unusual Sanpietrini stones began to appear, made with colored tesserine by Fornasari Mosaici. These represent the activities they are facing: a cup for a bar, two hands holding an open book in front of a bookstore, a pair of glasses in front of a lens... These works are made by Giuseppe Fornasari who has his workshop located in the historic center of the city of Emilia, where small and large mosaics are born and courses are held to transmit this ancient art.
Cairano is a village in Irpinia d'Oriente that stands on the concave slope of a cliff with a very characteristic shape. From a distance, it looks like a green wave ready to crash against the clouds. To reverse the trend, investing in a quality company, Francescantonio Colicchio and Francesco Cataldo, respectively master brewer and sales and logistics manager of the Skapte craft microbrewery, took care of it.
Il Presidente di F.Agr.I., Gianfranco Grieci, incontra Amine Laghidi, Esperto internazionale e presidente di diverse organizzazioni e comitati marocchini, africani e internazionali
An Indiana Jones with the same passion for archaeology, but associated with honey. Could be called so Carlo Amodeo, responsible and founder of the homonymous company of beekeeping in Madonna Diana district, a hill overlooking the high Termini Imerese and where you can admire the entire gulf of Palermo.
A long tradition, that of Ambrogio and Giovanni Folonari, who carry on with professionalism and passion wine activities in Chianti, Montalcino, Montepulciano, Bolgheri and Maremma. The wines produced reflect the values of the Folonari philosophy: elegance, identity and link with the territory.
Michel Eggimann, a Swiss naturalized Italian master luthier, works in a tiny workshop near Campo dei Fiori, in the historic Parione district of Rome. But don't let the size deceive you: violins and violas were born here and have traveled around the world, and certainly not on secondary stages. Eggimann has worked for internationally renowned musicians such as Uto Ughi and Augustin Hadelich, among others.
There is a figure of a tutelary number in Palermo, complementary to that of Santa Rosalia. It is the Genius of Palermo, depicted as a mature man with a split beard, crowned and embraced by a snake that feeds on his chest. The Beer of the Genius is dedicated to this mythological figure, produced in the eponymous brewery in the heart of the Bonagia district.
Today the Bees are back in Genoa, the city of the Lantern. Here people are attracted with the scent and taste of a good pesto di Pesto per Amore, which is a delight to be enjoyed, both for the Genoese and for the many tourists who discover the city. Pesto means Liguria, like the company that today we are going to discover, a reality that speaks of love for this land, '' Pesto for Love', where waiting for us is Paolo Silvestri who tells us about his activity.
Alessandra Botto is an explosion. But an explosion in its positive sense: a combination of energy, creativity, courage and intuition. A play on words that finds the perfect combination in her brand. Have you ever wanted to have a bag that, when needed, becomes a backpack, or vice versa?
Giuseppe Liberati is an outsider of Abruzzo ceramics. With his feet in tradition and his head in innovation, he has been able to distinguish himself from other artisans for his stubbornness and originality.
For almost fifty years, Francesco Miatto and his wife Marilena Potente have been producing and selling unique bags in fine materials. Each bag is born from an original idea, made in unique, signed and numbered pieces. These are guaranteed for originality, quality of materials and exclusively handcrafted workmanship.
Antonella and Clorinda's hands never stop, between a story and an anecdote, as soon as they can they go back behind the counter of their workshop to pick up needle and thread, as if sewing and creating were a necessity, as well as a job.
The one created by Fiorella Carone and Gabriele Giustiniani with their daughter Giulia is much more than a family: it is a solid business that ranges at three hundred and sixty degrees in the world of ceramics. The workshop in Via Bruno Buozzi, in the center of Genzano di Roma, was created by Fiorella and Gabriele more than twenty-five years ago and does not cease to be an evolving creature.
In the heart of Upper Piedmont, on the banks of the picturesque Lake Orta, an excellence of Italian artisan chocolate is born: Audere. Diego told us the story of Audere, their production philosophy and future projects that continue to innovate the world of handmade chocolate (and not only).
We are in Sardinia, in a small medieval village where the capital of textile craftsmanship stands. Here resides the last guardian in the world of an ancient knowledge: Sardinian embroidery. Maria Luisa Frongia lives in Samugheo and carries with her the tradition and expertise for creating timeless embroidered works