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ALBUM awards initiatives The Brunello Cucinelli Foundation expands its objectives to encompass, on the one hand, art in all its guises, from painting to the theatre and music, and on the other the culture of education and research. A modern artisan humanism heralded by the Solomeo School of Crafts. www.brunellocucinelli.com
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WORKSHOP TRAINING FOR MASTER CRAFTSMEN OF THE FUTURE 100 apprenticeships for 100 young master craftsmen. The Cologni Foundation of the Métiers d’Art presents the new edition of the project entitled “A school, a job. Training to Excellence”, aimed at financing extra-curricular training for young students who have graduated from Italy’s best arts and crafts schools. They will spend a six-month training period in a workshop, laboratory or in-house atelier, working with a great “master”. The Cologni Foundation has invited companies, private individuals and institutions to provide tangible support for the initiative by “adopting” a young artisan with a donation of 5,000 euro. An important step in the preservation and transmission of our extraordinary craft knowledge and skill. www.fondazionecologni.it
LILIANE BETTENCOURT AWARD FOR THE INTELLIGENCE OF THE HAND Since 1999, the Fondation Bettencourt Schueller has promoted an important contest dedicated to the métiers d’art, acknowledging craftsmanship of excellence. Even in the 2014 edition, participants will have to demonstrate their perfect skill combined with an innovative approach and indisputable aesthetic qualities. The prize is worth 50,000 euro. www.fondationbs.org
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10TH INTERNATIONAL “SIGNIFICANT FURNITURE” AWARD “Fondazione Aldo Morelato – Progetto Opera” has awarded the prize to the design entitled “Ceppo” by Marco Fiorentino from Albenga: a multipurpose object which can be used as a coffee table or as a seat. Each of its four elements has three sides with smooth edges and one that is moulded. The pieces are joined together with three elastic bands. Available in solid cedar or oak wood. www.fondazionealdomorelato.org
THE BRUNELLO CUCINELLI SCHOOL OF CRAFTS After Teatro Cucinelli, with its rich programme of plays, music and dance, and the Accademia Neoumanistica Aureliana, providing seminars on philosophy, history, architecture and spirituality, Brunello Cucinelli inaugurated his “School of Crafts” in Solomeo (Perugia), dedicated to specialised training in high craftsmanship. The pupils, selected by public notice, will receive a study grant, and this year will be attending courses in the theory and practice of Darning and the Art of Mending.
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