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Artigianato pugliese: storia e indirizzi

At the beginning there are iron, clay, cotton and even waste paper. All poor materials, which in the hands of the artisans are transformed into objects of extraordinary originality and beauty. It is the Apulian craftsmanship. Today as centuries ago. Merit of tradition, of a knowledge that is handed down from father to son. I love craftsmanship so much, that {beauty} that speaks of creative individuality, far from mass production (serial, killer of personality) and rich in history.

Pugliese craftsmanship are hunting in these days of vacation in Peschici sul Gargano. I write to you from Puglia, “hot” as you use to say, while the feelings and thoughts are living this land. And of course the discoveries and what I’m getting to know about Apulian craftsmanship. I thought of collecting in a post some info, thoughts and addresses that I think can be served.

Ready for the story? Let’s start with the textile craftsmanship.

In the ancient villages of the cities of Puglia, today you can meet the lace-makers on the doors of the doors. Those of Lecce, Galatina and Ruffano are expert in tatting , a very thin cotton embroidery that forms a kind of spider web with concentric drawings. The technique with which the artisans from Puglia are however very skilful is the tombolo , weaving thin threads with others arranged around pins pinned on a cushion. Since the nineteenth century it has been practiced in Troia {in Foggiano}, in Francavilla Fontana and Fasano {in the Brindisino} and in Carpuso {in the province of Bari}. To purchase swimwear and household linen made with this technique you can go to the needle embroidery needle in Otranto.

Apulian crafts products

The fabrics of the Giaquinto laboratory are natural and with classic designs. Like my kitchen towels with bees designed.

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The Apulian textile craftsmanship still sees the use of pedal frames, made of olive wood. Maglie and Surano weave rugs in wool and raw cotton with a typical curled surface, conferred by the “leccese flake” technique, perhaps of Saracen origin. Points of reference for shopping are the laboratory of Liliana Vincitorio in Foggia, which makes tapestries but also the traditional “Incoronata pupe.” At Locorotondo Nunzia Spalluto’s rediscovered time proposes centerpieces and entire linen outfits. Giaquinto weavingthat I first met on the web and then at Abilmente, the Vicenza fair: I took two linen cloths with drawings of the bees. I like them very much, they are refined and the quality is excellent.

The ceramics , as throughout Italy {among the artisans most is represented by its potters}, has a fundamental role in crafts Puglia. In the ceramics district of Grottaglie {Taranto}, many artisans still work in the caves. From their ancient art, in addition to tableware and building components, today refined objects are also created, with cutting-edge design. Here is how the most ancient art of Puglia – favored by the richness of red clay – adapts to the times. Yet the secrets of the dough, the coating, the degree and the cooking times are still today jealously handed down from father to son. Like the Del Monaco, owners of the oldest laboratory of Grottaglie, which produce refined and distributed table services all over the world.

Caretta realizes the famous pupae, bottles shaped like knights and amazons, while the Bottega Vestita tries to link the tradition of Grottaglie with modern design. Among my favorites are the ceramics of Enza Fasano that I met in Nardò. Last year I did not take anything, I was struck by knights on horseback and by his pups. This year I would like to go differently … The ceramists are gathered in a single site that you can consult to find out more, that of Consorzio ceramisti di Grottaglie .

Apulian ceramics

The rooster is a traditional decoration of the Apulian craftsmanship, linked to Greek mythology.

Apulian craftsmanship

Although it touches its maximum expression in Grottaglie, ceramic processing is widespread throughout Puglia, from the Gargano to Salento. There are art products such as artistic cribs, waterworks and dolls. M above all useful objects, such as caposans, yellow or emerald green containers used by farmers to preserve some products of the earth. Or even the cuttings for food preserves or the dishes, dishes from where we all ate together.

The Apulian craftsmanship is the story of the daily life of Puglia. It is the reflection of the habits, customs, values of his people and his land. I think this is a very important, indeed fundamental, aspect of craftsmanship: it is the custodian of a manual wisdom that has developed in a given territory, most of the time out of necessity.

Craftsmanship is the guardian of the cultural, historical and social heritage of a place. To lose this memory, this knowing how to do is to lose a bit of self. Other forms of manual labor – which do not have this link with the territory – in my opinion are not crafts, simply they are something different but not less important.

Apulian ceramics

The pinecone, traditional throughout Southern Italy, is a symbol of fertility {a beautiful object that matches any type of environment}

In Otranto Art’é proposes objects made by local artists in raku ceramics. In the Bottega D’Alò in Ostuni are instead the cuttings: the laboratory is carved out of a limestone rock cave (from 1870).

Even in the north of Puglia, ceramic art is widespread: in the vases created by Kyathos in Vieste the heart often recurs; in Manfredonia instead the satanelli, terracotta figurines of the players of the team of the heart made by the Robustella laboratory are famous .

I like traveling like this. Discover new places, traditions. Taste good wine and typical cuisine, new flavors. Look for quality craftsmanship for my little home.

Apulian craftsmanship

Enza Fasano’s ceramics are among my favorites

Images by  Consorzio ceramisti of Grottaglie  and Carla Coulson
Artigianato pugliese: storia e indirizzi ultima modifica: 2016-07-05T15:24:14+02:00 da Benedetta

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