Firenze

Stefano Bacati is a restorer and in his handicraft workshop he creates furnishing objects and decorations of various kinds, according to the styles that most characterised the Florentine Renaissance...

Aure was born from a passion for fabrics and colours. Two collections a year of garments are produced, of which hand-painted garments such as Artwear are unique and special. They are presented with...

We are at the gates with stones! According to the Vocabulary of Contemporary Florentine (Accademia della Crusca): “trovarsi in prossimità di una scadenza, aver pochissimo tempo a disposizione; essere...

The Latin inscription “A MATRE ET FILIA AEQUE DISTO” between Via della Piazzola and Via delle Forbici explains that exactly that point is equidistant from the mother, Fiesole, and the daughter...

A food market in a new open space. Daily

Guido Polloni founded his company in 1919, designing and producing stained glass windows, mosaics and sacred furnishings. With his son-in-law Sergio Papucci, a graduate of the Art Institute of Porta...

In 1947 a small artisan company was founded in Florence, thanks to Vittoria Camerino Martinetti's passion for fabrics. Since 1969, Paola Martinetti has been the creator and designer of the collections...

The Pelletteria Artigiana Viviani is located in Via Guelfa, in the historical centre of Florence. Founded in 1965 by Renato Viviani, it has distinguished itself throughout its history for the elegance...

In 1956, Lucio Enrico Di Nardo, a connoisseur and lover of art objects, started his business as an optician and collector of vintage spectacles. On the strength of their long experience, his...

The workshop of bronzesmith Duccio Banchi is an authentic example of the transmission of the craft. Vasco Cappucini learned the craft of working bronze and metals from master Emilio Ercolani and in...

Il Bronzetto tells a story, that of Florentine master bronze workers capable of combining creativity and high professionalism, the result of long experience and in-depth knowledge of materials and...

Stefano Bemer Srl is a haute couture company that produces handmade shoes and accessories for men of the highest quality. Founded in Florence in 1983 by master shoemaker Stefano Bemer, the company...

Costume designers, lute-makers, tailors and jewellers are just some of the protagonists of this itinerary to discover the performing arts professions in the Florence of theatres. These professional...

The history of Mode Liana began in Florence in 1972 when the parents, Rolando and Liana, decided to take over the company where Rolando had worked for more than twenty-five years, Il Fiore Artigiano...

Vittoria Valzania works for the Historical Re-enactments of the Municipalities of Florence, Pisa, Orvieto and Scannagallo, Rotary Clubs and Banca Mediolanum. She is a lecturer at the Historical...

Fondazione Arte della Seta Lisio carries on the ancient tradition of hand-weaving silk, gold and silver. Our premises are dominated by large hand looms from the late 19th century which, under the...

Caterina dei Medici , bride of Henry II King of France, was a woman who loved luxury and refinement, and at the French court she made it customary to use perfume for the person and for rooms, a...

The relationship of craftsmen's trades with the architecture of the city of Florence has always been inseparable and symbiotic. With this itinerary dedicated to the Stones of Florence, we intend to...

"The district of Sanfrediano is on the other side of the Arno, it is that large heap of houses between the left bank of the river, the Carmine Church and the slopes of Bellosguardo; from above...

A magnificent architectural structure on the right side of Piazza della Signoria, adjacent to the Uffizi Gallery, built in the second half of the 14th century (also known as the Loggia dell'Orcagna...