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In order to mark the publication of The Master’s Touch Michel-
angelo Foundation is hosting panel discussions across European
countries. These discussions celebrate the publication of the book
and begin an engagement with the Criteria for Craft Excellence
among the wider arts, design and craft sector, opening a conversa-
tion around a common language for excellence in craftsmanship.
“The aim of the work was to create a set of criteria that could
be used with confidence and ease across the many types of ar-
tistic crafts and across cultures by those who seek to safeguard
and promote fine craftsmanship.”, says Alberto Cavalli, Execu-
tive Director of the Michelangelo Foundation for Creativity and
Craftsmanship and author of the book. Alberto Cavalli is also
Director of the Fondazione Cologni dei Mestieri d’Arte, a lecturer
at the Politecnico University in Milan and a visiting professor at
the Creative Academy where, in addition to teaching, he runs
seminars on the artistic crafts. Cavalli is a member of the jury of
the prestigious Prix Liliane Bettencourt pour l’Intelligence de la
main, an award granted by the Fondation Bettencourt Schueller
in France, and he has also contributed his expertise to the activi-
ties of the Paris-based Centre du Luxe et de la création. Giuditta
Comerci is a researcher, cultural events curator and a subject ex-
pert for the Bellezza Italiana Chair at the Politecnico University
in Milan. She is also the president of the Associazione Noema,
dedicated to the study and promotion of musical culture.
Giovanna Marchello is a business development and licensing spe-
cialist in the fashion and luxury goods industry. She has written
extensively about luxury goods for the Russian monthly Kak por-
trait and oversees cultural projects related to the artistic crafts.
