Pierre Renart, from wood to infinity

Notes for editors

Homo Faber Guide places craftsmanship at your fingertips. Curated by the Michelangelo Foundation, it is an online, searchable platform, which showcases artisans, ateliers, manufacturers, museums, galleries and experiences linked to contemporary craftsmanship in Europe and beyond. The platform connects craft enthusiasts, collectors, clients, curious travellers and designers with crafting excellence. Discover over 2200 talented artisans, from glass blowers to mask makers, paper sculptors to silversmiths. Newly selected artisans appear weekly, and new countries are added every three months. homofaber.com or download the app Homo Faber on the Apple Store or Google Play Store.

The Michelangelo Foundation for Creativity and Craftsmanship is a non-profit institution based in Geneva which champions contemporary craftspeople worldwide with the aim of promoting a more human, inclusive and sustainable future. The Foundation seeks to highlight the connections between craft, the wider arts and the design world. Its mission is to both celebrate and preserve craftsmanship and its diversity of makers, materials and techniques, by increasing craft’s everyday recognition and its viability as a professional path for the next generations. From the engaging education programme Homo Faber Fellowship to its signature digital project the Homo Faber Guide and international exhibition the Homo Faber Event, the Foundation is fostering a cultural movement centred on master artisans and rising stars.

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