Le Arti Orafe

How to Enrol:
1- Open the "enrolment form" page and follow the instructions. All the section of the form must be filled completely.
2- In order to complete the enrollment, the student must send by fax or by e-mail to the school's secretariat office a copy of the payment receipt od the first installment for the chosen course (1.200,00 Euro for three-month, six-month, one year courses. 2.000,00 Euro for two-three year courses or 50% of the total amount for intensive courses and workshops).
Upon receipt of the enrolment form and the fax with the receipt of payment, the school secretary will confirm the enrolment and send you an enromlent certificate, and also:
- The certificate of registration;
- The documentation for obtaining a student visa;
- The list of tools for personal use;
- Information on apartments and rooms that can be rented through the school;
- The school rules to be signed;
- Deadlines for payment of instalments.

Following payments:
For three-month/three year courses the remaining amount will be paid in different instalments, according to the terms set forth by the school's secretariat office which will be forwarded to the student together with the "enrolment confirmation".
For intensive courses and workshops the balance of the attendance fee must be paid during the first week of lessons, following the school's instructions.

Cancellations
All cancellations that reach the school by registered mail not later than 30 days before the beginning of the course, will be entitled to a 50% refund of the dues paid, apart of the banking or postal fees. Beyond this deadline, no reimbursement is anticipated

Payment
To enrol, payment must be done by bank transfer to LAO srl, in one of the follow banks:

BANCO POPOLARE
Piazza Davanzati, 3
50123 Firenze
Account n° 136267
IBAN: IT67B0503402801000000136267
SWIFT: BAPPIT21N25

Or:

CHIANTI BANCA
Piazza Arti e Mestieri, 1
50020 San Casciano Val di Pesa (Firenze)
Account n° 8605
IBAN: IT65G0867338050020000008605
BIC/SWIFT: ICRAITRRIP0

Payments may also be done on-line (PayPal sicure system), as per the instruction in the Enrolment Form

School's Diplomas, Certificates of attendance, Recognized Diplomas.
Courses recognized by the Province of Florence
The certificates of qualification shall be issued by the Competent Authority after passing the exams, which is accessed by a vote of at least 60/100esimi admission, and frequency of at least 90% of lessons in all subjects.

For all other courses
The school issues a School Diploma for practical-theoretical courses, based on the overall evaluation obtained in different subjects (at least 60/100) and at a frequency of at least 90% of lessons in all subjects. For students who do not meet the standards the school will issue a School certificate showing the overall evaluation and the hours they actually attended.

For practical courses the school will issue a school certificate with overall evaluation and the hours of lessons the student attended 


SCHOLARSHIPS:
Scholarships for students coming from Africa, Asia, Americas, Europe, Oceania

To support the human and professional growth of students coming from countries with economic/social/politics problems, the school offer the possibility to enrol to all the courses in our catalogue, with 15% fees discount.
Africa: All countries
South America: Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador,Guyana, Paraguay, Suriname, Uruguay, Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Peru, Venezuela
North and Central America: Antigua and Barbuda, Bahama, Barbados, Belize, Cuba, Dominica, Repubblica Dominicana, El Salvador, Giamaica, Grenada, Guatemala, Haiti, Honduras, Nicaragua.
Asia: Afghanistan, Armenia, Azerbaigian, Bahrein, Bangladesh, Bhutan, Birmania (Myanmar), Cambogia, North Korea, Georgia, Giordania, Iran, Iraq, Kazakistan, Kirghizistan, Laos, Malaysia, Maldive, Mongolia, Nepal, Oman, Pakistan, Palestina, Qatar, Siria, Sri Lanka, Tagikistan, Thailandia, Timor Est, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan, Viet Nam, Yemen, Filippine, India, Indonesia, Libanon.
Europe: Turchia, Ungheria, Albania, Bielorussia, Bosnia e Erzegovina, Bulgaria, Repubblica Ceca, Croazia, Estonia, Iugoslavia, Lettonia, Lituania, Macedonia, Moldavia, Polonia, Romania, Repubblica Slovacca, Slovenia, Ucraina.
Oceania: Figi, Kiribati, Nauru, Palau, Papua Nuova Guinea, Isole Salomone, Samoa, Tonga, Tuvalu, Vanuatu. 

How to enrol and obtain the scholarship
- Fulfil the on-line form, leave the box "payment" empty, and submit the form;
- Send a message to the school secretary, to signalize your enrolment, and specify your country.
- The school secretary will reply you, with the amount to pay and the instructions for the payments.

See the complete school curriculum here.

Acknowledgments
2013 Gold Medal by the head of the State, Mr. Napolitano, for the organization of PREZIOSA exhibition
2010 Tuscany’s Silver Banner. The president of the Tuscany Regional Council, Mr. Riccardo Nencini, gave to the school the highest honor of the Regional Council, The Banner of Silver 2010

Awards
Some of the competitions in which students on our courses have taken part. Our students’ creations (jewels and drawings) are very often published in magazines belonging to this field (Vogue Gioiello, Orafo Italiano, YJoja, GZ, GZ Art&Design et.), and in specialized websites such as Voguenet (www.voguegioiello.net). Prestigious publications on goldsmith trends often use our students’ projects (Swarovski Trend Book 2003, 2004, 2005; Signity Gem Vision 2004 and 2005 etc.).

1995 "Dal mille al mille": A competition organised by the Meeting for Friendship between Peoples in Rimini. Students on our Design Course took part, winning first and second prizes.
1996 "Ori e Tesori": A competition open only to former students of jewellery schools and organised in the context of the International Crafts Exhibition. Our students were awarded first, second and third prizes. |  "Midora Design Award '96" A competition organised by the Leipzig Trade Fair in Germany, open to certified designers and goldsmiths from European Art and Design Institutes. Five works by our students were selected and exhibited at the Fair, and one of our students' creations was featured in the official catalogue.
1997  "Diamonds-International Awards 1998" Competition organised by De Beers, one of the most significant international jewellery design competitions. Our "Jewellery Design" course students took part with 10 designs sponsored by the School. | "International Pearl Contest": International competition organised by Japanese associations for the promotion of cultivated pearls: 3rd prize overall.
1998 "26th Pearl Design Contest 1998" organised by the "Japan Cultured Pearl Retailers Association". One of our students was awarded third prize. | "Leonardo Da Vinci" Competition, organised in Amsterdam and open to students at European Jewellery Schools: first prize overall. | "I Fiori Della Gioielleria" Jewellery competition organised by "C.I.B.J.O" and open to students at European Jewellery Schools. Two of our students were among the finalists.
1999 "Samshin International Diamond Jewelry Design Awards 1999" Design competition organised in Korea. Two of our students were among the finalists. | "The Ring" Competition organised in Kaiserslautern, open to students at European Jewellery Schools. One of our students won third prize. | "I Segreti Del Mare" Competition organised by the Rotary Club and "Gioielleria Barducci", open to students at Italian jewellery schools. One of our students won second prize. | "Samshin International Diamond Jewelry Design Awards 1999": third prize
2000 Students from the school took part in the "Un Gioiello per la Pace" project, organised by AURITALIA company in collaboration with UNESCO. A piece of jewellery by one of our students was selected and produced by AURITALIA, with a part of the proceeds from sales going to UNESCO.
2001 Competitions organised during the IX international convention of the PLE: second prize in the goldsmithery competition; first, second and third prizes in the design competition; equal first prize in student press competition.
2002 "Un gioiello per il Museo del Costume": first prize to our student Lidia Barigelli | Gold Virtuosi 2002, organised by the World Gold Council; won by out student Kim Min Chong. | The 7th Samshin International Diamond Jewelry Design Awards 2002. Two necklaces designed by two of our students and produced by the school were selected for the final of the competition.
2003 Competition organised by the Rotary Club and Gioielleria Barducci, open to students from Italian jewellery schools: first prize overall to one of our students from the artistic and technical design course. | Competition organised during the XI international convention of the PLE: first and second prizes in the jewellery design competition.
2004 Youth Promotion Price 2004, Hanau, Germania;
- “ORO ANTICO”, contest organized by the National Ministery for Arts and Environment: first prize for the category “Ring” to our student Naroa Ortega. |  "Samshin International Diamond Jewelry Design Awards 2004" : our student Kajan Raouf is among the finalists. | Contest organized by the “Museo del tessuto di Prato”: first prize to our student Luca Zanchi.
2005 Competition "Un Gioiello di Donna" (A woman’s piece of jewellery) announced by FIDAPA (Italian Women’s Federation for Arts, Professions and Business).
Our students have won the first three prizes:
1° prize - Han Fei
2° prize - Maloy Luakian
3° prize - Ana Ramirez
2nd Edition of the international competition organised by Eurobijoux , Menorca (Galleria dei Designer) Our student Etsuko Aso was selected to take part in the Fair. 

Since 1985, the school has organized a prestigious end-of-year exhibition in which all students take
part.
Since 1990, the school takes part to "Inhorgenta", the International Fair in Munich (Germany), and
"Barnajoya", the International Fair held in Barcelona (Spain), and exhibiting the work of its students.

1995 "CLASS OF '95" International exhibition open to jewellery school students organised by the Goldsmiths' Company of London. Sole private school invited to take part. 
1996 "Charles Perroud Creativeness Contest", an exhibition open to ex-students of jewellery schools. 
2000 "Diladdarno" Show organised by the Florence Municipal Authority to promote artistic crafts. The school was the only one there with its own stand 
2000, 2001, 2003 Itinerant exhibition of jewellery produced by the students at PLE schools. 
2002 End-of-year exhibition in the ex-Chiesa dei Barnabiti in Florence. 
2003 "Le quattro stagioni", end-of-year exhibition and fashion show in the Chiostro dell'Ammannati in Santo Spirito. 
2004 “12th Legnica Festival of Silver”, International student’s exhibition;
- End of the year exhibition and special selection in the “Jewellery Art Gallery” in Firenze
- September: first edition of “The Shape of Jewellery”, Jewellery design Salon, Vicenza Fair 
2005 Second edition of “The Shape of Jewellery”, Jewellery design Salon, Vicenza Fair 
2006 February: Students display their creations at the school’s stand at Inhorgenta 2006 | 5 students are selected to participate in the “Brand New” section of the Inhorgenta fair 2006, and 1 student was selected for the “Design Podium” section.
2007 February: Students display their creations at the school’s stand at “Inhorgenta 2007”, and 3 students are selected to participate in the “Brand New” section.
2009 Our former student Taisuke Nakada, was selected to take part to "BRAND NEW" at Inhorgenta
Europe, and won the Jewellery Prize for the "DESIGN PODIUM". | Contest/Exhibition organized by the Polish school Antidotum. Our students were invited to take part to the contest. First prize in our student Maddalena Germano and special mention for students Giulia Tamburini, Elia Rizzo and Janine Rall
2010 Barducci’s Contest: our student Stefano Pio won first prize | Fresh Metal Contest 2010: our student Anastassiya Korzhova won the first prize and the student Chyoko Uheara had a special mention | The student’s end of year exhibition was set-up in the old “Leopoldine Cloister”, in Florence. To celebrated the 25 years of is founding. The school had published a catalog with works by some ex-students. | Competition for the realization of a logo for the 25 years of the the school: the prize has been won by the student Elisabetta Bruno | Some students have donated their enraving work on silver plate for the project FiorGen non-profit organization, Arts for research. The works will be exhibited at the National Archaeological Museum in Florence from November 22 to December 18, 2010.
2011 Inhorgenta 2011: Our student I-Ting Hsieh and Ugurtas Burcu had been selected to participate in "BRAND NEW" | Tuscany’s Silver Banner: The president of the Regional Council of Tuscany, Mr. Riccardo Nencini, gave to the school the highest honor of the Regional Council: The Banner of Silver 2010, Saturday, November 28, 11:30 Palazzo Pitti - Museo degli Argenti, Firenze

Collaboration and Appointments
1993 The school is a founding member of the PLE (European Parliament of Jewellery Schools). At its first Congress, the school was appointed to preside over the Education and Research Commission. This appointment was renewed in the following years (2nd Congress in France, 3rd Congress in Germany, Idar-Oberstein).
1996 "Platinum and Jewellery": conference organized in Florence in collaboration with the Tokyo-based Platinum Guild International.
1997 On the occasion of the 5th PLE Congress in Lisbon, the school took on the presidency of the Technical Commission for the design of a community project.
2000 Following a proposal by the Vicenza firm Auritalia, students on the design course designed some pendants inspired by the theme of peace. The selected design led to the production of gold and diamond pendants, and a part of the proceeds from sales went to UNESCO.
2001 Co-ordination and management of the IX International Convention of European Training Centers, in collaboration with the Arezzo Trade Association. The convention, with more than 100 delegates, took place in Arezzo from 22nd to 26th May.
2002-2003 "Hommage03" project, in collaboration with D. Swarovski & Co., for which the design course students designed a jewellery collection using SIGNITY gems. The jewellery was produced by leading Italian companies, with six designs being sponsored and produced by Le Arti Orafe. The collection was charitably donated to SOS Kinderdorf International as a contribution towards the construction of a children's village in Nepal.

Since 2004 the design’s students regularly produce design for the “Signity Book Trend”

2007 Project in cooperation with the famous Indian company Ganjam & Son: a group of students designed jewellery collections for the company, that will realize the most interesting pieces.
Two of the participants are selected for a 6 weeks stay in the company facilities, in Bangalore.

Since 2005 the school organize “Preziosa” the most important European year exhibition for contemporary jewellery (www.preziosa.org)