Founded by Ana Vilaseco in 2003, Vilaseco develops contemporary cultural projects integrating various artistic disciplines, opening dialogues between plastic and decorative arts. The gallery acts as an interlocutor between artists, craftsmen the various market agents and society. From its unique space, in a restored old building in the center of A Coruña, Vilaseco Gallery maintains an activity and an exhibition proposal based on the commitment to Galician creation and the reception of national and international artists and artisans. Since 2014, under the direction of Miriam Vilaseco, they have had a Creative Lab that develops cultural projects focused on promoting dialogue and exchange between art, architecture and design.

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Launched in Barcelona by Amador Bertomeu and Leo Caballero, founders and directors of the online platform Klimt02.net, Hannah Gallery specialises in artistic jewellery and features both renowned jewellery makers and emerging artisans. The gallery appeals to collectors and jewellery aficionados, showcasing work with clear conceptual criteria and a high level of technical accomplishment but also wearability. Alongside its programme of curation, display and sales of jewellery, Hannah Gallery works to enhance the international artistic jewellery network by organising exhibitions, collaborating with other galleries and curators and advising international organisations.

Hannah Gallery

Artistic jewellery for aficionados

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Founded in 2012 by Laura González, Lalabeyou is a contemporary jewellery gallery and a training school in jewellery techniques and materials. It specialises in  modelling, glazing, welding, and applied gemmology as well as materials such as precious metals, gemstones, and waxes. In its exhibition space, they organise six to ten individual or group exhibitions a year, representing makers  from different countries and carrying out exchanges with other international galleries.  Laura and four other teachers host courses and workshops regularly, and they invite other professionals to give masterclasses.

Lalabeyou

For jewellery lovers

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Founded by Asela Pérez and Jacobo Fitz-James Stuart, Espacio Valverde is a multidisciplinary gallery that opened in 2010. The venue has a personal approach that seeks to connect art and craftsmanship with disciplines such as literature and philosophy. For its creators, the important thing is to have people who work with their heads, hearts and hands. There are several artisans whose work has passed through the gallery. Among them are Elena Alonso, Hugo Bruce, Luis Vasallo, Robert Ferrer and Alfredo Rodriguez. The space brings together not only artisans and artists but also people from the world of fashion, theatre, illustration, painting and photography. Its interest in young creators makes Espacio Valverde a meeting point for new artistic and craft trends.

Espacio Valverde

A multidisciplinary creative space

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Il·Lacions has its origins in 2011 when its founder, designer Xavier Franquesa, founded a design gallery on Notariat street in Barcelona with the idea of representing the creative impulse of the city through local talent. Today, after a few moves, the gallery is located in La Rambla, in the heart of Barcelona. It covers a space of 500 square metres spread across 15 rooms. Here it hosts a permanent collection and temporary exhibitions. Il·Lacions works with local artisans and small workshops, always providing conceptual aesthetics, resolution and ingenuity. It also develops projects linked to design and creativity, bringing all the collective intelligence to private and spin-off gallery projects. Among the artisans who have passed through the gallery is Roger Coll, a ceramicist from Badalona who reinterprets the ceramic tradition and whose work has received international recognition.

Il Lacions

Conceptual aesthetics from Barcelona

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Developed in partnership with Fondazione Cologni dei Mestieri d’Arte and made possible by the support of Cartier, Homo Faber in Città gives you a rare chance to visit over 70 artisan workshops. The project is developed in collaboration with Fondazione Giorgio Cini, Confartigianato Imprese Venezia, CNA Venezia, Consorzio Promovetro Murano, The Venice Glass Week and Venezia da Vivere.

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This september, the second edition of Homo Faber in Città invites visitors to step off the beaten track and discover the artisanal addresses where Venetian craftspeople create objects of exquisite beauty. A rare opportunity to witness Venice’s master artisans and young talents demonstrating their crafts and presenting the tools, materials and skills involved in contemporary Venetian craftsmanship.

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Homo Faber Guide is an online portal dedicated to contemporary craftsmanship, showcasing artisans, ateliers, museums, galleries, shops and experiences. Create your user account for access to exclusive features on Homo Faber Guide: save your preferred pages, hear about hot topics first, leave recommendations for your favourite artisans and much more.

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Although the Michelangelo Foundation researches the talents for its projects autonomously, collaboration with our ambassadors is fundamental. Over 120 associations, schools and institutions allow us to map the continents for craftsmanship and to have partners in each country who share our vision and goals. In addition, we have asked well-known personalities in the craft, design and art world to be our ambassadors in the cities where they live, so that their recommendations can offer a unique insight into craftsmanship in the major cities of Europe and beyond.

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Download our free Homo Faber Guide app (iOS and Android) to discover artisans, museums, galleries, shops, and experiences by location. Search Homo Faber on the App store on your mobile device.

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Discover the addresses of esteemed manufacturers, well known for producing high quality objects across a wide variety of crafts. Read their stories and find out where you can shop their contemporary pieces, see their archive collections and even in some cases visit their workshops. Find exceptional ateliers where artisans collaborate creatively to create fine pieces of craftsmanship. Reach out to them to commission something special.

Ateliers & Manufacturers

All the artisans and small workshops featured in Homo Faber Guide have been carefully researched and selected. They are presented and narrated through a selection of images and an interview, which allows readers to immerse themselves in the universe of these makers who exemplify excellence in their individual fields or are promising talents of the future. Find masters and rising stars who share the same passion and determination, and whose workshops are ready to share their secrets with visitors.

A selection of the best artisans

Are you eager to discover a city through craftsmanship? Do you wish to spend a few hours visiting an applied arts museum or attending a course on a craft with one of the masters featured in Homo Faber Guide? Browse the section dedicated to experiences and find your next adventure.

Experiences

An expert artisan is an accomplished artisan who has been in activity for more than ten years. He or she may also be engaged in passing on their knowledge to the next generations, but they have been doing so for less than seven years. Beyond this, they will become a Master artisan.

Who is an Expert artisan?

Homo Faber Guide provides you with a selection of the best addresses across Europe and further afield, where you will be able to discover and purchase exceptional objects, some of which are created by artisans featured in Homo Faber Guide.

Galleries

Homo Faber Guide is an online platform dedicated to craftsmanship that allows you to discover artisans and their masterpieces; explore museums, visit galleries and shops selling unique objects; enjoy experiences in cities across Europe and beyond.

Homo Faber Guide is a signature project developed by the Michelangelo Foundation for Creativity and Craftsmanship, an international non-profit organisation based in Geneva, Switzerland, which was set up in 2016 thanks to the intuition of Franco Cologni and Johann Rupert. The Michelangelo Foundation’s mission is to celebrate and preserve master craftsmanship, and for this reason it has created a map of the most significant representatives in this field, with the aim of connecting all its protagonists: artisans, designers, gallery owners, art curators, collectors and enthusiasts of high-quality handmade pieces.

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Are you an artisan, atelier or manufacturer? Would you like to be featured in Homo Faber Guide? The Michelangelo Foundation encourages self-assessment initiatives and is pleased to evaluate new members to appear on the Guide or in other projects. Thanks to the Master’s Touch Evaluation Tool, every artisan can send their application: register and access a questionnaire to see if you fulfill the 11 criteria for excellence that stand behind all the activities of the Michelangelo Foundation. If your answers reach the minimum requirement, your application will be brought to our attention; if, on the contrary, you should score below the minimum requirement, we will give you some points for improvement, in the hope that you may participate in future initiatives of the Michelangelo Foundation.

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A master artisan is an accomplished artisan who has been in activity for more than ten years, and who has also been engaged in passing on his or her expertise to the younger generations for more than seven years. This is in keeping with one of the key values of the Michelangelo Foundation: the transmission of knowledge in craftsmanship.

Who is a Master artisan?

Find museums handpicked for their links to contemporary craftsmanship and the exquisite collections they have on display. In each city, discover a museum of interest and organise your visit. From Italian museums displaying coral collections, glass pieces and ceramics to decorative art museums in Russia and Greece, marvel at the variety of museums exhibiting masterpieces, showcasing techniques and recounting histories.

Museums

A rising star is an artisan who has been active for less than ten years, and who is capable of expressing his or her craft with competence, creativity and originality. Whether self-taught or trained, the rising star represents the future of craftsmanship, in creativity, concerns and approaches.

Who is a Rising star?

The artisans featured in Homo Faber Guide have been selected through a meticulous assessment process based on the 11 criteria for excellence, identified by Alberto Cavalli, Executive Director of the Michelangelo Foundation, in the volume The Master’s Touch, written with researchers Giuditta Comerci and Giovanna Marchello. The members of the Michelangelo Foundation’s network who have been invited to participate in sourcing artisans for the Guide use an evaluation tool based on these criteria. In this way, they can identify the most suitable artisans to include in the project.

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What craft does the artisan practise?

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