Simple ways to make Italian ceramics last forever
You have just purchased a nice set of Italian ceramic dinner plates and made an extra effort to buy a pasta bowl and a serving platter. Your first thought when you see them nicely displayed on your...
View ArticleHand Made Italian Ceramics: how to spot a fake
Before you close the deal of your life and pay an incredibly low price for what looks like a stunning piece of Deruta pottery, STOP and read these simple guidelines. Stores are full of rubbish, believe...
View ArticleWhat are the most popular Italian Dinnerware patterns?
That is really a hard question to answer. We – I’m Italian you know! – have so many regional designs, deservedly popular thanks to their beauty and their century-old heritage. However, I wish to try...
View ArticleA quick guide to handmade Italian Dinnerware
Choosing a dinnerware set is no easy matter. Hundreds of different brands, designs, materials to choose from… and such a large amount of money involved in the purchase that a mistake would be much...
View ArticleEssential kitchen knives
Essential kitchen knives A set of quality kitchen knives is what you need for a good start in serious home cooking. Having made this fundamental point, the next question is: which knives should be...
View ArticleHow is sgraffito pottery made?
Sgraffito, in English “to scratch”, is a pottery decorating technique first used in Egypt and the Middle East in the 7th century to have pottery look like precious metals. Around the 10th century it...
View ArticleIs Italian dinnerware dishwasher safe?
Is Italian dinnerware dishwasher safe? Yes! It is safe to wash your Italian plates in the dishwasher. We’d rather lay the emphasis on HOW to use the dishwasher with handmade Italian dinnerware in order...
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