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PINOCCHIO IN FLORENCE

Pinocchio: curiosities and secrets about the world's most famous puppet

WHERE WAS PINOCCHIO BORN? IN FLORENCE!

Pinocchio is the character invented in 1883 by Carlo Lorenzini, born in the center of Florence. The nickname Collodi was used by him in honor of the village where he spent his summer holidays at his grandparents' farm.

CARLO COLLODI, THE FLORENTINE

Pinocchio is by far the most famous puppet in the world. His book written by Collodi is the second most translated book in the world after the Bible! Collodi's real name was Carlo Lorenzini, a very famous name in Florence, like all those that end in "-ini" and contain the name "Lorenzo", derived from Lorenzo the Magnificent, the great patron of the Florentine Renaissance. He chose the name Collodi because it was the small village in the province of Pisa where his grandparents lived, and where he used to spend the summer with his relatives, and to which he was very attached. In Collodi you can find the "Parco di Pinocchio", recently established, it is a must-see for all Tuscans, although if you are only on vacation for a few days it may not be recommended. Discover the Pinocchio Park > and The municipality of Collodi >

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PINOCCHIO YESTERDAY AND TODAY

The book was titled "The Adventures of Pinocchio - Story of a Puppet," and it was a collection of the serialized story that Collodi wrote for the first children's magazine born in Florence that year, the "Giornale per Bambini". It was supposed to be just a few short stories, but the love of young Florentines for this very unique character pushed the writer to continue the story until its very sweet ending. The collection was therefore completed in 1883, and published in several editions. The most curious thing is that Collodi never registered the copyright for his book, so that his novel could be read by all the children of the world without limits, and also to pay homage to his dear village Collodi, making it famous around the world. This is why there are so many different versions of Pinocchio, both in terms of illustrations and story, and why all over the world it is claimed to be "born here." In the 1940s, Disney allowed people to get to know it more deeply thanks to its animated film "The Adventures of Pinocchio," which was slightly inspired by the original story.

PINOCCHIO AND FLORENCE

The entire story of Pinocchio is inspired by real places in the province of Florence, and some of them still exist today. The place where you can find them all, thanks also to the marble plaques created by the municipality, is the town of Sesto Fiorentino: here there were Geppetto's carpentry shop, Pinocchio's school, the great Oak, the tavern in front of the Ginori factory, and the beautiful Fairy's House still exists. Then there are Campi Bisenzio, Peretola and Colonnata, and the Island of the Industrious Bees. Imagine that the Land of Toys was nothing but the Fair of Sesto Fiorentino, which could be reached by mule-drawn carriages from all over the province... Let yourself be fascinated by the reality of Pinocchio's fairy tale! Here is the link for all the places of Pinocchio > and for more curiosities about the origins of Pinocchio >

PINOCCHIO IN FLORENCE - COLLECTIONS

In our Florence shop you will find two collections that we have dedicated to Pinocchio. Both strictly handcrafted and totally Made in Florence: "Pinocchio goes to Florence" and "Antique Pinocchio".

Photographic effect of the Duomo and image on postcard Photo of a postcard of Pinocchio in a hot air balloon

Castle made of cards for players and box containers with talking cricket

Display of part of playing cards with open container and cricket on the first card

Knot closure with alcantara thread on container for medium card game

Leather lace closure with a small leather cylinder to secure the tightened lace

Frontal photo showing the image of Pinocchio fishing from the embankment of the Lungarno in Florence

Sketch album with a drawing of Pinocchio flying in a hot air balloon over the dome of the Cathedral

Album with lock and pencil for drawing with an image of Pinocchio looking through a telescope

Album with leather spine with a beautiful image of the typical street lamp on the Lungarno in Florence

View of the drawing of the Florence Cathedral placed on the lid of the music box

You can see two large music boxes, one seen from the outside and the other from the inside with the work of Lorenzini and the

Set of automatic and hand-cranked music boxes related to a lying puppet

Mettitutto of Pinocchio-Ponte-Vecchio with sound presented both closed and internally

Top view of the lid concerning Pinocchio's music box fishing in Florence

Colored wooden box with shellac that contains the Pinocchio playing cards

Closed wooden case with image of Pinocchio at Ponte Vecchio and 3 pencils

Mini hand-cranked music box with Pinocchio theme

Lid of the compartment containing the spring music box mechanism with an image of Pinocchio fishing

The original "Pinocchio goes to Florence"

The series is called "Pinocchio goes to Florence" and is made up of very tender images of the mischievous teenage puppet who lives and strolls through the streets and monuments of Florence and the Tuscan countryside, with views of the most famous places in his city: Pinocchio flies in a hot air balloon over a striking view of the Florence Cathedral, fishes in the Arno river in front of the Ponte Vecchio, strolls through the market in Piazza Santa Maria del Fiore in front of the Cathedral, plays in Piazza Santa Croce, enjoys the sun on the Tuscan hills, discovers reading in the country villages.

The images were conceived by us and created by our Italian artist Denise de Giorgis in the fine style of watercolor and ink.

With this series we have created several items, all absolutely Made-in-Italy or rather, Made-in-Florence.

Playing Cards

Photo Frames and Drawing Albums

Music Box Chests

54 plastic-coated playing cards die-cut in our workshop, in original wooden box.

All 14 different designs of Pinocchio in the squares and most famous places of Florence and in romantic glimpses of the Tuscan hills. The Joker is a funny Talking Cricket in jacket and top hat.

All different specimens and rich in detail, an unmissable collector's item for lovers of cards and Pinocchio.

° Rigid photo holder with 30 pages with tissue paper, spine, and original medieval-style leather binding.

° Drawing Album with hard cover, spine, and leather details, with a compartment to insert a drawing pad or freehand sketchbook.

The figures are printed on lined paper with ecological, resistant, and UV-resistant inks.

° The Bauletti are wooden containers built by us and hand-polished with a shellac and wax patina that gives them a magical charm with an antique flavor.
° The Music-box Jewelry Box large is the same type of box, with internal compartments and a spring music box with the melody "Greenleaves".
° The Small Music-box has the manual mechanism of the romantic notes of "Blue Danube" by Johann Strauss.

Discover all the Box Sets and Music-box >

Discover all Playing Cards and Tarot Cards >

Discover all Drawing Albums >

The "Pinocchio Antico"

Another beautiful series is "Ancient Pinocchio" inspired by the 1950s novellas, with the traditional puppet in an orange paper outfit and a hat made of bread crumb, accompanied by his famous Abecedary or by his father Geppetto.

Decorative Theater

Clocks

Wall clock called ABC pendulum seen from afar

Outline of Pinocchio's face that forms the upper part of the pendulum clock

Photo of the central part of the large Pinocchio pendulum clock

Full photo of the Novella wall clock to highlight its originality

The wall clock titled Novella is made up of two pieces: a book and a Pinocchio

Silhouette of the clock with Pinocchio sitting and full text

Close-up photo of the Pinocchio table clock where the distinctive characters of the writing can be seen

Zoom on the hands and central part of the Novella table clock

The little theater is entirely made of hand-pierced wood, with natural prints reminiscent of the antique style.

It reproduces the carpentry of Geppetto with Pinocchio: the old carpenter works the piece of wood with so much love and passion that he brings it to life.

It is an excellent three-dimensional decorative element, for the table, or, thanks to the slot on the back, hung on the wall like a small painting, fascinating and moving.

The clocks recreate the first page of the original story of "The Adventures of Pinocchio," or the full-figure puppet.

The sentences from the story are made in a wavy design to recreate the effect of open pages.Pinocchio is depicted in different positions, in two wall versions and one table version, always with his indispensable Abecedario.

Such a precious object that giving and receiving it will be a source of great emotion, both for adults and children.