Inside the Atelier – Open Days & Studio Visits
A contemporary space where ideas meet matter and techniques become personal languages.
SCHOLA is a multidisciplinary craft academy based in Florence, an independent ecosystem connecting arts, design, and practical studio research.
Our Open Days are an invitation to step inside our world, meet our Mentors, and discover a different approach to learning. Join us in Florence or connect online to explore upcoming courses and see how studio practice transforms raw materials into a distinct creative identity.
Online Open Day — September 23rd 2026
Two live sessions dedicated to our upcoming 10-week modules starting this November. A chance to ask questions, explore the methodology, and speak directly with our Mentors.
Ceramic Studio
23 September | 5.00pm CEST
Join Maestro Lapo Giusti for an insider look into the process of ceramics, from raw clay manipulation to high-fire glazes and surface treatments. During this session, Lapo will guide you through the structure of the 10-week intensive course starting November, illustrating how students build a personal material language in the studio.
Lapo Giusti
Born in 1997 in the province of Florence, he was raised in a family of artisans with a 45-year-old ceramic workshop. After earning a degree in chemistry, he joined the family business, specializing in advanced glazes and crystalline finishes, while passionately teaching the craft.
Fashion Making Master Program
23 September | 5.30pm CEST
Discover contemporary fashion making through a craft-based and responsible approach at SCHOLA. The 1-Year Master combines womenswear and menswear pattern making, draping, textile experimentation, and collection development, with design emerging through direct contact with materials, construction, and practice. Structured across four complementary modules, the program builds technical competence, material awareness, and design autonomy, culminating in the development of a personal fashion collection.
Valeria Lasalvia
Fashion Culture and Styling graduate, specialized in Pattern Making and CAD. She developed I Was A Sari in Mumbai, worked for Flo, Arti 21, Loretta Caponi, and teaches fashion courses at renowned Institutions, including SCHOLA.
A space where the hand thinks and matter speaks. Choose your session below to step inside our community of makers.
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Complete the form to receive your access link for September 23. Step inside our world and see where your hand can take you.