The Metallo Nobile school was established in 1998 and is located in the old part of Florence, a stone's throw from the Ponte Vecchio, in the arts and crafts quarter. The school premises are in a historic building with classrooms for drawing and designing both by hand and by computer, and a large, fully-equipped workshop with individual professional workbenches, and the instruments and tools needed for the various specialisations as well as machinery for complete-cycle casting.

The school is in the historical centre of Florence its renaissance building is situated close to the Pitti Palace and the Ponte Vecchio.

This area is the traditional home of florentine artisans, its workshops and studios represent the beating of the city.

This enviroment along with Metallo Nobile's wide and spacious rooms, equipped with the most up to date facilities offers the students a particularly stimulating and creative atmosphere.

A passion for handwork and metalworking techniques is fundamental for creating jewellery, and a knowledge of workshop practices is indispensable for the developing creative abilities.This is why the school allows students to practice in open studio after school hours with the help of a teaching assistant. Courses are built around the needs of both newcomers to this craft and also those who already have some basic knowledge and wish to gain specialisation.

Acquiring drawing skills is fundamental for carrying out a project properly: showing an idea, fostering taste and aesthetics by analyzing shape and developing creative capabilities. Students also have to tackle the technical issues in the creation and rendering of jewels, aesthetics and form in wearability, the evolution of styles and the constraints of the market and clients in general. Students are given support in their participation in national and international competitions and, on being selected, also in rendering the jewels they design.