A ceramic collection to remember the European Maritime Day!
A ceramic collection to remember the European Maritime Day!
Mery Barrasso
Europe is in a difficult situation and that is why research in the maritime economy can promote employment and guarantee a future not only for the seas and oceans but for all those who work in this sector. In the Museum of Montelupo it is easy to find among the hundreds of majolica motifs with decorations that remind the close relationship with the sea. In fact the majolica produced in Montelupo must reach the international market with the boats that navigating the Arno must reach the seaports of Pisa and Livorno, a trade supported by Florentine families like the Antinori...
The real handmade vase!
Mery Barrasso
All the products in our catalogue are strictly handmade in accordance with tradition but with a continuous search for shapes and decorations in step with the times. It starts from a creative idea to achieve a perfect shape that follows the tradition of Montelupo. Each piece is produced in mold or on the lathe in white pottery or refractory that after the first firing continues with a dip in the glazed. At this point we make the decoration and continue with another cooking, all by hand. The vase is always the most researched piece of furniture for your homes, the...
Pasta: a unique Italian dish!
Mery Barrasso
Pasta is the dish that is never missing in any home, a symbol of our Italianness and culture and the main element in these months of pandemic and return to family life and eating together. Who knows its origins and what do we know about the invention of pasta? Surely it has ancient origins, already we find a type of pasta similar to “ravioli” described in ancient Greece or in the Roman Empire the "lagane" type lasagne; then this food is rediscovered by the Arabs. From this moment on the pasta that had always been fresh is dried in the...