Flash Courses 2018 at LAO

Le Arti Orafe offers divers short courses, from 1 to 5 days long, taught by LAO teachers, technicians and assistants.
The contents are purely technical and provide a demonstration phase by teachers and a phase of experimentation by the students.
 
Admission requirements:
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Knowledge of Italian or English language.

Groups of students from the same country can ask to arrange lessons in their mother tongue: the school will provide an interpreter at the expense of the group.
The Flash courses can also be activated on requests by small groups for specific programs.
Knowledge of Italian or English language. A basic background knowledge of stone setting is required.

Materials and tools

The school provides (included in fee) all the useful big tool for collective use. School also provide nonprecious metal, silver soldering, semi-finished products.
 
Pure silver and 925 in sheet and wire, are available, but are not included in the participant’s fee. At the end of the workshop, the students will reimburse the cost of the used metal to the school.
 
Students for practical courses and workshops should bring their own tools (tongs, files, bow and blade, sandpaper, welding clamps, all instruments for design, and anything else considered useful).
To have a detailed list of tools needed for the courses you are enrolled, please contact the school office.
In town, there are shops where you can buy tools and metals needed for the course.
The school can provide a toolkit for people who cannot bring their own tools.
A security deposit of 200 Euros will be paid by the arrival and will be refunded at the end of the seminar, after the return of the full kit.
Damaged or broken tools will be reimbursed to the school.
 

Programme

1 JEWELLERY MAKING

1.1
Contents: Create different clasps for brooches, bracelets, and colliers.
Dates: 13 to 15 September 2018
Reference  for application: CLA.F
Timing: 18 hours, 3 days
Max Students: 8
Cost: € 400 
Entry level: C *
Deadline: 31 July 2018

1.2
Contents: Nunome Zogan and Keum-Boo.
Reference for application: SD.F
Dates: 17 to 19 September 2018
Timing: 18 hours, 3 days
Max Students: 8
Cost: € 520
Entry level: C *
Deadline: 31 July 2018



2 WAX CARVING AND LOST WAX CASTING

Contents: Lost-wax casting introductory course.
Reference: LWC.F
Dates: 27 to 28 September 2018
Timing: 12 hours, 2 days
Max Students: 8
Cost: € 400
Entry level: B *
Deadline: 31 July 2018



3 STONE SETTING 
(A basic background knowledge of stone setting is required! )

3.1
Contents: Basic course for different shapes bezel Setting
Reference for application: INBS.F
Dates: 3 to 4 September 2018
Timing: 12 hours, 2 days
Max Students: 8
Cost: € 280
Entry level: B *
Deadline: 31 July 2018

3.2
Contents: Prong Setting
Reference for application: INPR1.F
Dates: 5 to 6 September 2018
Timing: 12 hours, 2 days
Max Students: 8
Cost: € 280 
Entry level: B*
Deadline: 31 July 2018

3.3
Contents:  Flush Setting
Reference for application: INSG.F
Dates: 7 to 8 September 2018
Timing: 12 hours, 2 days
Max Students: 8
Cost: € 280 
Entry level: C *
Deadline: 31 July 2018



4 RENDERING

4.1
Contents: Rendering of flat, curved, rounded and irregular metallic surfaces.
Reference for application: RESUP.F
Dates: 4 to 7 September 2018
Timing: 24 hours, 4 days
Max Students: 8
Cost: € 300 
Entry level:  B*
Deadline: 31 July 2018

4.2
Contents: Rendering of faceted stones.
Reference for application: REFS.F
Dates: 11 to 14 September 2018
Timing: 24hours, 4 days
Max Students: 8
Cost: € 300
Entry level: B*
Deadline: 31 July 2018



5 ENAMELLING

5.1
Contents: Enameling introductive course.
Reference for application: ENAI.F
Dates: 17 to 18 September 2018
Timing: 12 hours, 2 days
Max Students: 8
Cost: € 200
Entry level: C *
Deadline: 31 July 2018

5.2
Contents: Cloisonné enameling course.
Reference for application: ENA.F
Dates: 12 to 15 September 2018
Timing: 24 hours, 4 days
Max Students: 8
Cost: € 400
Entry level: C *
Deadline: 31 July 2018



6 DRAWING

Contents: Designing with diamonds.
Reference for application: DTDI.F
Dates: 11 to 12 September
Timing: 12 hours, 2 days
Max Students: 8
Cost: 200 €
Entry level: B *
Deadline: 31 July 2018


*Entry level (suggested)
For each course, the school suggests the level of preparation needed to achieve maximum results.
Teachers and instructors will not be able to spend extra time with students who do not have the indicated skills level.
A) Suitable for everyone
B) Beginners: little or no experience. First and second-year students.
C) Intermediate: if you already have skills, these courses will be useful for your next step towards a more independent practice.
D) Advanced: courses suitable only for people in possession of professional requirements or at least three-year studies.