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DESCRIPTION: Crash helmet made of resin that belonged to the racing driver Arturo Merzario, winner of the 56th and of the 59th Targa Florio (1972 and 1975)

DESCRIPTION: This crash helmet made of resin was used by the racing driver Ignazio Giunti in many races among which the Targa Florio.

DESCRIPTION: Goggles made of glass and leather used by Piero Taruffi during the 38th Targa Florio race which he won.

DESCRIPTION: Manna is recognized as a Slow Food Presidium and for this reason a production protocol [3] has been drafted with ash growers to guarantee quality and origin.  Manna is the sap extracted from the bark duly cut. The number of growers is increasingly decreasing; almost only elderly people know how to cultivate and make […]

DESCRIPTION: There are about 70 species of ash recognized throughout the world, but only three are present in Italian flora: Fraxinus excelsior L. – Fraxinus ornus L. – Fraxinus angustifolia Vahl, all of which can potentially produce manna. The most common variety in the Castelbuono and Pollina areas is the “verdello”, for its excellent productivity, […]

DESCRIPTION: Manna is a product made from some species of trees of the Fraxinus (ash) genus, particularly the Fraxinus ornus (manna ash). The cultivation of the manna ash presumably dates back to the period of Islamic rule (IX to XI century AD); the oldest document that mentions manna dates back to 1080 in a diploma […]

Description: Inspired by the ornaments used in decorations typical of Mediterranean culture, the filet decorations were applied to make a prototype of a candlestick sconce using the most precious material, namely gold thread, creating unique effects and veiled transparencies. Thanks to the skill of the embroideresses who took on the challenge of working a material […]

Description: It consists of a net of squares with effects running diagonally, a modern reinterpretation of a Missoni design, whose ancestral geometric matrix appears in some Norman mosaics, also drawing inspiration from ancient fabrics that other women in other places and times have handed down to us. You can appreciate the combination of the ancient art […]

Description: The Sicilian drawn-thread technique which consists in a lattice creating by removing threads from the weft and warp of a linen cloth made it possible to achieve a remarkable continuity between the embroidery and fabric backing, without perceiving that something was inserted as in the case of filet creations. Its use was experimented on […]

Description: The band recalls a border with the same colors of a majolica bowl (made in Santo Stefano di Camastra, in imitation of the style used in Palermo in the 17th and 18th centuries). The design features an endless pattern weaved around a clover, symbol of the three virtues: faith, love and hope. The clover […]