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Basilio Testella known as Vasì

Italiano

In the press

Part of the archive of newspaper articles written about him over the years: his story, his awards, up to the day he left us, when friends, colleagues and people who knew him only by reputation wanted to say goodbye one last time.

The affection he received from people over all these years is what made my father proud of his work.

Corriere Adriatico, 10 dicembre 2008: A prize for Basì, master cobbler — Corriere Adriatico, 10 dicembre 2008 A prize for Basì, master cobblerThe Picchio d’oro, the Marche Region’s top honour.

Il Messaggero Marche, 2008: The Picchio d’oro goes to Basilio Testella, whose shoes Reagan wore — Il Messaggero Marche, 2008 The Picchio d’oro goes to Basilio Testella, whose shoes Reagan wore

Il Messaggero Marche, 2008: “This is how young people rediscover the elderly” — Il Messaggero Marche, 2008 “This is how young people rediscover the elderly”The Marche Day in Fermo.

Il Resto del Carlino, 2010: The Rotary honours Testella, Clinton’s cobbler — Il Resto del Carlino, 2010 The Rotary honours Testella, Clinton’s cobblerThe Paul Harris Fellow award.

Corriere Adriatico, 2010: The Rotary crowns Vasì Testella — Corriere Adriatico, 2010 The Rotary crowns Vasì Testella29 July 2010.

Corriere Adriatico, 21 settembre 2010: A world stage for the art of master shoemaker Vasì — Corriere Adriatico, 21 settembre 2010 A world stage for the art of master shoemaker Vasì

Corriere Adriatico, 2010: Farewell to the cobbler of the VIPs — Corriere Adriatico, 2010 Farewell to the cobbler of the VIPsThe funeral, in San Liborio.

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The Picchio d’oro

Giornata delle Marche: il Picchio d’oro a Basilio Testella, artigiano del distretto calzaturiero (in Italian) Regione Marche, 10 December 2008

The workshop at the MUST

Nasce il museo di Vasì Testella: Montegranaro investe nella sua storia (in Italian) La Provincia di Fermo, 14 January 2020
Museo della calzatura grazie a Vasì (in Italian) Il Resto del Carlino, 20 November 2020
La bottega di Testella nel museo delle tradizioni (in Italian) Il Resto del Carlino, 30 March 2022
Inaugurato il MUST, il primo museo comunale… (in Italian) Comune di Montegranaro (Facebook), 15 June 2024
A Montegranaro viaggio tra agricoltura e calzature… (in Italian) Cronache Fermane, 16 June 2024

Mauro, the pupils, the documentary

Testella, Mauro’s workshop (photographs) Claudio Dell’Osa, portfolio
Posts tagged “Vasì” (in Italian: the Rotary, Micam, the demonstration with Mauro) Doriano Marcucci, blog, 2010–2016
Tra memoria e futuro: Montegranaro, le calzature, i suoi artigiani (in Italian) Marche in Video (YouTube), 18 May 2022
Marche in Video ritrae gli ultimi artigiani veregrensi… (in Italian) Il Faro di Roma, article

Photography

Basilio Testella | Shoemaker Patrik Gunnar Helin, portfolio
Testella Claudio Dell’Osa, portfolio

A family site, not an institutional one. The Region and the Municipality are named for the Picchio d’oro (Regione Marche) and for the MUST (Comune di Montegranaro).