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Antica Fornace Baiano is a genuine historical and cultural treasure -not to be missed- with beautiful pottery!ANTICA FORNACE DERUTA, located in the historic center, is always open. It is a genuine family run pottery shop, with an exceptional museum, a one-of-a-kind antique collection of pottery from the original largest pottery factory in Deruta complete with artists renderings and prototypes from over the centuries. Also inside the shop is the first kiln of Deruta, an Etruscan and Medieval pottery kiln to explore, with all of the artistic history of the birth of pottery in Deruta and fragments on display. Don't lose time and energy. ANTICA FORNACE DERUTA is the first place you need to see when you come to Deruta to understand and live again the history, the tradition, the passion, and the beauty that Deruta has given to the world for centuries through its art of hand painted pottery. Learn it from a family of quality artists and artisans, the Baiano family. The shop is open every day, all day. You will recognize the building by all the colorful pieces and shards of pottery embedded in the wall – always a favorite photo-op. The Baiano family lives above and is always available. Someone is usually in the shop, if not, either call up to the window ... Francesco! ... or call the son, Giovanni! who runs the shop and speaks English. In the shop, they sell all types of pottery using the unique designs from their collection for the table and home furnishings, wedding gifts and plates, and more. They also do custom table service in the antique style or from a piece of art that you like. When you buy a piece of pottery from ANTICA FORNACE DERUTA you bring an exclusively personal and unique piece into your home. We await your visit!

Maioliche pia , Original Deruta Ceramics , realities dreamed for the house! Exclusive Pottery all painted by hand

The Bettini family has been producing terra cotta and majolica, Ceramic for centuries. The craft has been handed down from father to son up to the present day. Our age-old experience has always enabled us to produce a wide range of pottery for gardens, balconies and interior decoration. The warm and refined elegance of our products, which makes them ideal for all places, is the result of carefully chosen clay and skilful craftsmanship. Buy directly online, request information. Free guided tours the manufacture of ceramics, earthenware, terracotta Deruta.

M.O.D.'S ceramics are sold the world over and the company has long been established as one of the most innovative ceramics manufacturer in the city of Deruta. Its modern history began some 50 years back when its gifted founder, Antonio Ranocchia, along with his wife Delia, decided to set up an independent operation following a number of years of employment in some of the best known Deruta ceramics manufacturers of the time. Along with our standard production, we specialized in the production of artistic tiles, available both in single pieces to make frames, mirrors and compositions, and in real artistic tile-panels to be placed as a backsplash in the kitchen or to make very artistic and "unique" bathrooms. Among our references, we were selected by the Italian Sovrintendenza alle Belle Arti" to reproduce special Renaissance-style tiles to cover the famous "Fontana dell'Ovato" in Villa d'Este, Tivoli. We are also well-known for our limited production of some series of artistic table-lamps faithfully reproducing masterpieces of great painters of the past, such as Brueghel the Elder, Canaletto, Raffaello, Tiziano, Corot, etc. We are also highly specialized in the production of patio-tables in all sizes. Everything is manufactured inside our 3000 square metres-building where 15 people work everyday. Tours of the factory in Italian and English with demo of all the different steps needed to obtain a piece of pottery are given from monday to friday for free.

Since 1500 the Grazia Family has been committed to producing high quality majolica ceramics using handicraft traditions passed down from generation to generation. The family prides itself on continuing there traditions in the production of modern day masterpieces. Grazia majolica is distinguished by its superior glazing which enhances the color and by the high skill of its painters. "The Economist" magazine drew up a world classification of privately held, family run businesses and the Grazia Factory ranked 13th on the list.

In the late 1950's, Mario Sambuco founded the Sambuco company. His goal is to conserve and protect this tradition by producing pieces in a wide variety of shapes and decorations, inspired by models and designs from Deruta's historic ceramic-making tradition. He also wanted his pieces to express a sense of modernity, to reflect contemporary tastes. Sambuco Ceramiche developped its own project called 'Discover the fascinating art of ceramics' with the goal to valorize and promote the ancient tradition of handmade pottery in Deruta. The staff of Sambuco Mario organize guided visits to its workshop offering an extensive description of all phases of the manufacture of pottery, from the creation of models to the exit of the artistic ceramics from the kiln. Also, we organise ceramic and fresco courses for tourists at the Sambuco workshop, customized by number of participants, duration, etc.