From 12 to May 15 in the beautiful seventeenth-century garden of Corsini Palace in Florence, which is a few footsteps by our Residenza d’Epoca Torre de’Lari, will entertain event of craftsmanship where will participate some of the most famous artisan teachers of Tuscany, of Italy and of Europe.
The exhibition “Craftsmanship and Palace, artisan shops and them purchasing” was born in the 1995. From an idea of Neri Torrigiani and promoted by the princess Giorgiana Corsini, which wants to revalue the figure of the artisan to our days. Insisting on the idea of a craftsmanship by his nature “modern” it doesn’t forget at all the fundamental element of the tradition.
Theme of this year will be “Flowers of orange tree” to promote the idea that the craftsmanship can concretely produce an ample choice of manufactured articles realized handmade to create your own lists of wedding and personalized small gift given to guests as a remembrance of your special day . All this will teach you how to do all necessary for create your own and unique marriage.
The artisans will create a small place of their shop to perform live demonstrations. Occasion for the public to learn all the secrets of the workmanship of unique manufactured articles, also where the tradition of the historical works meets the innovation of the design and the new techniques. Florence in fact contains great handicraft traditions transmitted by teachers of exception. There are unique reality and never born again like Richard Ginori, which one you can order plates and you furniture for a fabulous table, the atelier of Angela Caputi for a gorgeous lingerie. Also Pagliai or Foglia for silver wares or the ceramics by Paola Staccioli, the decorations from Thomas de Charles, precious engagement rings and nuptial faiths from Paul Penko. Without forgetting original ceremony hats from the company of the Consortium the Capello di Firenze or decorations with garish feathers from Mazzanti. For a perfume personalized there will be Shop Parfume pharmaceutical of Saint Maria Novella or Lorenzo Villoresi, for a custom shirt there will be Flo and Flo…
Just to not forget some of many artisans selected in all this years by the Craftsmanship and Palace where also many others will come from Italy and all over the world.
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All the participants of XXIII edition will be invited to realize a special object inspired to the “flowers of orange tree.” This will be the fil rouge which will follow the visitor along the run between the avenues and the limonaies of the Garden Corsini, in search of ideas to compose a list of unique wedding and to choose unforgettable wedding favours.
The guests which will visit the Event and stay overnight at Rezidenza d’Epoca Torre de’Lari, we will offer a small memory gift according the style of the tradition, realized by one of the traditional artisan shops that is still open in our beautiful city.