Mauro Bandinelli Maestro Orafo

About

"Arte Orafa" began as the workshop of silversmith Mauro Bandinelli in Impruneta in 1988. Mauro, who was trained at the silversmith department of the Art School of Porta Romana, learned to love the Florentine Renaissance, absorbing its taste for beauty and harmony. He then rounded off his apprenticeship at various craftsmen's workshops in Florence. In 1996, he moved his workshop to Strada in Chianti where he also opened a point of sale to the public while continuing to develop and improve a rich legacy of techniques, imagination and originality, which were consolidated through time by experience and a ceaseless quest for new forms. Building on the centuries old tradition of Florence's silversmiths and developing his own taste tied to contemporary fashion, he thinks up and makes unique jewellery items, designed and processed with a refined taste in gold and other precious metals.

At a glance

• Typical visit: about 1 hour 30 minutes