Aemilia Ars is an exquisite needlelace, it was created during the period of Renaissance in Italy. Between the end of the XIX and early XX century, was born a prestigious school of applied art that promoted the upgrading Crafts .
Aemilia Ars Workshop founded in Bologna in 1898 by the Alfonso Rubbiani (1848ò1913) , artist, architect, restorer, designer, poet and lawyer in order to recover, distribute and market the arts in Emilia. This initiative was supported by Count Francesco Cavazza, other nobles and in particular by the Countess Lina Cavazza, noblewoman that from her personal collection was made available antique lace for the study and revival of the now lost techniques.