Monday, June 22, 2009
Devis Capodimonte New Collections 2009
Official Sites:
Ceramiche Devis-The Art of Ceramics
Devis since 1968-Original Geniune Capodimonte
Below are pictures of the new 2009 collections.
Monday, June 15, 2009
Devis Capodimonte celebrate 40 years in the Capodimonte business
Please visit the official sites for more information about the company and their products. Simply click the links below and you are there! Happy shopping!
Official Sites:
Ceramiche Devis-The Art of Ceramics
Devis since 1968-Original Geniune Capodimonte
Monday, June 8, 2009
Where To Find Ceramiche Devis in Italy
Monday, June 1, 2009
Ceramiche Devis- Company Profile
If there is in Italy a kind of china that is universally loved and known, this is certainly the one of Capodimonte: delightful statuettes bursting with life and popular grace but, above all, the highly delicate roses, are a real wonder of lightness. Today, some of the followers of this very special style pass down the secret of these gentle flowers in their works, giving us unexpected springs. The firm Ceramiche Devis is based in Nove, in the Vicenza province, the town where Bassano ceramics was born.
Yet, the ultralight Neapolitan style must have really conquered the firm, which treasures the inheritance of ancient master craftsmen and at the same time has revived it with technical innovations introduced over years of work.Now the enterprise successfully operates on the European and non-European market, offering a wide range of products for furnishing the home: basket, vases, candelabra, mirrors, lamps, tea-sets…
And the most fascinating activity of the firm is just the creation of flowers in the Capodimonte style, handcrafted by most skilful “florist” who have handed down all the secrets of the trade from generation to generation. Expert hands create this impalpable delicacy and succeed in keeping production costs at a medium-low level.
Friday, May 8, 2009
Unique Capodimonte Collections
Friday, May 1, 2009
Capodimonte Porcelain Blog
History of Capodimonte
Capodimonte porcelain actually dates back centuries. The first pieces fired by this company were produced in Naples, Italy from 1759 to 1780 at the Royal Factory, according to the Capodimonte Limited website.
“The Capodimonte name was synonymous with the finest quality Neapolitan porcelain and ceramics from that period onward,” the site explains. The Royal Factory, which no longer exists, came to being when King Charles of Naples married Maria Amalia. She was the granddaughter of Augustus II, who in addition to being the King of Poland, also founded the first European hard paste porcelain factory in Meissen, Germany.
King Charles developed a curiosity about porcelain through his new wife’s family. This interest turned into a passion that led to many years of research and development before the Royal Factory came about.
Once the formula for porcelain paste was perfected, many skilled craftsmen and artisans, both men and women, worked to produce fine Capodimonte pieces. Plates, vases, small and large bowls, tea and coffee cups, large and small jugs, sugar bowls, tea caddies, teapots, snuff-boxes, and walking stick handles mounted in gold are among the fine pieces produced at the factory in Italy.
The factory eventually moved to Spain and back to Italy again several decades later under the direction of King Charles’ son, Ferdinand. During this period, the shape, style and decoration of the porcelain production was similar to that of the original Capodimonte factory.
Thanks for Pamela Wiggins for sharing the history of Capodimonte at www.about.com