Applied Arts at Studio FUJI
Studio FUJI
Via Guelfa 85
Tel. 055/21.99.14
Home to the Renaissance, Florence provides inspiration for creativity. One place to express this is at Studio FUJI, an art school of textile design and fashion. A part of history can be discovered by learning traditional methods while incorporating personal ideas to create a fresh, contemporary twist. The art of weaving and dyeing was vital to Florence’s cloth industry, which flourished during the 13th, 14th and 15th centuries. Along with silkscreen and batik, it is still an important part of Studio Fuji’s curriculum today.
Started by Americans Tamio Fujimura and Kathleen Knippel, Studio FUJI is both a thriving art workshop and professional school. Various degree programs combine courses of study into monthly, semester or yearlong periods. For those who wish to pursue a future career, intensive courses are taught up to 21 hours a week. Students are given room to express their own tastes and ideas freely while they learn new and time-honored techniques utilized in the jewelry, textile and fashion industries.
The jewelry-making department provides a hands-on experience that teaches the technical aspects of making sketches used to create beautiful necklaces, earrings, rings, and bracelets. All jewelry lovers can appreciate the precise art of design and the rewarding results of the course.
FUJI’s textile and design department offers classes in batik (an immersion dye process using wax resistance), textile sculpture, silkscreen printmaking, textile printing and design as well as weaving.
The fashion department combines design and construction intrinsic to crafting garments and fashion accessories. Students learn pattern drafting, sewing and assembly.
The school is one of the few places in Florence that offers classes in bookmaking and binding.
The possibilities are endless. Studio FUJI is an ideal place to study and create for those either looking to pursue a future career in the applied arts or who simply want to enjoy learning a new hobby.
