La ceramica di Deruta
The ceramics of Deruta
About twenty kilometres south of of Perugia stands Deruta, a village famous all over the world the world for its its ceramics.
The history of this tradition begins in the fifteenth century, when the potters local developed a technique of painting on glaze very refined.
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The patterns typical of Deruta include flowers, animals, figures religious and geometric designs designs.
The colours most used are blue blue, yellow yellow and orange orange.
Each plate, vase or jug is painted by hand by craftspeople who have learned the craft in the family.
Today the workshops of Deruta export their their ceramics to all over the world, especially to the United States States and in Japan.
However, the problem main is the competition from mass-produced products industrial, which imitate the style but not its quality.
For this reason many craftspeople are working to obtain a quality mark of quality that distinguishes the genuine product.