I started my career as a papermaker in Fabriano's Miliani Papermills in 1985. After 14 years I resigned in 1999 to open my own papermakmg business. I have always thought that our tradition—800 years of paper history—was significant but that it was equally important to bring our history into the future. So I focused on innovation in products while maintaining respect for tradition and training, to ensure that this craft does not disappear. My experience, but above all my curiosity to discover new frontiers, guided me in the parallel paths of production and training. I started with a small workshop, with minimal equipment, in which I did all the experimentation that I could not do in the paper mill where I was employed. I began using aluminum moulds and synthetic felts, creating papers with special surfaces. Right away I began to participate in fairs and events, always invited by the organizers to demonstrate my craft. I also started to teach courses in schools and academies. Now I have a company and together with my partners we are an agency that employs eight people, helping, as well, to guarantee the future of a traditional craft that distinguishes Fabriano in the world.
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