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Tableware design

From the anonymous design of the early centuries to Gio Ponti, from Gariboldi’s "Compasso d’oro" to the experiments of Colombo and Mangiarotti, the collections of the Museo Ginori tell the story of tableware design.

Richard-Ginori 1950

The epilogue of Gio Ponti's collaboration with Richard-Ginori in an excerpt from the essay written by Oliva Rucellai for the catalog of the MIC Faenza exhibition "Gio Ponti. Ceramics 1922-1967".

Botanical curiosities in the 18th-century decorations of the Manifattura di Doccia

The floral decorations adorning the tableware preserved at the Museo Ginori reflect the shifting tastes of its patrons and the Marquis Carlo Ginori’s remarkable ventures into naturalistic themes.

An ante litteram company profile for the land of owls

Among the most precious testimonies of the bond between the author of The Adventures of Pinocchio and the Manifattura di Doccia preserved in the Historical Archive of the Ginori Museum, there is an extraordinary booklet written by Carlo Lorenzini (Collodi) in 1861, when his brother Paolo was managing the factory. 

Gio Ponti and Richard-Ginori

In the years when he was the artistic director of Richard-Ginori, Ponti oversaw every aspect of the product’s life, from conception to promotion and sales, paving the way for the development of Italian design.

Porcelain, corals and other experiments

The ‘a stampa’ or ‘stampino’ decoration

Artifacts and tools preserved at the Museo Ginori illustrate Marquis Ginori’s remarkable intuition in having inexperienced decorators employ an ancestor of the stencil

“Michel, more than mortal / Divine angel.” Michelangelesque echoes in the collections of the Museo Ginori

From faithful eighteenth-century copies, to nineteenth-century celebrations and twentieth-century reinterpretations, the legacy of Michelangelo in the production of the Manifattura di Doccia spans three centuries, adapting to changes in taste. 

Dessert sculptures

A true status symbol, the porcelains that decorate the "dessert table" in the eighteenth century reflect the changing tastes of the clientele and the Manifattura Ginori’s remarkable ability to adapt to them with astonishing timing.

Academic artists at the Manifattura di Doccia

In the second half of the nineteenth century, painters and sculptors from the Academy increasingly collaborate with the Ginori factory

Ceramics, maiolica, porcelain, biscuit, or earthenware?

A quick guide to the most used materials in the works preserved at the Ginori Museum. And a curiosity about the baking dishes, a true Ginori patent