Bottega d’arte Maselli
the house of gilded frames We moved to San Lorenzo neighbourhood eight years ago. In this corner of Florence we found a very vibrant community centred around the market and the Basilica. In all these years we became friends with our baker, with the pharmacist, with the music store Dischi Fenice, with the sellers from […]
Casa dell’Orafo in Florence
Where goldsmiths are at home There is a place in Florence where the little rooms of an old convent turned into microscopic studios of zealous goldsmiths. This place is called Casa dell’Orafo, the Goldsmith’s house! Let us visit it together! Casa dell’Orafo – a convent changed into artisans’ laboratory In 1593 the Grand Duke of […]
Quality leather in Florence
Pelletteria Artigiana Viviani Florence is undoubtedly one the Italian fashion capitals! Here, in 1921, Guccio Gucci established his brand, which would become world-famous in the blink of an eye. In 1927, instead, Salvatore Ferragamo opened his first shoe laboratory in via Mannelli. Today, Florence hosts many fashion schools that attract students from all over the […]
Artisans in Oltrarno
Meet the Florentine fashion designers I met Livia couple of years ago through a friend in common. Already during our first talk, I learned that she was fashion designer and that she run her own boutique in Oltrarno. Soon after, I visited Hello Wonderful for the first time and, I have to say, I was […]