Alchimia a contemporary jewellery school in Florence seeks to teach students to express their creativity through contemporary jewellery, developing high-quality technical and theoretical skills. By adopting the technological developments of our time and the most experimental cultural trends, Alchimia encourages its students to enhance their...
Long ago in 2015 the presidents of Colombia and France decided to establish a year to celebrate the two countries. The first half of the year was dedicated to France in Colombia and the second half dedicated to Colombia in France. All of it is...
A spring evening, creativity, inspiration, learning about a new material from a master, sharing with others, Wednesday night's #OMGDeepDive was made up of all of these. The turnout was great and we hope everyone was able to learn a lot more than they already knew....
We've been sharing some notes about Polymer Clay and the extraordinary work and experience of our guest artist Sara Amrhein. Today we'll like to share some other notes that lead you to find more on polymer history, spotlight on different artists as well as other...
OMG Florence intervista Lucia Massei, direttrice della scuola di gioielleria contemporanea Alchimia, fondata a Firenze nel 1998 e situata nel cuore del quartiere di San Frediano. OMG Florence interviews Lucia Massei, director of contemporary jewelry school Alchimia, located in the heart of the San Frediano district. OhMyGodFlorence:...
Creative means "marked by the ability or power to create" according to Merriam-Webster and is a word that can be used to describe all of us, to some degree. The fact is that our lives may not induce us to creativity because we tend to...
Polymer clay is a kind of clay based on the polymer PVC that, like mineral clays, can be hardened through heating, although at much lower temperatures, which makes it much more accessible for artists and craftsman alike because it does not require large, expensive kilns. Users...
We live busy lives in a busy world. One of the ways we as humans cope with this is routine. Routine can help us to make sense out of our lives and break it down into manageable parts. Often, however, routine can turn into auto-pilot...
One of our missions is to create new synergies, open doors for people and inspire and connect people from all over the world to what is happening here. So we are always exploring Florence to know what is new, what is lasting, what is working,...
We here at OMG Florence are curious people. We are constantly looking for new ideas and new perspectives, new ways of looking at the world and new ways of putting old things together to make something new. We do live in Florence after all, where...