Like the previous editions of ARTIGIANATO E PALAZZO artisan workshops and their commissions, the 22nd edition of the Exhibition brought together 90 of the most extraordinary and capable Florentine, Italian and European artisans in the splendid Corsini Garden in Florence, open only for the occasion.

The edition ended with more than 10,000 attentive and curious visitors and an excellent press coverage including several regional and national TV and radio broadcasts.

In addition to the important cultural and popular contribution in itself, the Exhibition stimulated a moment of in-depth study on the ‘applied arts’, with the intention of bringing them ever closer to our daily lives, thus breaking away from the traditional canons of other Exhibition-Markets.

The ARTIGIANATO E PALAZZO Exhibition was mainly born from the idea of re-evaluating and reframing the figure of the craftsman and his work in our days, considering it a high expression of quality and technique, linked to the client, but insisting on the idea of a craftsmanship that is ‘modern’ by nature, without forgetting the fundamental element of tradition.

The ‘Blogs&Crafts’ competition, created to enhance the link between handmade quality and new technologies, is now in its third edition.

10 artisans under 35 were selected to take part in the exhibition free of charge in an exhibition area dedicated to them, and 10 young bloggers who live blogged on their sites, with photos, interviews and videos, about the events, characters and spirit of the 2016 edition.

Many initiatives were scheduled to entertain the public during the four days, including the third edition of the highly popular “Ricette di Famiglia” (Family Recipes), a project curated by gastronomic journalist Annamaria Tossani, which involved the authors of original cookbooks who also prepared for the public some rare recipes taken from the volumes presented, dedicated to the contemporary reinterpretation of ancient flavours and the rediscovery of the traditions of Italian culinary culture.

With the ARTIGIANATO E PALAZZO project, we hope, by bringing together an increasingly large group of master artisans from all over Italy, to catalyse the attention of a vast and attentive public on these debated topics, hoping for a lively interest of the parties involved: the artisans and their patrons.