Le Cose Belle di Alberto Cozzi
Another joyous session of paper marbling here in Florence – two very talented guests enjoyed a morning session with Riccardo Luci at the long running family business of Alberto Cozzi.
The business uses marbled paper for blank book binding as well as for making the interiors and the pages of books look more beautiful. Like so many things in Florence even the tools they use for stamping gold leaf motifs on books have been in use before most of us were born!
But before we watched Riccardo burn our initials on books there was marbled paper to be made – with great concentration!
Lovely coincidence — just the day before you posted this, I was in this shop, attracted by the window of beautifully crafted items, and bought several as gifts from the delightful man who is pictured here!! 🙂
Good girl Barbara – Riccardo is a delightful teacher, a talented bookbinder – and obviously a good salesman!
https://naramatablendblog.wordpress.com/2016/02/21/from-the-marge-of-lake-lebarge-to-via-del-parione/
What a lovely story – and the same month that paper marbled pyjamas designed in Via dei Parione with the help of the Cozzi family have been launched in London – it is all happening for Alberto and Riccardo this month!