Basic principles for decorative handicraft for men
Gifts for men, these unknown species: a small handbook to make the right choice In the life of a woman, there's always that fatal moment when she needs to buy a gift for a man. Whether it's for a brother, a boyfriend, a husband, a father or for a close friend, her most lively imagination in terms of purchases will crash when it comes to shopping for men. "What shall I buy him?" is the question which a squad of desperate
4 ways to understand handicraft through the eyes of children
There are things which can only be seen or “felt” by children. But to understand these things we need to make ourselves little again and go to find some artisan activities in Prato, Florence and Pistoia. Many are the things that children teach and transmit to adults. The more puzzling thing for an adult to understand is that tenacious trust in the power of imagination, to let yourself fall into the uncontested reign of creativity, breaking away from the moorings of
Wood art in Florence: a 7 centuries long history (part 2)
A dip in the micro-universe of an ancient corporation. Thousand figures, a single passion: to consecrate the wood as a work of art. The earliest records of the guild of carpenters registered at the State Archives of Florence date back to 1290. This was the historical period in which decorative art was more or less spread all over the country; wooden artifacts were embellished with polishing, painted ornaments, inlays of metal and semiprecious stones and with precious applications in gold, bronze