The articles produced by Officina Libris which are made from real leather tanned with natural vegetable dyes and united with handmade paper are the result of a perfect union between the town and its craftsmen-artists. These experts retrace an ancient and noble history, trying to capture its essence and reinterpret its signs between roots and destiny, tradition and creativity, past and future. Gubbio, the town in question, is rich in history. It is a town where the Middle Ages, from the XIIth-XIVth centuries, is evident and the Renaissance with its lords and courts (XV century) is more secret. Everything goes further back in time, to another layer of memory, before the Romans, to an even more ancient Italian civilisation, the Umbrian and Ikuvina civilisation (III-I B.C.). The entire handcrafted production of Officina Libris is made here and nowhere else in the world. This is not by chance. It is a choice and a vocation to work in this most classical of places, which gives even more value and depth to everything.
Every place has its specific material and spirit that find their synthesis in the genius loci. Gubbio, the so-called Town of stone, is built with strong materials and has a strong spirit that resists the destructive passing of time and the ruinous effect of neglect. |
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