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Here's what you can do through this site:
Visit our design studio
Custom order, commission, or simply browse a collection artistically
painted, gilded and patinated furniture and wooden panels from our
design studio. We produce our fine Florentine design line of hand
painted and gilded furniture, frames, decorative panels and accessories
from our Studio d'Arte a San Bartolo in Florence, using traditional
historically correct techniques to give them quality and authenticity.
We work predominantly 'to the trade' for interior designers but we are
also happy to meet the needs of individual clients.
Learn or Improve your craft: take an Italian Artisan Workshop Course
Whether it is the moment to really nurture and 'up-grade' professional
skills or you are looking for an introduction to a craft, we have
courses suited to your needs.
Courses offered include Florentine Decorative Painting, Gilding,
Restoration, Chasing & Repoussé and Jewellery workshop
classes. Participants learn traditional European decoration techniques
in our school-laboratory in Florence or in scenic Tuscan settings
carefully chosen for participants to enjoy the good life. These courses
are a must for faux and trompe l'oeil painters, interior designers,
antique restorers, crafts people and art connoisseurs.
Book a private tour of the Artisan Quarter
Florence is one of the few remaining cities in the world with a
flourishing artisan quarter that has been in existence since the
renaissance. Participants on this intimate walking tour get a behind the
scenes glimpse at gilding, restoration, furniture painting, silver work,
and marble inlay in the small, sometimes hidden, workshops of this
charming district.
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order art books, prints and supplies specific to the decorative arts in
Florence
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