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A small but determined initiative by the Corsini family has 10 craftsman under 30 from Tuscany compete for a space in the larger fair Artigianato in Palazzo.  The contestants were chosen by a jury, but the winner is voted by the public.  In its first year, the exhibit will have a different topic each time […]
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It’s said that 70% of the arts in the world are in Italy.  A big part in Tuscany.  Florens 2010 is an initiative to understand how to best keep, restore, modernize and give value to this enormous heritage. ————– Dizem que a Itália tem 70% do patrimônio artístico mundial.  Disto, a Toscana tem uma grande parte.  Florens […]
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It’s harder and harder to find a unique present in our travels.  Florence too, with a few exceptions like Tharros Bijoux.  They offer reproductions of  jewellery from paintings of the Renaissance in semi-precious stones and gold plate.  They even have pieces from Bronzino paintings that are on exhibit now in Florence. —————————– Já repararam como quando se viaja […]
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In the beginning of the summer, I was able to take part in a journey of the River Arno that crosses through Florence, on a boat that had been used to take sand from the bottom of the water.  We parted on a unique tour of bridges and Renaissance buildings from the water’s point of […]
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In the Florentine Palazzo Strozzi, Bronzino (Italy 1503-1572) is honoured with an amazing exhibit of his beautifully detailed paintings that testify the opulence and beauty of the Renaissance fashion.  By nullifying expression on his subjects’ faces, he brings the attention to the garments, jewellery, hairstyles, skin tone and stance.  Both documenting the costume of the time […]
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Acredito que a elegância, muitas vezes, vem das idéias mais simples. Como dizia o arquiteto Mies Van der Rohe. Aqui a minha grande amiga, Kika Repetto, veste uma capa do estilista Boris Bidjan Saberi que encontramos em uma loja num passeio por Florença com um nome espetacular: A Piedi Nudi Nel Parco (Descalços no Parque)! Praticamente […]
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