10 years after its first appearance in 2015, Italy returns to exhibit at the Banquet at Revelations, as Country of Honor, accompanied by ICE - the Italian Trade Agency, together with the Italian Embassy and the Italian Ministry of Culture. The Italian Banquet presents the works of three young craft studios, which have in common the fact that they have chosen the peninsula as their home. A country with a rich artistic and artisanal heritage, Italy has become a sensitive terrain of expression for these studios of semi-precious stones, textiles and mosaics, between technical tradition and formal innovation.
The works on display at the Banquet represent the creativity and expertise of four young creators who have chosen Italy, with its heritage of historical techniques, to develop their artistic careers.
Philip Kron Morelli and Arianne Palla trained at the Opificio delle Pietre Dure, the successor of the former Medici factory that created the art of the commesso in dura pietre. At Atelier Terre, they explore the creative potential of this technique by reinterpreting it with contemporary languages.
Jules Vissers, trained at the Accademia di Belle Arti in Florence, reinvents the ancient art of weaving by creating contemporary works, made only with high-quality, natural or regenerated Italian yarns.
Vera Velikova learned the ancient art of mosaic at the Friuli Mosaic school in Spilimbergo, Italy, by innovating and personalizing it through the integration of digital production technologies.
