Emanuele Zamponi

Dive into the world of Europe's best manufactures and discover the artisans behind it.
Created in 1953, the Fundação Ricardo do Espirito Santo Silva (FRESS) protects and promotes Portuguese decorative arts and related crafts. The foundation's Museum of Portuguese Decorative Arts houses an extensive artistic collection from the 15th to 19th centuries as well as 18 workshops where master craftsmen and women use traditional skills and pass on their expertise to future generations. Discover the workshop of FRESS' talented woodworkers.

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The videos were made for "Creativity and Craftsmanship", part of Homo Faber exhibition, organised by the Michelangelo Foundation for Creativity and Craftsmanship.

Doppia Firma is a project that brings together European design innovation and the tradition of great artisanship by creating a unique collection of original, refined objects. The aim is to give birth to new artworks that arise from a cross-fertilisation of a design culture open to contemporary vision and a savoir-faire that is a genuine expression of territorial uniqueness. resented by the Michelangelo Foundation for Creativity and Craftsmanship, Doppia Firma is a project by Fondazione Cologni dei Mestieri d’arte with Living Corriere della Sera

Dive into the world of Europe's best manufactures and discover the artisans behind it. The Wiener Silber Manufactur workshop produces silverware with an exceptionally high percentages of silver, including an array of vases and water jugs. Discover the skilful soldering, hammering and polishing techniques of their Viennese artisans.

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Dive into the world of Europe's best manufactures and discover the artisans behind it.
For centuries, Bottega Ghianda has been at the forefront of technical tradition and innovation within cabinetmaking, known in Italy as ebanisteria. The master artisans working in Bottega Ghianda’s workshop patiently work with a variety of woods, mastering the multiple intricacies that each species presents.

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Dive into the world of Europe's best manufactures and discover the artisans behind it.
Poggi Ugo , established in 1919, still creates
its magnificent terracotta objects, a real symbol of the
Impruneta area, with time-honoured manual and artisanal
techniques.

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Dive into the world of Europe's best manufactures and discover the artisans behind it.
Porzellan Manufaktur Nymphenburg has been producing fine porcelain since 1747. With its original workshop buildings from the 18th century, Nymphenburg is the last pure porcelain manufacturer in the world, and has used the same techniques for more than 270 years.

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