Ceramica del Ferlaro. Italian Pottery Makers since 1937

February 28 – March 8, 2009
Parma, Italy

Italian Ceramics - The Tahitienne by Maria Giulia Moncada di PaternòIn 1913, a young Sicilian noblewoman, Maria Giulia Moncada di Paternò, married the Marquis Giacomo Carrega-Bertolini and moved into his Villa del Ferlaro in Collecchio. She had learned some pottery making techniques in Sicily and she decided to make some pieces for her own pleasure. She was a gifted ceramic artist and her works were very much appreciated by her friends and visitors.

After the II World War she decided to change her hobby into an entrepreneurial activity. She hired young people from the neighborhood and personally trained them. They soon became the key to success of the newborn Ceramica del Ferlaro.

Maria Giulia’s last work is the “Tahitienne”, made in 1951. She left the management of the company to her son, who contributed to its growth with his open minded attitude towards contemporary art trends. He loved hunting and his passion inspired a successful collection of game pieces.

Famous designers and architects worked with Ceramica del Ferlaro in the Seventies. Their pieces are a valuable part of the historical collection of the company and sought after collectors’ items.

A special exhibition of pottery made by Ceramica del Ferlano from the 30’s to the 70’s will be held in Parma during the Spring edition of Mercante in Fiera, the international trade-fair of modernism, antiques, art and design.

Ceramica del Ferlaro
Fiere di Parma – Mercante in Fiera
Parma
Phone: 0039 0521 9961
Email: info@fierediparma.it

2 thoughts on “Ceramica del Ferlaro. Italian Pottery Makers since 1937

  1. I an very interested in white plain pottery, featuring birds, vegetables or friuts. Please send me any information concerning this items. Thankyou.

  2. Hello again ….
    My name is BELEN RAMIREZ I am a Graphic designer and Interior designer .
    I am from Venezuela and you must remember our Store “OPALINA” in Caracas ….
    We sold all those beautiful designes you made . I visited You many years ago with my sister in-law .: Diana Kauffmann and my Mother in Law : Teresa Orioli .
    I have a new project and I am looking for some One that can make special designed collection “Desert plates .” 22 cms .
    Would you be interested ?
    Or can you recommend someone else .

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