Stefano Facchini, Autore presso Arte2000

7 February 2019 In Events By Stefano Facchini

The intensity of an emotion in telling the passion for one’s craft

A handcrafted and artistic heritage guarded in a marble workshop in the Province of Treviso. On 10 December 2018, guest at a convivial evening of Rotary Club of Treviso, I have spoken of my passion for the stone and of the handmade works. The event...

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13 October 2017 In Case History By Stefano Facchini

Atlante sculpture in the round White Carrara Marble

Planning and realization of a majestic statue for a monumental fountain. The work has been created in different elements built around a steel structure needed to support the above basin and to contain the electrical and hydraulic system. We have realized both the statue and...

13 October 2017 In Case History By Stefano Facchini

Prestigious suspended cantilevered marble staircase manufactured by hand

Planning and customized realization of an artistic helicoidal staircase, made in solid marble with balustrade in wrought iron. A harmonious structural ornamental and architectural work to give elegance and lightness to the surrounding ambience. The staircase, suitable for the comfortable passage of two persons at...

13 October 2017 In Case History By Stefano Facchini

Handmade reproduction of a porphyry Roman bust

Reproduction of an ancient porphyry statue representing a Roman consul of the XVIII century. The work was realized referring to a unique photo, in low resolution and with few details, sent by the customer. In order to complete the work we have also realized the column...

Beaux-arts estate, Palladio award 2019 winner

13 October 2017 In Case History By Stefano Facchini

Impressive supporting columns in Rouge Griotte marble

Planning and realization of 12 identical columns with covering in gold leaf on capitals and bases. They had to be placed on the ground floor, in the entrance of a hall in semicircle without ceiling so completely visible from the balcony of the first floor. Marble:...

12 May 2015 In Anecdotes, Blog By Stefano Facchini

THE SOLIDITY OF CONSTRUCTIONS

Very often we can read in the news section about disputes concerning construction works executed using poor materials, unsuitable for the required use; for example, marbles with a big capacity of absorption should not be used in external walls, as through the slow humidity absorption...

20 March 2015 In Anecdotes, Blog By Stefano Facchini

Antonio Canova and his sensitivity in the butterfly of “Cupid and Psyche”

Antonio Canova, who lived at the turn of the 19th century, is the greatest sculptor of my adoptive land, the Veneto region. Man of humble origins, he lost his father at a very young age, once his mother remarried after a short time, he was left to the foster care...

23 February 2015 In Blog, Marbles By Stefano Facchini

Italian marbles: the famous Carrara marbles

Talking about Carrara marbles we refer to all marbles coming from Carrara. The most important extraction and manufacturing area is that of Apuan Alps that boasts a primacy at national and worldwide level for the selection and the productive marbles ability. Over the centuries, were...

26 January 2015 In Blog, Marbles By Stefano Facchini

ITALIAN MARBLES

Italy’s luck is having been the beating heart of the Roman culture, a civilization that throughout its one thousand and two hundred years of history conquered the Mediterranean and all countries on it overlooking. Ancient Romans’ luck was to have conquered the civilisation with the highest culture: the Greeks. What’s...

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15 December 2014 In Anecdotes, Blog By Stefano Facchini

BERNINI: THE RIVER’S FOUNTAIN IN PIAZZA NAVONA

Every era had artists that were considered the best of their time, obviously when some of them had to work at the same time on the same city, contrasts often became harsh and irreverent even if sometime they smack of gibe. A historical episode is related...

Stefano Facchini Master Craftsman

Bearer of a heritage of knowledge and experience to be treasured and passed on to future generations

Traditional Building’s 2019 Palladio Award Winners in United Stated

Craftsmanship: Beaux-Arts Estate - Atlanta, Georgia

HISTORICAL CRAFTSMAN'S WORKSHOP

From 1922 with Emilio Facchini in Istria to the current workshop of Stefano Facchini in Colle Umberto - Treviso

Author:Stefano Facchini

The intensity of an emotion in telling the passion for one’s craft

Atlante sculpture in the round White Carrara Marble

Prestigious suspended cantilevered marble staircase manufactured by hand

Handmade reproduction of a porphyry Roman bust

Impressive supporting columns in Rouge Griotte marble

THE SOLIDITY OF CONSTRUCTIONS

Antonio Canova and his sensitivity in the butterfly of “Cupid and Psyche”

Italian marbles: the famous Carrara marbles

ITALIAN MARBLES

BERNINI: THE RIVER’S FOUNTAIN IN PIAZZA NAVONA