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Laterza - Italy

When the ancient tradition of majolica meets our desire for contemporary.

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In the heart of a cave in the old town of Laterza in Apulia, we dedicate ourselves with passion to the production of handmade ceramics.


Heirs of the glorious majolica of Laterza, seventeenth-century ceramics of great value with refined deep blue decorations and cultured references, we are constantly inspired by our past with an experimental momentum that links roots and contemporaneity. It is with this spirit that we explore the application of ancient techniques and traditional and modern supports. This is how the classic artifacts are given life such as: parade plates and Albarelli, furnishings object with a contemporary taste, fashion accessories with a unique style that pay homage to the most iconic and rappresentative decorations of our tradition.
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Location

Grottega was born in 2017 at the hands of Dominique Parisi, to whom we owe the reopening of an olden time artisan workshop of ceramics in a cave ( grotta in italian, from which the name Grottega).


Inside this suggestive hypogeal frame, not far from MuMA (Majolica museum of Laterza), we manage the entire production chain of our creations: from turning to glazing, passing through the decoration and engraving, until the firing, every gesture is made on site by the expert hands of our workers. We regularly organize training courses for curious and lovers who want to start the world of ceramics. In a seventeenth-century building, renovated and located in front of the workshop, we invited you to discover our exhibition space.
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Classic

Heirs of one of the most fascinating adventures in the history of artistic ceramics, we dedicate a line of our productions to the majolica of Laterza.


In compliance with the traditional color palette, we reinterpret plastic shapes and iconic decorations, enriching the collection with the representation of original mythological or chivalrics scenes in the Baroque repertoire of Laterza. The line of products is completed with artifacts embellished with: gold, silver, platinum, copper which add value to ornamental objects with a clear classic taste.
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Accessories

Eardrop, earrings, braceletes, rings, cuff-links, tie pins: all our jewelry are shaped, enamelled, decorated and assembled strictly by hand.


The artisanship of this process makes each piece unique and inimitable. The collection includes a line of fine silk scarves on which appear the most iconic decorations of our tradition, redrawing by our workers. With a timeless style, our accessories complete and enhance any type of look.
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Contemporary

We pay homage to some of the most singular objects in the history of italian ceramics through a restyling operation that privileges the cleanliness of the shapes and the use of unexpected chromatic solutions.


Entirely handmade, the collection is an explicit dialogue between contemporaneity and a past whose traces have been lost over the centuries. An example is the ring amphora of Roman origin: once used by pilgrims as containers for the transport of water. These artifacts relive today in new lines turning into furnishing objects ideal for the most daring and modern interiors.
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Retailer

Puglia Ceramiche
Puglia

Piazza Federico II di Svevia, 26, 70122 Bari BA

+39 349 817 5703

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Emilia Romagna

Via San Pietro, 31/A, 42121 Reggio Emilia

+39 338 678 0970