Rosalba’s Store
It all started 30 years ago: a small souvenir shop of 16 square meters that sold postcards, guides and a tiny collection of Sienese majolicas and Etruscan imitations. The introduction of the Contrade and then because the pottery tradition had nearly disappeared from Siena, the attention was dedicated to the nearby Deruta who still hosted many artisans.
Considering the small footage of the shop, it was then decided to concentrate more thoroughly on quality items rather than simple souvenirs.
The relocation in the middle of the 90s to the existing situation, allowed us to increase the variety of objects exposed: we visited different centres of excellence for ceramics in Italy such as Montelupo Fiorentino, Castelli in Abruzzo, Caltagirone in Sicily, Vietri on the Amalfi Coast and Bassano, always searching for pieces (to place side by side with the black and white, the Contrade and the Deruta collections) that could raise the interest of our customers (mainly with an international profile).
Today, our compromise is to collaborate above all with local artisans and we are studying with the local craftsmen on how to revamp the production of objects decorated following the ancient Sienese ceramics tradition. This tradition is included amongst the most prestigious and fine examples of Italian Renaissance pottery, today only admirable in museums.
