The Michelangelo Foundation for Creativity and Craftsmanship is an international non-profit organisation working to celebrate and preserve master craftsmanship and strengthen its connection to the world of design. The foundation aims to help people rediscover the ability of the human hand to create, and support those doing it best: the exceptional contemporary European master artisans using long-held traditions, skills and knowledge to make beautiful objects of lasting value. It is named after a beacon in this field, Michelangelo, a visionary artist and master artisan who embodied both creativity and craftsmanship at the very highest level of excellence.