On 23 July, from 6:30 to 9:00 p.m., the Bottega at Reschio will be an open house for a special event dedicated to craftsmanship. Three local artisans – a leatherworker, an embroiderer and a calligrapher – will bring their creative energy to life, where every gesture speaks of time, care and skill.

Their combined workshop is an invitation to take a closer look. To pause. To watch how a line of ink can follow the rhythm of a breath; how a needle, guided slowly, draws a story across fabric; how a piece of leather, in the right hands, becomes something that will stay with us for years gaining its own patina.

Each of the three guest artisans carries with them not just a technique, but a world.

Giuliano Foca is a master bookbinder who works on the outskirts of Perugia, where he still follows the same processes used in the 15th century. He colours leather using natural pigments, binds each volume with hand tools, and finishes with gold leaf – crafting books that are both strong and beautiful, timeless containers of memory. One of his creations, the Reschio Guest Book, will remain a silent witness to those who passed through the castle, for generations to come.

Paola Matteucci is a weaver of dreams – quite literally. She embroiders on tulle, a fabric as light as air, creating intricate patterns in delicate coloured threads. Her works are more than decorative: they are stories stitched with patience and soul. She also teaches embroidery, passing on not only the technique, but the reverence for this art.

Lorenzo Paciaroni is a modern-day scribe. In his scriptorium, he writes fluently in ancient alphabets – from Gothic to Roman Capitals – and adapts them to the present, designing wedding invitations, poetic scrolls, and custom labels. His calligraphy is not just beautiful writing; it is a slow and thoughtful art, a way to make words stay.

During the event, selected pieces will be available for purchase and can be personalised on the spot. Not as a whim, but as a way to give that object a voice of its own: a name, a word, a sign. Because handmade objects are never identical. They carry invisible marks – of the wood or leather they came from, yes, but also of the person who made them, and the moment they were born.

In a world that rushes, Reschio still believes in slowness. In the beauty of imperfection. In the value of what is human. This Open Day is more than a celebration of craft – it is a quiet declaration. A daily manifesto. We believe that every object, when shaped by knowing hands, holds memory. And, in some way, a soul.