Manufacturing arts
From the leather of Scandicci to the pecorino of the Mugello, from Florentine goldsmithing to the olive oil of the Maremma
In its historic districts Tuscany holds one part of the Italian mosaic of know-how — leatherwork, goldsmithing, ceramics, glass, marble, weaving, and the oil, wine, cheeses, cured meats, preserves and liqueurs the territory produces every day.
MANUARTI is the editorial system that tells the story of Tuscan manufacturing arts and food and wine, makes them recognisable to the world that is looking for them, and builds the digital place where the workshops and markets of the territory meet their national and international public.
Where to begin
The territories
Every Tuscan province is a district with its own crafts, its own markets and its own materials. The project presents them online one by one: an identifiable area, geolocated, navigable by anyone looking for it from the other side of the world.
The workshops
The hands that keep the know-how of the territory alive. Every workshop has its own page: the craft, the techniques, the products, the place where the work is done and the people who do it.
Traditions
Techniques, materials and gestures that time has not erased. The documentation of artisan know-how which, without a system to represent it, stays confined to the places where it is practised.
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Turismo esperienziale
Corsi, visite, degustazioni, tavolate. Chi produce apre il laboratorio, il campo, la cantina — e il mestiere si impara guardandolo fare.
Who makes the project
Two offices of the Unione Artigiani Italiani, a national federation of public-area traders, an international network of export managers, a technical partner.