Wonderful Vietri decorations, with the little bird inspired by the countryside with its yellow ears of corn. Elegance that comes from the generous size of the objects, especially the plates and trays; the irregularity of the shapes almost brings to life the Mediterranean decorations that are “hand painted” with exceptional skill by expert painters in love with their craft, each piece can be defined as a work of art.
The manufacturing of these products is done with artisanal and not industrial processes. Arcucci ceramic supports, enameled and decorated, with a white base, rich artisanal enamel with native minerals, decorated manually with a wide range of warm and bright colors, obtained from natural oxides and with the use of different manual techniques.
The “biscuit” of cups and plates is made with a press, with sophisticated automatic equipment or with a lathe. Coffee pots, jugs, sugar bowls or oval pieces are made by casting. Gypsum molds are used, this material, in fact, absorbs the water of the wet mass. Subsequently the body of the ceramic contracts and can therefore be easily extracted from the mold. This process requires both skill and accuracy, as well as a particular technical training. Like Porcelain, it undergoes the first firing to become biscuit at 750-800 °C, to then be glazed and subjected to a new firing at 850-1100 °C. The use of lower temperatures allows the majolica to create bright and brilliant colors and glazes.
