Montelupo Fiorentina

Montelupo is the little town from which I'm importing my Italian ceramics. It's really close to Florence (the easiest way to get there is a 20 minute train that leaves every half hour from the main Florence station). Unlike Deruta where the majority of Italian ceramics is made, the pieces I've found in Montelupo seem more elegant and individualized.

There are many workshops in Montelupo creating traditional maiolica patterns, just as they did during the Renaissance. Apparently, it was during the Renaissance that decorative ceramics began to be considered high art.