Homo Faber Guide Ambassadors

Who are our ambassadors?

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.

Institutions worldwide

Albania

• National Chambers of Crafts Albania, Tirana

Australia

• WCC Australia, Association, Sydney

Austria

• Meisterstrasse Handmade, Association, Vienna

Belgium

• Flanders District of Creativity, Government agency, Brussels

• Ateliers Gabriel, Brussels

• BeCraft, Association, Mons

Bosnia and Herzegovina

• Naš most Zenica, Zenica

Brazil

• Artesol, São Paulo

Bulgaria

• Etar, Museum, Gabrovo

Colombia

• Artesanías de Colombia, Bogotá

Croatia

• OAZA, Zagreb

Cyprus

• Phivos Stavrides Foundation – Larnaka Archives, Larnaca

Denmark

• Danish Crafts & Design Association, Copenhagen

Estonia

• Estonian Folk Art and Craft Union, Tallinn

France

• The French Savoir-Faire Institute (INMA), Government agency, Paris

• Ateliers d'Art de France, Paris

• L’ÉCOLE, School of Jewelry Arts, Paris

Georgia

• Georgian Heritage Crafts Association, Tbilisi

Germany

• Zentralverband des Deutschen Handwerks, Chambers of Commerce, Berlin

• The German Crafts Association, Frankfurt am Main

Greece

• Benaki Museum, Athens

Hungary

• Association of Hungarian Folk Artists, Budapest

• Budapest Museum of Applied Arts, Museum, Budapest

Iceland

• Handverk og Hönnun, Association, Reykjavík

Ireland

• The National Museum of Ireland, Museum, Dublin

• Design & Crafts Council Ireland, Kilkenny

Italy

• Fondazione Cologni Dei Mestieri D'Arte, Foundation, Milan

• Observatory for Arts and Crafts, Association, Florence

• Creative Academy, Milan

Latvia

• Art Academy of Latvia, Riga

Lithuania

• Vilnius Academy of Arts, Education Establishment, Vilnius

Luxembourg

• Association De Mains de Maîtres Luxembourg, Luxembourg

Malta

• Malta Creative Collective, Valletta

Morocco

• Maison de l'Artisan, Rabat

Netherlands

• Crafts Council Nederland, Association, Arnhem

Norway

• Norwegian Crafts, Association, Oslo

Poland

• School of Form, Warsaw

• Nów. New Craft Poland, Warsaw

Portugal

• CEARTE, Coimbra

• Passa Ao Futuro, Association, Lisbon

Serbia

• Art i Zanat, Belgrade

Slovakia

• UL'UV - The Centre for Folk Art Production, Association, Bratislava

• Flowers for Slovakia, Bratislava

South Korea

• Korea Craft & Design Foundation, Seoul

Spain

• EOI - Fundesarte, Madrid

• Escola Massana, Education Establishment, Barcelona

• Contemporánea de Artes y Oficios, Madrid

• Asociación Gremial Sevillana de Arte Sacro, Seville

Sweden

• Konsthantverkcentrum, Association, Stockholm

Switzerland

• Métiers d'art Suisse, Association, Lausanne

• Atelier oï, Bern

United Kingdom

• Heritage Crafts Association, Sevenoaks

• Queen Elizabeth Scholarship Trust - QEST, London

• Craft Scotland, Government agency, Edinburgh

• Crafts Council UK, London

Uzbekistan

• The Art and Culture Development Foundation, Tashkent

People worldwide

Austria

• Rainald Franz, Curator, Vienna

• Alice Stori Liechtenstein, Designer, Graz

Belgium

• Sofie Lachaert & Luc Dhanis, Gallerists, Antwerp

Bulgaria

• Rosina Pencheva, Visual artist and cultural producer, Sofia

Cyprus

• Michael Anastassiades, Designer, Nicosia

Estonia

• Julia Valtanen, Artist, Tallinn

Finland

• Suvi Saloniemi, Curator, Helsinki

France

• India Mahdavi, Designer, Paris

• Bruno Ythier, Curator, Aubusson

• Raphaëlle Le Baud, Entrepreneur, Paris

• Marin Montagut, Illustrator and Designer, Paris

• Christian Lacroix, Fashion Designer, Nîmes

• Sylvie Adigard, Journalist, Lyon

• Guillaume Hinfray, Designer, Rouen

• Pierre Marie, Designer, Paris

Germany

• Sebastian Herkner, Designer, Frankfurt

• Oliver Jahn, Journalist, Munich

• Anne Petersen, Editor-in-Chief SALON, Hamburg

Greece

• Kimon Frangakis, Journalist, Athens

Hungary

• Judit Osvárt, Curator, Budapest

Ireland

• Gemma Tipton, Journalist, Dublin

Italy

• Sabina Corsini & Neri Torrigiani, Patroness & Founder of Artigianato e Palazzo, Florence

• Toto Bergamo Rossi, Director of Venetian Heritage, Venice

• Carla Sozzani, Gallerist, Milan

• Alba Cappellieri, Professor and curator, Naples

• Umberto Mantineo, Designer, Rome

• Laura Scarpa & Lorenzo Cinotti, Entrepreneurs, Venice

• Mariella Avino, Entrepreneur, Amalfi Coast

• Jacopo Etro, Designer, Milan

• Clara Tosi Pamphili, Historian of Fashion and Costume, Rome

• Simonetta Gianfelici, Fashion consultant and talent scout, Rome

• Patrizia Sandretto Re Rebaudengo, Entrepreneur, Turin

• Isabelle Valembras-Dahirel, Art & Design Consultant, Venice

• Helen Nonini, Brand Consultant, Milan

• Alberto & Francesca Tasca d’Almerita, Entrepreneurs, Palermo

Latvia

• Inese Baranovska, Art historian and curator, Riga

Luxembourg

• Florence Reckinger-Taddeï, Entrepreneur, Luxembourg

Norway

• Lars Beller Fjetland, Designer, Bergen

Poland

• Anna Woźniak-Starak, Art collector and restaurateur, Warsaw

• Oskar Zieta, Designer, Warsaw

Portugal

• Joana Vasconcelos, Artist, Lisbon

• Christian Haas, Designer, Porto

Spain

• Inés Sastre, Model, Valladolid

• Ana Maria Abascal & Patricia Medina, Gallerists, Seville

• Tomás Alía, Designer, Madrid

• Maria Güell Ampuero, Journalist, Barcelona

• Vicente Pons, Entrepreneur, Valencia

• Ferran Adrià, Chef, Barcelona

Switzerland

• Claudio Colucci, Designer, Geneva

United Kingdom

• Duncan Campbell & Charlotte Rey, London

• Judith Clark, Curator, London

• Brian Kennedy, London