FRANCESCO DE MAIO
CERAMICA DI VIETRI
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Handcrafted and hand-decorated majolica tiles reinterpret the historical memory, innovate and create redesigning the ceramic according to new tastes and trends...
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Fiori di Vietri
Vietri sul Mare is a small fishing village of ceramic tradition more than six centuries old, and it’s located at the entrance of the Amalfi. Its proximity with the Maritime Republics of Amalfi and the important cultural influence coming from Mare Nostrum helped to embed precious fragments into the great artistic heritage of the Vietrese ceramic production.
The ceramic art documented in Vietri Sul Mare that from centuries amazes artists and voyagers is certified since the end of the ‘400. From the everyday life objects to the domes coated by ceramic tiles, squares, villas and houses completely decorated with ceramics, these landscapes, between breath-taking views and the sea, testify the richness of the cultural heritage of the Vietri ceramics, admired all around the world.
The wide treasure of forms and decorations on Vietri majolica is full of Latin, Byzantine, Arab, Renaissance and Baroque motifs that were once used to pave the ancient villas and patrician houses, churches and monasteries.
In full respect of Vietri's cultural and artistic heritage, the Ceramica Francesco De Maio since 1963 evokes this ceramic tradition with the production of a collection of incomparably precious majolica tiles.
Magnificent majolica made with the ancient technique of hand decoration that gives shape to elegant rugs and refined ceramic tapestries that stand out for their elegant shapes and timeless design.
