On the 5th of December 2012, the violin making tradition of Cremona was to be inserted in the representative list as an Intangible World Heritage of Humanity. To celebrate this recognition, the Council of Cremona has organized an extraordinary exhibition in relation to the worlds of fashion and art: "8 Variations for Stradivarius". The exhibition presents the reconsideration and interpretation of the violin in a great variety of artistic forms. The violin and the image of Stradivarius have been transformed into garments, shoes, jewellery, hats, photography, sofas, meteorites, graphics and sculptures.
Like violin making, the exhibition is tied to the world of creativity, the creations on display are the synthesis between the Stradivarius violin and 8 internationally recognised artists: Alfred Drago Rens (art and graphics), Francesco Ballestrazzi (high fashion hats), Luigi Mariani (internal furnishings and design), Kobi Levi (shoe designer), Paolo Regis (photographer), Roberto Cambi (ceramic artist), Stefano Russo (art and design), Sunghee Kim (fine jewellery). They are all well-established their sectors, and to celebrate the recognition of Unesco, they have participated in this project with great honour and without any compensation. The love and passion Stradivarius had for the violin has touched these artists and has reawakened Italian art and design.

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