“All of us architects, sculptors, painters must turn to the trade! Art is not a profession. There is no essential difference between the artist and the craftsman. The artist is an elevation of the craftsman. In rare moments of inspiration, which escape the control of the will, the grace of heaven can make work work in art. But competence in a trade is essential to every artist. Here lies the primary source of creative imagination. – Walter Gropius Form and function, art and design, artisan tradition and technological innovation: the Bauhaus school developed on these tracks and we, after having explored the colours, shapes, textures, sketches, we reworked them in a new way leading them to be a Officinarkitettura collection.
