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1 – 30 Sept. 2024

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THE CURATOR

Homo Faber 2024 is curated by the Michelangelo Foundation for Creativity and Craftsmanship, a private, international, non-profit Foundation based in Geneva, Switzerland, which champions contemporary craftspeople worldwide with the aim of promoting a more human, inclusive and sustainable future.

Established by Johann Rupert and Franco Cologni, guided by the belief that human hands will always possess the unique ability to create meaningful objects, the Foundation facilitates connections between creative artisans and a conscious clientele by enabling them to discover the creations and workshops of artisans and craft entities across the world.

The curation of Homo Faber 2024 has been made possible by collaborating with the Foundation’s network of like-minded organisations and its craft experts located in different countries across the world.

Art directors

Luca Guadagnino
Art Director

Luca Guadagnino

Art Director of Homo Faber 2024, with Nicolò Rosmarini, architect at studiolucaguadagnino.

Italian film director and producer, Luca Guadagnino, is the creative mastermind behind critically acclaimed films such as The Protagonists (1999), I Am Love (2009), Call Me By Your Name (2017), Suspiria (2018) and most recently Bones and All (2022).
Over the span of his career, he has received numerous accolades, including a Silver Lion, alongside nominations for an Academy Award and three BAFTA Awards.
In 2017, he set up studiolucaguadagnino, an esteemed interior architecture practice. Guadagnino follows a collaborative approach to designing spaces and creating sets, working hand-in-hand with artisans and heritage manufacturers to create custom-made pieces.
He finds enjoyment in details, striving to create spaces which invite an interaction between the people living in them and the spaces themselves. Every creative project he undertakes is material-led and plays with human senses through texture and visual aesthetics.

Nicolò Rosmarini
Art Director

Nicolò Rosmarini

Italian architect, Nicolò Rosmarini, graduated from the Polytechnic University of Milan in 2014.



Nicolò launched his career working for Studio Citterio Viel & Partners (ACPV), collaborating on important projects in Italy and abroad from 2015 until 2022, when he took up the role of Project Manager at studiolucaguadagnino.

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THE VENUE

Fondazione Giorgio Cini

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Imbued with history, culture and craftsmanship, Fondazione Giorgio Cini is a magnificent setting for Homo Faber Biennial. The historic buildings of the former monastery are located on San Giorgio Maggiore island in the heart of the Venice Lagoon.
The scenography will spotlight the different spaces created by talented Italian architects over centuries, from the Renaissance Cypress Cloister created by Andrea Buora to the Palladian Refectory with Paolo Veronese’s painting and panelling restored by Michele De Lucchi. The surrounding gardens and Gandini swimming pool will open especially for Homo Faber 2024, transformed into scenes where craft takes centre stage and visitors are immersed in a rich human narrative.

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