Author: Ellen Thompson
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A Solid Selection
Nearly a decade after the successful launch of Campagna, VIETRI’s premiere dinnerware line, VIETRI Founder Susan Gravely was ready for the next big thing… She traveled to Italy, as she so often did, to meet with factory owner Franco Ammannati. They…
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What’s new?
We are thrilled to announce the arrival of our new spring lineup! Bright colors, handpainted details and trend-setting new designs are all a part of this new introduction that we can’t wait to show you! In honor of our 30th anniversary, we have even …
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Not your average flatware.
VIETRI searched for years to find a superior Italian flatware manufacturer to join our large “family” of handcrafted tableware artisans… It was the beautiful metalwork of Bugatti that eventually won our hearts. In the province of Brescia,…
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Meet VIETRI Artisan Francesco Venzo
Meet the creator of Painted Palms, Foglia Fresca, Corallo, Organica, and all of the Incanto collections… It’s all in the family! Master molder Francesco Venzo, son of the deceased master painter Signor Giovanni Venzo, works in his ceramic…
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Handcrafted how?
The steps used to create Italian ceramics remain unchanged from their beginnings over 500 years ago… The methods for forming ceramics are as varied as the artisans who create them. The clay can be modeled by hand, thrown on a wheel, pressed or sh…
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See what Vietri’s products are made of…
There is a long history of ceramic art in Italy, dating all the way back to the 13th century when red clays were dug from local river beds to create Italian maiolica, earthenware with an opaque glaze and colorful decorations. Although many of the techn…
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Meet VIETRI Artisan Alessandro Taddei
Meet the man behind VIETRI favorites, Old St. Nick and Blu Bianco Tableware… A ceramicist for 30 years, Alessandro Taddei studied at the Montelupo School for Ceramics, but he got his finest training by working beside some of the best ceramics mae…