{"id":3395,"date":"2019-03-22T18:26:06","date_gmt":"2019-03-22T17:26:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.exploring-umbria.com\/?page_id=3395"},"modified":"2019-03-22T18:26:06","modified_gmt":"2019-03-22T17:26:06","slug":"craftsmanship-in-citta-di-castello","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.exploring-umbria.com\/en\/citta-di-castello\/craftsmanship-in-citta-di-castello\/","title":{"rendered":"Craftsmanship in Citt\u00e0 di Castello"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>As is well known, artisanal crafts are the star players throughout Umbria, but within this very rich regional context, some towns and cities stand out even more due to the peculiarity of the craft activities they dedicate themselves to and safeguard. Citt\u00e0 di Castello is one such example because it has managed to preserve traditions, in their original forms, from the ravages of time and modernity. Examples of this custodianship can be found in the <strong>Laboratori<\/strong> di <strong>\u201cTela Umbra\u201d<\/strong> (Umbrian textile workshops) and in the <strong>Tipografia<\/strong> <strong>Grifani Donati<\/strong> (printing works). In the first, in the same premises used a hundred years ago, where about forty weavers worked under Baroness <em>Alice Franchetti<\/em>, prestigious pure linen fabrics such as tablecloths, curtains, towels and blankets are still produced today. In the second, it is possible to rediscover the ancient artisanal techniques of typographic art. The owner, a descendant of the <em>Donati<\/em> family, in addition to dedicating himself to the promotion and enhancement of the city\u2019s typographic heritage, continues the family tradition of lithography (working exclusively on stone), and of the binding and restoration of books. Today, the workshop-museum is still a benchmark for all the artists who work with traditional engraving and who need equipment suitable for printing lithographs, woodcuts, etchings, dry-point or linoleum etchings. Age-old, fully-functioning pieces of machinery render the creations made within Citt\u00e0 di Castello\u2019s workshops unique examples of their kind.<\/p>\n<p>There are also few comparisons to be found in another field of craftsmanship in which Citt\u00e0 di Castello artisans take the lead and stand out for the finesse of their products: the creation of <strong>period-style<\/strong> <strong>reproduction furniture<\/strong>. This ancient tradition was successfully transformed in the early 20<sup>th<\/sup> century thanks to two major figures: the antique dealer and merchant <em>Elia Volpi<\/em>, who donated his collection of antique furniture to Citt\u00e0 di Castello and <em>Cesare Sisi<\/em>, antique dealer and artisan who, several years later, developed the idea of using old furniture to reproduce new pieces in period style. The mastery of Citt\u00e0 di Castello\u2019s native craftsmen lies in their inimitable ability to harmoniously blend together ancient and new wood to create wholly original pieces. The recently created \u201c<strong>Vero<\/strong> <strong>mobile in stile Altotiberino<\/strong>\u201d brand or \u2018trade mark\u2019 is both a confirmation and a guarantee of the authenticity of this timeless art.<\/p>\n<p>Another artisanal activity that should be mentioned, even if it has undergone a less fortunate fate, is <strong>Tobacco drying<\/strong>, which represented one of the main productive activities in Citt\u00e0 di Castello for several decades until it was completely abandoned in the 1970s. What remains today of the large artisanal plant dedicated to the drying of Tobacco are the large warehouses, which have definitely changed their function, having been repurposed and transformed into exhibition pavilions for the works of Alberto Burri.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>As is well known, artisanal crafts are the star players throughout Umbria, but within this very rich regional context, some towns and cities stand out even more due to the peculiarity of the craft activities they dedicate themselves to and safeguard. 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