Bag Making & Leather Arts

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Italian bags is known for sophisticated designs and top-level quality, represented by numerous top brands such as GUCCI or PRADA, to name a few. Especially in Florence is crowded by leather shops and headquarters of many world-class brands including GUCCI and Salvatore Ferragamo.
Such fame of Italian bags with highest quality are maintained by bag making artisans’ insistence on high-level techniques and quality materials.

In Bag Making major at Accademia Riaci, in the center of Florence, you will learn from skilled Florentine bag making artisans techniques of hand-made bags with the highest quality, made one by one.

Instructors :
Students will lear all the steps of bag making one by one from Florentine bag artisans; rough sketch and design, cutting patterns, cutting leather, skiving, composing, sewing, and edge maneuvering, as well as accessories. Beginners will start from simple objects such as small cases and book covers, and those with experience can make original bags, realizing various bags such as party bags, decoration bags, business bags, travel bags, pocket, pouch, backpack, body bag, etc. according to their period of study and interest.

Bag making Summer Course:
・Bag Making + Shoe Making (4 weeks~)
・Bag Making + Bag Design
・Bag Making Intensive




2 weeks Course Sample Schedule

week day AM PM
1st week Sun. Arrival in Florence
Mon. Orientation, City tour Free time
Tue. Lessons Free time
Wed. Lessons Free time
Thu. Lessons Free time
Fri. Guided art visits Free time
Sat. Cultural Activity
2nd week Sun. Free time
Mon. Lessons Free time
Tue. Lessons Free time
Wed. Lessons Free time
Thu. Lessons Free time
Fri. Guided art visits Free time
Sat. Housing Check-out

Fees and Schedule 2026
(fees - includes accommodation, meal vouchers (2 meal vouchers + 4 drink (mineral water) vouchers per week), and weekly visits, etc.)

Duration Fees (Tuition Fee + Accommodation, etc.) Credits Check-in (Sun) - Check-out (Sat)
1 week € 1,750 (without housing)
€ 1,900 (Twin Room)
€ 2,150 (Single Room)
1 [ 2026 ]
May 3 – May 9
May 17 – May 23
May 31 – Jun 6
Jun 14 – Jun 20
Jun 28 – Jul 4
Jul 12 – Jul 18
Jul 26 – Aug 1
Aug 16 – Aug 22
Aug 30 – Sep 5
Sep 13 – Sep 19
Sep 27 – Oct 3
2 weeks € 2,620 (without housing)
€ 2,900 (Twin Room)
€ 3,200 (Single Room)
3 [ 2026 ]
May 3 – May 16
May 17 – May 30
May 31 – Jun 13
Jun 14 – Jun 27
Jun 28 – Jul 11
Jul 12 – Jul 25
Jul 26 – Aug 8
Aug 16 – Aug 29
Aug 30 – Sep 12
Sep 13 – Sep 26
Sep 27 – Oct 10
4 weeks € 4,800 (without housing)
€ 5,200 (Twin Room)
€ 5,600 (Single Room)
6 [ 2026 ]
May 3 – May 30
May 17 – Jun 13
May 31 – Jun 27
Jun 14 – Jul 11
Jun 28 – Jul 25
Jul 12 – Aug 8
Aug 16 – Sep 12
Aug 30 – Sep 26
Sep 13 – Oct 10
6 weeks € 6,750 (without housing)
€ 7,350 (Twin Room)
€ 7,950 (Single Room)
9 [ 2026 ]
May 3 – Jun 13
May 17 – Jun 27
May 31 – Jul 11
Jun 14 – Jul 25
Jun 28 – Aug 8
Aug 16 – Sep 26
Aug 30 – Oct 10
8 weeks € 9,000 (without housing)
€ 9,800 (Twin Room)
€ 10,600 (Single Room)
12 [ 2026 ]
May 3 – Jun 27
May 17 – Jul 11
May 31 – Jul 25
Jun 14 – Aug 8
Aug 16 – Oct 10
12 weeks € 12,600 (without housing)
€ 13,800 (Twin Room)
€ 15,000 (Single Room)
18 [ 2025 ]
May 3 – Jul 25
May 17 – Aug 8
Note:
Due to a SUMMER BREAK, the school will be closed from August 8, 2026, to August 16, 2026.

Including

Enrollment fee, Tuition,
Facilities fee (no materials),
Orientation meeting,
Eco-friendly bag,
Welcome Kit (City map, pen, one lunch ticket),
Weekly guided art tours (including museum admission tickets),
Biweekly cultural excursions (e.g., trips to Pisa or Siena),
Housing: shared apartment – twin room (single room available, also without housing),
Housing utilities expense,
Meal vouchers (two meal vouchers and four drink vouchers (mineral water) per week),
English interpreter during lessons with the teacher

  • Materials for artworks used or consumed individually by students are not included in the fees above.
  • *Lessons are composed of two parts: class led by the instructor and practice time (Independent Study) where students can create freely after the guidance.
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