There’s been a lot of trendy talk about “craft” these last several years. But one gets the distinct impression that the hipsterrific denizens of Silver Lake and Brooklyn possess little more than a surface understanding of what that word really and genuinely means.

In Italy, of course, there was never anything but craft; and a new exhibition at the Palazzo della Civilta Italiana in Rome – and also available to view virtually – seeks to clarify the significance of making that the guiding principal of everything that you do. Indeed, Fendi’s Hand in Hand exhibit offers a fascinating view on the program of the same name, created in 2020 as a way for the Italian fashion house to honor the top artisans from different regions of the country.