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Massimo Bandera | Career
Born in 1967, Massimo lives and works between Italy and Spain. Since 1978 he had been dedicated his passion and professionalism to the world of bonsai.
In his technical and artistic research, he has created a contemporary way, of avant-garde, studying the arts and Sciences in Italy and working in Japan with his master Masahiko Kimura, the maximum exponent of Avant-garde Bonsai.
Member of the Italian Botanical Society, in 1999, Massimo was invited to visit the bonsai collection of the Emperor of Japan. In 2000 he founded his school, the Fuji Kyookai Bonsai Avant-Garde school, at the Fuji Sato Company. In 2002 he opened the Spanish section at Bonsai Museum in Marbella, and in 2010 in Mallorca.
He is also a life Member, instructor, Ambassador and Director of the Bonsai Club International. Instructor of the Italian Association of Bonsai and Suiseki .Instructor, member, and judge of Union of Italian bonsai. He is also an IBS Instructor.
In 2007 his works were exhibited in the Palazzo Bricherasio in Turin and at the Fujiyohaku Congress in Nole and Marbella with the special participation of the Master Masahiko Kimura at his school.
In 2002 he published the "Bonsai Encyclopedia" and in 2008 "Bonsai avant-garde" which is a collection of the teachings of cultivation techniques, aesthetics and Japanese culture.
He has been writing for major magazines since the 1980's.
His articles have been published in: Bonsai Italia, Bonsai italiano e Bonsai arte e Natura, Notiziario UBI, Bonsai and Suiseki magazine in Italy, Bonsai Actual and Bonsai autoctono in Spain, Esprit Bonsai in France, Bonsai Magazine in America, Bonsai Sunjiu and Kindai Bonsai in Japan.
In April 2010 in San Marino during the XIV National Congress Italian UBI he was the first representative of Italy to receive the Prize from the Ministry for cultural heritage and activities of the Italian Republic for his Bonsai.
Contact
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Michele Andolfo | Career
Michele started off as a self-taught bonsai artist in the early 90’s before working in a bonsai nursery near Milan.
In the following years, he participated as a demonstrator at bonsai conventions in Italy, Switzerland, Germany, France, Belgium, England and Spain.
Michele is also a regular guest of the Bonsai and Penjing Society of Montreal in Canada.
Today he continues to regularly hold demonstrations and study groups on topics regarding the aesthetics and design applied to bonsai. He is well known for his teaching commitment and his presence as a guest demonstrator in International conventions abroad.
In recent years he has devoted himself mainly to training over 300 students, some of whom have become well-known professionals and instructors.
Since 1995 he has been the Director of the Italian UBI Association for nine years (3 as vice president and foreign representative).
Michele is also the Secretary of the IBS (National Bonsai and Suiseki College), President of the Bonsai Club Martesana for the past eleven years, and currently the director of the Andolfo Bonsai Studio and the IBS didactic committee.
Andolfo Bonsai Studio
In 2001, he started his school Andolfo Bonsai Studio school, planning courses, technical seminars, and study groups in Italy and abroad.
During the European UBI / EBA Congress in 2005, his school was officially recognized by UBI for its didactic commitment throughout Europe.
During the European UBI / EBA Congress in 2005, his school was officially recognized by UBI for its didactic commitment throughout the national territory.
In 2007, on behalf of the Swiss Association of Bonsai VSB, Michele started two study groups in Zurich and five in Italy with more than 100 students.
In 2008 on the occasion of the BCI Congress in Saint Vincent organized by the IBS, in which he is a demonstrator, he inaugurates the new headquarters of the school in Cambiago where he currently works and carries out his teaching activity.
In 2010, his participation in the Congress MABS in the USA laid the foundations for a new chapter of his school, in New York.
In 2015 the Andolfo Bonsai Studio is officially recognized by the National Bonsai and Suiseki Instructor College.
In 2018 his school in Quebec became the Academy (Andolfo Bonsai Academy) with six instructors trained in twelve years of activity.
In 2019 he started a new School project in Colombia with students from various countries in South America.
Publications
Michele publishes technical and aesthetic articles in some of the most important magazines in Italy and abroad.
Michele's works have been published in European, Chinese, and American bonsai books and magazines and he has received many prizes and awards including the prestigious International Award BCI's Artist, Writer, Photographer Award.
In 1999 he published his first book on aesthetics and design applied to Bonsai: Bonsai Culture, Aesthetics, and Project, and four years later BONSAI-Basic course guide was created to introduce bonsai to the less experienced and children.
The following year he became BCI International Instructor and two years later he became awarded the First IBS National Prize "writing bonsai" reserved for National Instructors.
In 2016 he wrote his third book on aesthetics applied to bonsai BONSA Estetica Studio e progetto which summarizes more than 20 years of professional activity in this sector.
Contact
For our newest works and to stay up to date visit Andolfo Bonsai Studio or contact me using one of the methods:
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He is honored to teach the students of the Sagunt Bonsai School the wide range of contents and knowledge related to the vast universe of bonsai.
The point of view of the traditional Japanese bonsai
Bonsai Teacher, Instructor of the Spanish Bonsai Association (ABE), member of the Spanish Bonsai Union (UBE), Bonsai Clubs International (BCI) and Editor in the last stage of Bonsai Actual, a magazine specialized in the field.
In addition, he has obtained the Authorized Professional Certificate with Qualified level in the use of phytosanitary products.
He has written articles in international publications, which are published in six different languages, such as Bonsai Focus, Esprit Bonsai and BCI Bonsai & Stone Appreciation.
Currently, he is honored to teach the students of the Sagunt Bonsai School the wide range of contents and knowledge related to the vast universe of bonsai. The school has a special impact on all aspects related to good cultivation, different styles, specific training techniques according to species, various design proposals, as well as the multitude of rules and rules that govern aesthetics from the perspective of the Art. The established goal will be achieved when all students acquire an advanced level in this discipline, always taking as a fundamental starting point, the point of view of the traditional Japanese bonsai.
Bonsai Teacher, Instructor of the Spanish Bonsai Association (ABE), member of the Spanish Bonsai Union (UBE), Bonsai Clubs International (BCI) and Editor in the last stage of Bonsai Actual, a magazine specialized in the field. In addition, he has obtained the Authorized Professional Certificate with Qualified level in the use of phytosanitary products. He has written articles in international publications, which are published in up to six different languages, such as Bonsai Focus, Esprit Bonsai and BCI Bonsai & Stone Appreciation. Currently, he is honored to teach the students of the Sagunt Bonsai School the wide range of contents and knowledge related to the vast universe of bonsai. The School has a special impact on all aspects related to good cultivation, different styles, specific training techniques according to species, various design proposals, as well as the multitude of rules and rules that govern aesthetics from the perspective of the Art. The established goal will be achieved when all students acquire an advanced level in this discipline, always taking as a fundamental starting point, the point of view of the traditional Japanese bonsai.
