LANIFICIO SPAZIO VUOTO - INCUBATOR OF IDEAS
The first steps that led to the current event known as the “International Iron Biennial” were taken in 1976 on the initiative of Pier Luigi Della Bordella, the Arezzo antique dealer Ivan Bruschi, and the then mayor of Stia, Vittoriano Frulloni. An exhibition and market of wrought iron handicrafts was organized and set up in Piazza Tanucci in Stia. The first two editions took place annually and then, immediately afterwards, biennially, given the organizational and economic commitment that became evident.
Through Time
The event was enriched with many other side initiatives, open to international participation, revised in its structure and finally also hosted in a new location inside the vaulted hall of the historic wool mill in Stia, taking the name of “Lanificio-spazio vuoto incubatore di idee” (Wool Mill-empty space incubator of ideas).
It is an invitation and opportunity for blacksmiths from all over the world to express their creativity through the art of forging, finding within the exhibition a privileged showcase, a meeting point, a place for discussion and visibility to a wide and varied audience, including external experts and stakeholders.
Participation is open to all artists, professionals, artisans, or enthusiasts of blacksmithing, who can join by submitting either finished works and objects or sketches and projects that express originality, creativity, and innovation.
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For this year's edition (2025)
Participants must submit works consisting of “complements, accessories, interior and exterior furnishings.” The partners of the European project “Iron Notes” participate with works representative of their cultural heritage, i.e., linked to the traditions of their country.
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Niko Giordani (Italia) – Congiunzioni
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Martino Stenico (Italia) – Dressage
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