The Craft Experiences by La Grande Bellezza - The Dream Factory

Starhotels guests have the opportunity to discover art crafts and conduct workshops

Starhotels guests who wish to discover a treasure trove of artisanal talent and skill have a new, unmissable opportunity to do so. Through La Grande Bellezza - The Dream Factory project, the guests of the Starhotels Collezione hotels in Rome, Venice, Milan and Florence can purchase the exclusive Craft Experiences to discover master craftsmen and their arts and in some cases attend actual workshops.

Le Sibille

In Rome you can view the process of creating a made to measure garment in the historic Sartoria Gallo, learn about the art of the jewel in micromosaics in the Sibille studio, or take a journey through the history of the hat by visiting the Antica Manifattura Cappelli archives and workshop. In Venice you can visit costume designer Stefano Nicolao’s atelier, a landmark for the world’s theatres and cinemas, the Ca’ Macana workshop in Dorsoduro, where you can create your carnival mask, and the Fallani artistic silk-screen printing workshop, where you can also create your unique work. In Milan you can admire the handmade wallpaper created by the artists at Fabscarte, or the hand-decorated ceramics at Laboratorio Paravicini. In Florence there is nothing more fascinating than a visit to the Oltrarno district, to the renowned Antico Setificio Fiorentino with its ancient silk looms, the nearby Bronzetto artisan workshop in Via Romana, or, the Scuola del Cuoio leather school in Piazza Santa Croce, where you can create a small souvenir of these fascinating experiences. Also not to be missed, is an immersion in the ancient art of Florentine commesso or mosaic at Scarpelli Mosaici, near the Duomo.