handmade in antifreeze terracotta
Every-day objects suggesting ancient traditions
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Tuscany has a very ancient tradition for terracotta. The treatment of clay, the raw material for the production of terracotta, began in the Middle Age: the craftsmen of the time produced extremely different shapes according to different use: so, besides bricks, they created terracotta pots for preservation and sale of olive oil and wine. Working tools were their hands and a shaped wooden bar to “smooth” (measure the object in progress). In past centuries handmade products were signed a fresco with a nail, including the name of the workshop or the master potter and date of production; after that they were cooked in a wooden oven.
Along the centuries great artists have created art treasures in terracotta, even painted or vitrified, and many products have become decorative objects for parks and gardens.
Nowadays in Tuscany skilful crafstmen produce similar handmade objects, according to the ancient tradition and the same passion of always.
The raw material of every product is the famous earth of Impruneta (clay containing sand, calcium carbonate and iron oxide giving terracotta its characteristic red colour) and galestro: the result is a high quality level in the final product.
An extremely antifreeze nature of these clays and their cooking at very high temperature (1070°C) give them a remarkable resistence to weather conditions.
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handmade in antifreeze terracotta
Every-day objects suggesting ancient traditions
Carved in White Carrara Marble, entirely hand-worked, with polishing.
Aged travertine boxes, made by skilled craftsmen who work this material with mastery, reproducing the typical boxes used for harvesting and selling fruit and vegetables.
Faithful reproductions reminding the findings in archaeological sites or submarine research. Manufacturing, competely hand made, is followed by a process of old styling giving the object an original aspect. Used as furniture for gardens and terraces, since they are highly resistent to freeze. Inside the house they accompany very well every kind of furniture.
In terracotta, with fruit in relief. Entirely hand painted.
Every terracotta object can be decorated with patterns and decorations, both from classic and moder tradition, entirely handmade.
Carved from an only block of White Carrara marble, hand worked, with polishing.
Aged travertine boxes, made by skilled craftsmen who work this material with mastery, reproducing the typical boxes used for harvesting and selling fruit and vegetables.
Carved in White Carrara Marble, entirely hand-worked, with polishing.
Carved in White Carrara Marble, entirely hand-worked, with polishing and striped border.
Carved from an only block of White Carrara marble, hand worked, with polishing.
Carved in White Carrara Marble, entirely hand-worked, with polishing.
The bowl of the biscuit box and the lid with its head are both carved from an only block of White Carrara marble, with no assembled piece.
Carved in White Carrara Marble, entirely hand-worked, with polishing.
Carved in White Carrara Marble, entirely hand-worked, with polishing.
Carved from an only block of White Carrara marble, hand worked, with polishing.
Carved in White Carrara Marble, entirely hand-worked, with polishing.
Bottle holder or cookware holder grapes in hand-painted terracotta decorated with fruit (grapes) in relief. Glazed inside.