Ceramic half pinecone from Santo Stefano di Camastra

Handcrafted ceramic half pine cone with a colored base, made by the skilled artisans of Santo Stefano di Camastra.

Height:

• 10 cm with a diameter of approximately 6.5 cm
• 12 cm with a diameter of approximately 8 cm

Available colors: 4 variations

Each piece is unique, and every apparent “imperfection” gives it even greater uniqueness. 

Created and handcrafted in Sicily, Italy

Did you know...

For few other places, as for Sicily, talking about “typical products” means embarking on a journey within a journey, discovering traditional crafts that
open up perspectives on time and evoke images of places. An important center of craftsmanship is S. Stefano di Camastra, the
largest ceramics production center in Sicily, which is also one of the most fascinating traditional tourist routes and is
also known as the “town of ceramics.” This is how this highly active center, located on the borders of the provinces of
Palermo and Messina, is best known throughout the world.

Having assimilated the coloring and glazing techniques of Neapolitan artisans, they produced, throughout the 19th century, countless series of majolica tiles
whose originality expresses a specific moment in the history of Sicilian art. The birth of ceramic art proper can be traced back to the early 20th century, when production shifted from being exclusively economical, consisting of
terracotta objects such as vases, jars, “quartare and bummuli,” to artistic ceramics, which have become increasingly refined over the years and
today form the backbone of the economy of Santo Stefano.
A distinctive town, unique in its kind: wherever you turn, you see plates, tiles, mosaics—everything made of brightly colored
ceramics.

The production of ceramic objects in Santo Stefano di Camastra began approximately three hundred years ago, following a disastrous event that destroyed the town’s original location, forcing its inhabitants to move to a new
site farther downhill. The need to build new homes led the residents of Santo Stefano to make use of a material abundant in the area: clay.

Alongside traditional production, a certain diversification has developed, driven primarily by young businesses encouraged to enter
the sector with a degree of product innovation.