Doppia Firma. A dialogue between design and artisanal excellence

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The Michelangelo Foundation for Creativity and Craftsmanship is proud to present the fourth annual Doppia Firma: A Dialogue Between Design and Artisanal Excellence, in collaboration with the Fondazione Cologni dei Mestieri d’Arte and Living – the Corriere della Sera magazine for interiors, design and lifestyle.

Doppia Firma 2019 brings together innovative designers and master artisans from around Europe to produce a unique collection of 19 works and small-scale series. Each object is the result of a creative exchange between a designer/artist and an artisan/manufacturer - where project culture and expertise are cross-fertilised in an authentic expression of regional excellence. Villa Mozart (Via Mozart 9).

The 19 extraordinary designer-artisan collaborations selected by the project partners for Doppia Firma 2019 are: atelier oï, Switzerland, with Masayuki Kajiwara, Japan; Tomás Alonso, Spain, with Wiener Silbermanufaktur, Austria; Emmanuel Babled, France, and the cabinet-making workshop of the Fundação Ricardo do Espirito Santo Silva, Portugal; Sam Baron, France, and porcelain manufacturer Vista Alegre, Portugal; Boris Berlin with Mikkel Karlshøj and the students from NEXT Praktikcenter, Denmark; Peter Bremers, Netherlands, and Zdenek Lhotský, Czech Republic; Mathilde Bretillot and Antoine Leperlier, France; Maarten de Ceulaer with Atelier Mestdagh, Belgium; Laura Fiaschi and Gabriele Pardi (Gum Design), Italy, with porcelain manufacturer Risogama, Japan; Roxanne Flick, Luxembourg and Michael Nätscher, Germany; Christian Haas, Germany, and José Vieira, Portugal; Masquespacio, Spain, and manufacturer Poggi Ugo (project curated by Valentina Guidi Ottobri), Italy; Vito Nesta and the wallpaper design lab of San Patrignano, Italy; Marcello Panza and the artisan Pasquale De Palma from Capodimonte (a project by Bottega Made in Cloister), Italy; Nick Ross, Sweden, and the artisans of Dunedin Stone, Scotland; Lachaert and Dhanis with Piet Stockmans, Belgium; Karsten K. Krebs, Germany, and Porzellan Manufaktur Nymphenburg, Germany; Patricia Urquiola, Spain, and Bottega Ghianda, Italy; Victoria Wilmotte, France, and Giorgio Angeli, Italy.

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