Secret Craftsmanship

Bledi Luzi, a “doctor” for pianos

Bledi Luzi, a “doctor” for pianos He pauses and thinks. He looks like a surgeon. There are 9600 details. Artery after artery, until where the problem is. For Bledi Luz, all roads lead to music. The son of a violinist, he studied oboe and,... • Posted: 9 August 2019

Merita in the world of fairy tales

“If you love this job, do it, you can’t resist it.” This is what she says as she introduces you one to one with the dolls displayed on the walls of the building, which was originally built as a political “stage”. He kno... • Posted: 3 August 2019

Dëshira Maja, the keeper of the loom tradition in Kruja

When you come down from the Castle, there’s no way your feet won’t stop in front of her shop. From the open window, she invites you to come inside. If you think you are a foreigner, “Welcome” greets you! It’s no problem ... • Posted: 27 July 2019

Muhedin Makri, the 81-year-old who makes the stone “talk” in Gjirokastër

We find Muhedin Makri sitting on the sofa. He is 81 years old. He is not counting the rosaries, as any of his peers would do. He carves stone slabs with chisel and hammer. “I’m carving the ‘flower of life,'” he says, as he te... • Posted: 20 July 2019

Erli Gurra, a violin master in Tirana

Erli Gurra, a violin master in Tirana He has learned to listen to the song of the wood. No one sounds the same. Age, maturity, temperature… How could a piece of maple or spruce wood turn into a perfect violin? A thousand secrets are hidden behi... • Posted: 13 July 2019

Restaurateur Olsi Laska, the hand behind the works of Kola Idromenos

He knows every crack in the skin of the painting. He knows the “wrinkles”. He spent hours “communicating” with him, until the moment when he saw him hanging on the wall. The points of joy in the eyes are different from all the... • Posted: 5 July 2019