FACCIAMO IL PAIO SHOES & DRINK

Olivia, shoe maker and designer

Tre serate esclusive all'insegna del romanticismo in cui potrete gustare un aperitivo in laboratorio a lume di candela mentre progettate le vostre scarpe di coppia. Possiamo incidere insieme i vostri nomi come all’interno delle fedi o progettare qualsiasi altra personalizzazione che racconti qualcosa di voi! ...un modo diverso per festeggiare non solo San Valentino, ma anche tutto il cammino che si fa a due. Le scarpe saranno poi realizzate da me e spedite direttamente a casa vostra!

PESARO, Pu

TEATIME WITH THE ARTISAN

Giorgia, porcelain

Visit to the laboratory (small!), chat about porcelain, a good tea served in my cups, sitting in the garden looking at the lake.

PERGINE VALSUGANA, Tn

THE LUTHIER WORLD

Gianmaria, luthier

Open lab for the curious, access to the space for an hour and overview on the craft of violin, with brief explanation of the history, the choice of materials and the construction phases of stringed instruments.

TRENTO, Tn

MURALES | WORKSHOP & APERITIVO

Monica, pottery designer and maker

Obiettivo del corso sarà la pittura a calce viva con pigmenti naturali di un vaso in calcestruzzo romano. L’artista Monica Bispo rende attuale l’antica tecnica di costruzione romana applicandola a vasi che non hanno bisogno di essere cotti. Ogni partecipante riceverà una pianta da inserire nel vaso creato.

CARPENEDOLO, Bs

PAPER MAKING WORKSHOP IN APULIA

Andrea, paper maker

The Aremu association and Gruppo Cubiarte present to you a fascinating journey in learning how to make paper. In the itinerary we have put together the ancient Washi technique (oriental paper from the Han dynasty, 200 d.c.), with the medieval fabrianesi techniques (XIII century) we will also create paper from natural fibers extracted from Mediterranean plants. The course will be divided as follows: 1. Selection and picking of the natural fibers (common fig plant) 2. Skinning phloem 3. Beating and washing the cellulose paste 4. Creating the paper in a basin 5. Sieving and calendering 6. Distillation of the garriga vapors to perfume our sheets of paper 7. Coloring techniques with natural pigments: ficus carica leaves

SOGLIANO CAVOUR, Le

THE WOOL PRODUCTION CHAIN

Lucia, felt maker

This full working day will be a complete focus on the wool production chain. I will tell and show you how raw wool is carded, colored and wired. We will try two different technique to card the wool and then you'll be introduced to the coloration stage, starting with the extraction of the color itself from seasonal natural materials (such as onion's peel and walnut's husk) and ending with the dyeing of the fleece. We will then have a lunch break in the lab before going on testing the wool spinning.

PERGINE VALSUGANA, Tn

TRAVEL INTO HEPHAESTUS' SMITHY

Andrea, coppersmith

The visit will bring you at the discovery of an extraordinary and singular studio, where the manufacturing philosophy consists in the intimate synergy and in a cultural commitment towards the promotion and rediscovery of copper. That, bring us to build one of the main copper museum in Europe. The sound of hammers, the productive work, come along a unique museum reality. Undoubtedly, the "master" of the house is the copper, on the one hand the raw material of craftsmanship devoted to the reign of kitchen and furnishings; on the other, silent witness to centuries of history, from ancient auspicious, thunderous banquets, solemn occasions, sumptuous and stunted everyday habits. The family opens the doors of the incredible museum dedicated to the art of Hephaestus. An extraordinary and charming world, unknown to many, but at the same time incredibly familiar.

TRENTO, Tn

YOUR SPECIAL MOSAIC

Matteo, mosaic maker

What better than your name can identify you? Decorate with a mosaic the initial of your name or of the person you want to give it to. Imagine the letter of your name with a mosaic part in it. You can use it to furnish an old dresser, a shelf, or any other place to bring your personality. In fact in this workshop you can decide the decoration and the color of the tiles. These will be used to fill up with a mosaic the etched space in the wooden letter. Later I'll show you how the marbles, stone-paste and gold leaf tiles are cut. We'll see how to lay the glue down and how to position the tiles to create the decoration of your personal letter. Of course, once the object will be finished, you can bring it back home with you. The only things I ask you is to tell me the chosen letter, so that you can find it ready to be decorated. Moreover you can choose between the blue or dove-grey color to paint the letter yourself. The workshop will last about 2/2.5 hours.

PARABITA, Le

LAMPWORKING HANDS-ON WORKSHOP

Patrizia & Evelina, glass bead

Become a "perlera" for a day! In two hours Patrizia makes you experience the magic of Murano's glass lampworking, she tells you the story of Venetian beads and shows you some techniques. You will be then able to make your first bead that will be sent to your home very soon.

VENEZIA, Ve