Timeline
1956
the Cinecittà years
our story starts in the mid 1950s, Romolo Felice began very young his career at Cinecittà Studios, working on the sets of the major Kolossals such as Ben Hur, Cleopatra, the 10 Commandments
1968
Giacomo Manzù
Romolo starts a twenty-year collaboration with Maestro Giacomo Manzù.
1970
the Workshop
Romolo opens the mold and casting Workshop in Rome. Over the years he will work for hundreds of sculptors and artists including Emilio Greco, Pericle Fazzini, Jeff Koons, Cy Twombly.
1973
Federico Fellini
Romolo meets the Italian directorFederico Fellini in Cinecittà, from this moment he will work on the scenographies of all the films by the great artist.
1978
in the United States of America
Romolo teaches the art of molding and casting at the Art Department of the University of California, Santa Cruz.
1985
at Musée d'Orsay
making of the Model of the Operà by Garnier at the Musée d'Orsay in Paris
1990
Jeff Koons
we work for the series Made in Heaven by Jeff Koons
1995
the Capitoline Museum
from these years starts a long collaboration with the Capitoline Museums in Rome
2003
Abgüsse Klassischer Bildwerke of Munich
we make numerous casts for the collection of the Museum für Abgüsse Klassischer Bildwerke in Munich
2004
a new brand is born
Andrea Felice establish the new brand FeliceCalchi - plaster casts & sculptures
2008
the British Museum
our casts at the British Museum in London
2008
Sharing Studies
Andrea starts his collaboration with the International Association for the Conservation and Promotion of Gipsoteche. In the same year he was appointed correspondent for Italy
2010
Ashmolean Museum in Oxford
our cast of Augustus of Primoporta is part of the plaster collection of the Ashmolean Museum of Art and Archeology in Oxford
2010
the Laocoon
one of the greatest masterpieces of all time is acquired in our Gypsotheca
2014
in Japan
our casts at Hokkaido Date City Institute of Funkawan in Japan
2015
Antonio Canova
Andrea Felice restores the marble masterpieces of Perseus with Medusa, Creugante and Damosseno in the Vatican Museums
2019
Michelangelo
we make the states for the movie Il Peccato il furore di Michelangelo by Konchalovskiy
2022
Fashion Houses
we collaborate with major fashion houses such as Chanel, Prada, Laura Biagiotti, Bulgari and Jil Sander