Tag: Crafting
Patek Philippe a Milano: l’orologeria tra Alto Artigianato e ricerca sui materiali
Con la Watch Art Grand Exhibition 2026 Patek Philippe porta a Milano circa 500 segnatempo, 27 creazioni di Alto Artigianato e una selezione di orologi storici dal museo di Ginevra
Hemp and textile recycling: Dell’Orco e Villani in the circular supply chain
In the Prato district, Dell’Orco e Villani develops technologies for textile recycling and hemp applications in construction and automotive, amid regulatory constraints and supply-chain challenges
Homo Faber: respect and attention: the message it spreads offers civic value
In Venice, on the island of San Giorgio, Homo Faber 2026: imagination is that confusion that resembles the sky, but a cornucopia can offer flowers and some salad
Industrial hemp: where does decortication stand in Italy?
Processing centers and investment in machinery: where the potential of hemp cultivation stalls in Italy. Rachele Invernizzi of South Hemp: «We could have no competition»
Rough paper from hemp textile scraps and paper waste
Muriel revives the tradition of paper made from hemp textile scraps and recovered materials, offering an alternative to conventional cellulose-based production
Hemp powder and biopolymers: the result is fabric
Napee, based in Pesaro, has developed a fabric for clothing and automotive applications by combining hemp-processing waste with organically derived polyols
About Netsuke – carved in ivory or wood, hidden in kimonos
Netsuke are carved counterweights, worn at the waist to balance a pouch tied to a kimono sash. Merchants wore them against silk for decades, and the friction finished the carving
How Vestigia Looks Beyond Collectible Design and Into Its Making
At Villa Marie in Tuscany, twenty-two designers bring marble, recycled materials and the production network of Pietrasanta into their work.
Can hemp become a fragrance, or is it still just raw material?
Canapa N318 by LabSolue uses Cannabis sativa L. as an olfactory raw material, isolating terpenes through low-yield distillation and integrating them into a controlled formulation system
Lampoon, rough: from rationalist architecture to sustainable hemp
Roughness according to Lampoon: Milan’s consistent, coherent architecture, the Italian hemp and natural-fibre supply chain, towards a sustainable textile industry
Trent’anni di titanio: come si evolve la stampa 3D nella manifattura del gioiello
Dalla sperimentazione degli anni Novanta alla stampa additiva, DIFI - il laboratorio di Valenza guidato da Anselmo Novarese trasferisce nella gioielleria competenze nate per l'aerospazio e il biomedicale
Working titanium: anodizing, welding and printing the metal that won’t apologize
Fifty cents of titanium equals thousands in gold: the metal builds its case in jewelry on strength, purity and permanence: resistant to resizing, soldering, and to the market logic of...
Casa del Limonero, the Sevillian house where eclecticism becomes instinct
The deer teaches you to move forward while looking back: the symbol of Casa del Limonero, a Sevillian casa-palacio where a collector turns what she has gathered into a buen...
Whole Lotta Hemp aims to rebuild a hemp supply chain in Emilia-Romagna
Local farmers, traceability and industrial uses for fiber and hemp shives: Whole Lotta Hemp’s supply chain for bio-construction, industrial materials and regenerative agriculture
Indian cotton varieties: some seeds forgotten for 40 years
Aditi Mayer's The Artisan Archive traces the revival of India's indigenous cotton, from 40-year-old seeds to artisan livelihoods, organic farming, and a more resilient fashion supply chain
Hemp in Sardinia: agricultural potential and legislative obstacles
Sardinian hemp is an agricultural crop with potential, held back by rules that fail to keep pace with farming. Across Barbagia, Nurra and Campidano, cultivation could provide a wider range...
Laurels Apron: hemp aprons and clothing from a fragmented supply chain
From cultivation and spinning to weaving, hemp passes through different production chains in China, Italy and Japan before becoming Laurels Apron fabrics
“I don’t want Petit h to have a style” — inside the Hermès workshop where materials lead the design
Founded in 2010 by Pascale Mussard in Pantin, Paris, Petit h transforms unused materials from Hermès’ sixteen métiers. In this interview, Godefroy de Virieu explains why materials come first
Maya Stepper: shaping silver between body and autonomy
From modeling to metal, Maya Stepper moves from being seen to shaping her own form, where material, memory and instinct define a practice rooted in reclamation and transformation
Another Italian manufacturer credited as global taste maker: the history of Lozza eyewear
From a mill in Cadore to a global style code: Lozza is an eyewear brand that helped invent the Italian attitude —crafted in-house by historical manufacturer De Rigo
Diego Villareal: metal does not forgive, it records a decision
Diego Villarreal, founder of Vagujhelyi, speaks about his design practice: he produces metal objects that function as both usable items and sculptural forms
Why Hemp matters in contemporary art: Nancy Jiseon Kwon and Sambe
Nancy JiseonKwon has incorporated ramie, called mosi (모시), and hemp, called sambe (삼베), into her fabric scrolls and ceramic sculptures, often using threads to create her own textiles
Six months of infusion, handcrafted oak barrels: Amouage’s challenge to fast perfumery
Renaud Salmon left New York for Muscat, banned the word "launch" from his vocabulary, and started ageing perfume concentrates: the Creative Director of Amouage on the Essences collection
Daniel Kolodziejczak: I design the way an engineer might
Nothing hidden, no decoration that conceals the system - Daniel Kolodziejczak: a designer translating structure into marble, wood, geometry
The hottest title in Japan? Living National Treasure
First established in 1950, the title of Ningen Kokuhō – “Living National Treasure” – is given to artists who keep Japan’s traditional arts alive: it’s not the object that is...
YJY Maike Flagship Centre, China. The layout of an ancient Chinese palace led to a cultural complex
A 4,500 square-meter complex for culture in the city that is the starting point of the Silk Road and the National World Heritage site of the Terracotta Army
Hermès Manufactory Riom: two and a half days to craft a Birkin
When luxury deserves respect: 250 new jobs in a French province, education and culture in a manufacturing district, handmade saddle stitching
Albereta, Franciacorta: the lands of Franciacorta as the lands of Champagne
The link between a hotel and its territory: the Albereta has given Franciacorta more than Franciacorta has given Albereta, in terms of image and message
Librería Conarte, Mexico. A wooden dome for readers in the center of Monterrey
The council for culture and art is a space that wraps the reader in through a dome that plays with visual perspective
Troquer, Mexico City. Intellectual architecture reshaping the retail therapy experience
An online fashion retailer selling second-hand luxury. Lucía Martínez-Ostos and Ytzia Belausteguigoitia began a store as a business centered on the two friends’ local network
Discovering Ardèche – triumph of vegetation and biocosmetics since 1983
At the crossroads of Rhône-Alpes, Provence and Languedoc-Roussillon, lies Melvita's headquarter – the brand celebrates its 40th anniversary with a partnership with the wwf to seal its commitment to the...
Umberta Gnutti Beretta and Edoardo Monti discuss Spazio Almag outside Brescia
«Spazio Almag is a space where we talk about artists, where people can browse a bookshop, a space where they can lock themselves in the video room and watch video...
883, la nostalgia ruvida a Milano nel 1993: chi eravamo noi, chi siamo, chi saremo?
Nostalgia Energia: le canzoni degli 883, il muretto in San Babila e i cinema di Corso Vittorio Emanuele – i compiti e le compagnie, in due in motorino, la televisione...
Pina Bausch: la perfezione nella danza e l’arte totale
Cosa significa essere attuali? Culto della diversità e ricerca della perfezione: Pina Bausch moriva 10 anni fa. La sua carriera in una conversazione con Emilie Fouilloux
Christien Meindertsma delves into the history of Dutch material culture
Dutch Design Week – from rediscovering local raw materials to transforming waste into new products: Christien Meindertsma’s vision for a more ethical design
Oliviero Toscani: i committenti «dei cretini», l’alta moda «per ridere»
Toscani alla presentazione dell’autobiografia Ne ho fatte di tutti i colori. Vita e fortuna di un situazionista. I committenti: «Dei cretini». L’alta moda? «Per ridere»
A contemporary architecture recognized by UNESCO in 2004 – Casa Luis Barragán, Mexico
The only individual property in Latin America recognised by UNESCO, Barragán’s home, untouched since the architect passed away in 1988, is a site that art connoisseurs and architects explore
As times change, so does the idea of craft – an update with Tom Dixon
It takes an engineer to make things in big quantities and a craftsman to produce a wooden spoon. The British designer discusses the challenges on crafting newness
L’assassinio dell’imperatrice d’Austria
L’imperatrice Elisabetta d’Austria fu assassinata da un anarchico italiano: fragile e ossessionante, il ritratto di Luchino Visconti in Ludwig con Romy Schneider
Essere un fotografo non significa scattare fotografie – un ricordo di Gian Paolo Barbieri
Gian Paolo Barbieri si raccontava in un’intervista a Gianni Biondillo, dagli inizi alla creazione della fondazione che porta il suo nome: «Il digitale ha vinto, è la cultura del fotografo...
Il cinema d’animazione è una storia di resistenza politica
Da Sergei Eisenstein a Meriem Bennani, il cinema d’animazione è stato spesso mal interpretato. L’omaggio a Walt Disney in Fondazione Prada con la mostra For my best family
Sant Martí Vell, il capolavoro di Elsa Peretti e la definizione di eclettismo
Andare oltre l’eclettico – la confusione diventa espressione di un’identità umana, culturale, professionale: Elsa Peretti elaborava il disordine del mondo in una forma organica
The book Bonacina Grandi Maestri tells the story of over 120 years of Italian design
Bulrush, rattan, malacca – "It's the material that creates this style. The big names worked with us because we could make shapes that would have been impossible or too expensive...
Una storia del design dal punto di vista del produttore: una conversazione con Elia Bonacina
Gianni Biondillo intervista Elia Bonacina, quarta generazione di Bonacina 1889: manifattura del giunco e icone del design, pezzi unici per gli Agnelli, i Mondadori, i Rothschild, ispirazione per Mongiardino
Bonacina 1889: rattan manufacturing and design icons
Elia Bonacina, fourth generation of Bonacina 1889: pieces for the Agnelli family, Mondadori, Rothschilds, and inspirations for Mongiardino – rewriting the history of design backwards
I disegni di Jean Cocteau: il sesso troppo esplicito – era solo poesia
Per Cocteau era tutto poesia: un disegno mescolato alle parole, Jean Marais l’amante e attore in Orpheus, l’amicizia con Peggy Guggenheim, la relazione con Natalie Paley, lo spadino di Cartier...
