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Cartapesta Riso
Lecce, Puglia, Italy
What Cartapesta Riso is known for
Claudio Riso apprenticed under maestro Antonio Malecore before opening his own cartapesta workshop on Via Vittorio Emanuele II in Lecce's historic center, continuing a chain of papier-mâché training that runs back generations. The studio restores antique sacred statuary alongside making new saints, nativity figures and decorative pieces entirely by hand.
Best for — Hand-modeled cartapesta saints and nativity figures
Lecce, Puglia
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