We all worked together – our veteran artisans, the students from the School of Upholstery, AFOL in Meda, the designers, a fellow craftsman from Cabiate, Italy, of whom we didn’t know before […]
On Wednesday February 13th, at 18:00 the second workshop of #divanoXmanagua will take place: we are coming together for a second time after having decided the most important features of the sofa,
What a frame, #divanoXmanagua! Too bad it’s wrong. Read More »
Our adventure continues with workshops for the co-creation of the #divanoXmanagua. The dream of creating a beautiful sofa, together with expert craftsmen and exceptional people like yourself is an opportunity not to
At the end of the first workshop of #divanoXmanagua, we were a bit ‘dazed by the amount of stimuli received, the question that remains is … “How did it go?” We want
First session of co-creation artisan #divanoXmanagua. How did it go? Read More »
As January 31st approaches the project, #divanoXmanagua, comes into being. The first, of six workshops, scheduled for Thursday, January 31st, will be led by the designers, Alessandro Castello and Maria Antoinetta Lagravinese,
What will #divanoXmanagua look like? Let’s ask the designers. Read More »
Listen to this short video – Angelo Longo, director of training at the School for Upholsters, AFOL – Agency of Training Guidance and Work in Meda, he sees three important elements in
In just under one week on Thursday, January 31st, we will embark, “together”, on a very particular adventure. We want to encourage anyone who would like to participate to come to our
If someone were to ask “why” are we doing #divanoXmanagua. Read More »
I write this post after spending a morning among young people. A class of 18 teenagers are attending a course on upholstery at the Professional Institute of AFOL Meda. These young people
Looking through the eyes of the artisans of tomorrow. Read More »
The participation of students, attending the School for Upholsters, AFOL, in Meda are involved in the project called “divanoXmanagua” (sofa for managua). The goal of the project, first in the world, is
Do young people have a future as craftsmen? Read More »
To be able to collaborate, on the subject of, what is value is always a privilege. For us at, Berto Salotti, to develop the training project and solidarity for the project, divanoXmanagua
