Design & Craftsmanship Foundation Will Be Present at Homo Faber 2018

The Covet Group will have a strong presence at the upcoming Homo Faber 2018 Event (14-30 September) that will take place in Venice, at Fondazione Giorgio Cini. This event is the first major cultural exhibition dedicated to European Craftsmanship, and its organized by Michelangelo Foundation, a Swiss-based entity that promotes the legacy and protection of Craftsmanship throughout the world.

The Design & Craftsmanship Foundation, the most recent Portuguese institution to honour and promote the excellence of craftsmanship, is proud to announce the participation at this event! Two curated pieces will be representing the best of the country’s legacy: the filigree delicate jewellery technique with the Filigree mirror and the renowned hand-painted tiles, called “azulejos”, with the contemporary piece Heritage sideboard. Both pieces are part of the Limited Collection by Boca do Lobo, will be exhibited at the space Best of European Craftsmanship, at Sala degli Arazzi, where visitors would be able to wander through exquisite objects specifically sourced for the event and observe the skill of master artisans in real time and at close quarters.

ART & CRAFT: Filigree / Piece: FILIGREE Mirror by Boca do Lobo

Filigree is a jewellery technique used to solder tiny beads and twisted threads. Filigree is the most delicate technique used to work precious metals, usually of gold and silver. It is an age-old and detailed jewellery expression in which skilled artisans painstakingly solder tiny beads and twisted threads to create striking artistic motifs, suggesting often an exquisite and intricate lace-like pattern.

The Filigree Mirror resorts to one of the oldest jewellery making techniques known. Completely handcrafted, with each brass cord fitted with precision, the Filigree Mirror flourishes in a shape traditional to Portuguese culture and art. A true work of art, this luxurious mirror plays tribute to Boca do Lobo’s core values heritage and craftsmanship. The Filigree mirror’s structure is made from brass cords, gilded in 18k gold. It features a brass sheet which is hand hammered to achieve its concave shape.

ARTISAN: Mr. RUI PINTO

Rui is a natural-born artisan, proving 16 Years of jewellery design making, today mastering several jewellery techniques, predominantly the delicate filigree. Trained in the North of Portugal, his art represents a fine narrative in a new generation of artists. The quest of expressing a personal artistic path, as well as to honour its country history and traditions. Rui emphasizes it’s creative expression and design has the most essential to lead to Fine Art. An artisan driving high value to its jewellery concepts, perceived has equivalent to the preciousness of its materials.

ART & CRAFT: Azulejos/ Hand Painted Tiles/ PIECE: HERITAGE Sideboard by Boca do Lobo

Being one of the most representative art forms of the Portuguese culture, the hand-painted tiles reflect a tradition with hundreds of years, and it often portrays scenes from our history or its fabulous sights. The majority of tiles are decorated with glazed colourful designs showing Moorish motifs which have curvilinear, lacelike and looping designs, or even have geometric or floral schemes.

Hand-painted-tiles have gained a privileged place in architecture throughout the centuries. Portugal has adopted them like no other country has and in order to honour the Portuguese hand-painted tiles, Boca do Lobo created Heritage Sideboard. This piece presents a different number of layers, where each one tells a different story. A sideboard lined with hand-painted tiles. In its interior, there is one door and four drawers fully lined with gold leaf. Contains two shelves made of bronze glass.

ARTISAN: Mr. AMÍLCAR FERREIRA

Painter of tiles since 1985, he was trained in the section of panels of the renowned Ceramics House Aleluia, in Aveiro, Portugal. He is considered today one of the most highly specialized painter, having reached the leading position until its departure in 1996. At that time, it decided to create its own atelier, maintaining the quality standards of the traditional Portuguese tile, innovating and creating new aesthetic concepts.