With the continued support of long-term partner Jaeger-LeCoultre, a new international edition of the Homo Faber Fellowship launched in Venice during Homo Faber 2024: The Journey of Life.

For this second edition, 23 selected duos, 13 of which are international pairings, have come together to practice 18 different crafts. Developed with partners from the Michelangelo Foundation’s network and supported by long-term partner Jaeger-LeCoultre, the Homo Faber Fellowship includes a one-month creative and entrepreneurial masterclass developed and certified by ESSEC Business School and Passa Ao Futuro at the International University of Art in Venice and a six-month placement in a master artisan’s workshop in one of 9 participating countries across Europe, culminating in a co-creation project for each duo.

Meet the duos

The Homo Faber Fellowship aims not only to help an emerging artisan take the first steps towards a career in craft and ensure the future of a master artisan’s workshop, but also to have a lasting impact on the futures of different crafts. With this in mind, the selection jury chose artisan duos whose crafts are closely linked to a territory, some who are the last guardians of their crafts in their home countries, others who are offering new solutions to environmental concerns and many more.

Delve into the stories of the chosen duos and discover those united by a sustainable approach to their practise, others who share a love for the heritage crafts they practise and wish to protect, some who are guardians of rare crafts and others who specialise in creation for haute couture items. Get a glimpse into the talented duos and their passions with our series of themed press stories. Hear about Oliver Hymans and Ash Appadu, a British duo practising the endangered craft of puppet making; Luis Mínguez Serrano and Gonzalo Mínguez Mínguez, a father-and-son duo in Spain seeking to protect a local and family heritage of bookbinding; Ole Morten Rokvam and Line Blom Salvesen a Norwegian duo using wood firing techniques to create ceramics. Learn about the different cultural backgrounds of numerous multi-national duos: Manuel Mazzotti and Chihiro Shigemitsu, an Italian and Japanese duo based in London; and Encarnación Berrio López and Anastacia Juana Gómez González, a Spanish and Mexican duo based in Spain.

The 23 duos of master artisans and fellows participating in this second edition are:

(Press Release)

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