Evento Wellmade
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BIO

Valter Luca De Bartolomeis is the director of the Istituto a indirizzo raro Caselli-De Sanctis, the Real Fabbrica di Capodimonte and the MUDI – Museo Didattico della Ceramica e della Porcellana, of which he is also the founder.
He teaches Product Design at the Fine Art Academy of Naples and he has written different books and essays on design and communication for the enhancement of the cultural heritage and the territory.
He has worked at the initiatives of the national network SDI – Sistema Design Italia, and at “Design research map”_DRM 2, a project that won the Compasso d’Oro prize in 2011.
He is member of the committee “Handmade design” of ADI – Industrial Design Association, as well as of the experts committee of the MAM – Mestro d’Arte e Mestiere (Master of Arts and Crafts) awarded by Fondazione Cologni; he was a member of the scientific committee of the Wd Workshop design, Compasso d’Oro ADI 2004 selection and of the research project “INPORCELLANE” for the faculty of Architecture of the Università Federico II in Naples, in the Capodimonte porcelain section.
He is the author of the “Porta Babà” produced by Real Fabbrica di Capodimonte, Adi Index Compasso d’Oro 2019 selection.

Napoli
Costume jewellers, Lamp manufactures, Blacksmiths

Officina Sociale Avventura di Latta

The educational role of art

The educational role of art, even when working in conditions of extreme discomfort conserves all its potential, opens breaches, acts as bridges ...

The educational role of art, even when working in conditions of extreme discomfort conserves all its potential, opens breaches, acts as bridges between different cultures. Thus when simple metal is transformed into a jewel to be worn, then we know that dreams can become reality! This project was born from an idea by the architect Riccardo Dalisi: other projects were later added by other leading Campania-based designers and I also donated some of my designs for a collection of jewellery that will be produced in collaboration with the Scuola della Porcellana and the Real Fabbrica di Capodimonte. A method to make art a means of social integration and working together in the discovery of ones own potential to foster new human relations.

Napoli
Ceramists

Antica Manifattura Ceramica F.lli Stingo

A bridge between history and modernity

In the wide range of the Neapolitan ceramic manufacturing of the 18th century, Manifattura F.lli Stingo deserves a place of honour. The Stingo family ...

In the wide range of the Neapolitan ceramic manufacturing of the 18th century, Manifattura F.lli Stingo deserves a place of honour. The Stingo family represents the bridge between history and our time, and it is currently the last and the only company of the 18th century that is still in business. Its heritage of drawings is constantly enriched by new proposals that interpret the current trends of interior design and architecture. We have been working with this company for some time now. The workshop welcomes as trainees some of the best students of the historic school of ceramics of Naples, the “Istituto a indirizzo raro Caselli”. By entering their workshop, you will dive into a timeless dimension.