MADEINBRITALY

MADEINBRITALY London based art gallery for contemporary applied art and design.

Today we celebrate Saura Vignoli’s birthday.In this recent portrait, Saura is pictured on the left, with her sister Ivan...
29/05/2026

Today we celebrate Saura Vignoli’s birthday.

In this recent portrait, Saura is pictured on the left, with her sister Ivana on the right.

This year also marks an extraordinary milestone: 50 years since the opening of their workshop in Faenza in 1976.

We could not be more honoured to represent these two remarkable craftswomen, who have dedicated their entire lives to the pursuit of beauty. Through profound love, discipline and devotion to their craft, they have created works of enduring significance — pieces made to transcend time and to be treasured for generations.

This is what true classicism looks like: not a style borrowed from the past, but one earned through it. Decades of rigorous research into the history of pattern, ornament and decorative form have produced something increasingly rare — work that feels at once ancient and entirely contemporary.

To acquire a Bottega Vignoli piece is not simply to choose a beautiful object. It is to make a decision that will never need revisiting.

The new classics. Already timeless.

Thank you, Saura and Ivana. ❤️

Two interiors. One presence.The quiet beauty of these flowing, organic forms by Claudia Frignani feels entirely at home ...
27/05/2026

Two interiors. One presence.
The quiet beauty of these flowing, organic forms by Claudia Frignani feels entirely at home in very different settings.

Whether placed within the quiet luxury of a contemporary minimalist interior or set against the warm patina of a period mahogany table, Claudia Frignani’s ceramics settle with effortless grace.

Their sculptural presence doesn’t demand attention — it simply belongs.

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About Claudia Frignani

Claudia Frignani is a Milan-based ceramic artist and designer whose practice exists in a refined balance between art and design. She creates unique pieces and limited editions distinguished by a deep sensitivity to materials, forms and craftsmanship.
Experimentation lies at the heart of her work: the exploration of surfaces and textures, the rediscovery of ancient ceramic techniques, and a constant dialogue with the natural world all inform her creative process. An inexhaustible curiosity and desire to create give rise to sculptural ceramic forms that are both organic and deeply tactile.
Over the years, Claudia has collaborated extensively with architects and interior designers, contributing bespoke works to both private residences and public spaces. Before dedicating herself fully to ceramics, she explored a wide range of materials — including metal, concrete, wood, leather and textiles — experiences that continue to enrich the language of her work today.
Each vase is created entirely by hand using the ancient coiling technique known as colombino. Beginning with a simple block of raw clay, Claudia gradually builds her forms through an intuitive and meditative process that celebrates the expressive qualities of the material itself.
Her inspiration stems from a lifelong fascination with nature: its lines, colours, textures and imperfect harmonies. These elements are carefully observed, absorbed and reinterpreted through her own poetic and highly personal vision of beauty.

This console table by Mark Brazier-Jones presents a striking interplay between strength and refinement, articulated thro...
24/05/2026

This console table by Mark Brazier-Jones presents a striking interplay between strength and refinement, articulated through a sculptural bronze structure of elongated, architectural lines. The composition rises with a poised, almost totemic elegance, supporting a richly textured stone top whose raw, fractured edges celebrate the natural beauty of the material.

At its core, a polished amethyst element is set within the bronze framework, introducing a moment of colour, symbolism, and quiet luminosity. This subtle yet powerful detail exemplifies Brazier-Jones’s distinctive approach, where craftsmanship, narrative, and materiality converge to create a functional artwork of enduring presence and emotional depth.

Available for viewings in London by appointment only.

Selection and curation by Valentina Buscicchio. .contemporanea

22/05/2026

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Bottega Vignoli, Large Mediterranea plate, Hand- painted Majolica, Full reduction firing, approx 55cm diameter.

Happy Bank Holiday weekend everyone! 😃

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Bottega Vignoli, based in Faenza—the historic heart of Italian maiolica—offers a strikingly contemporary expression of ceramic art rooted in centuries of aesthetic tradition. Founded by sisters Saura and Ivana Vignoli, the studio’s practice draws deeply from a broad cultural and aesthetic lineage: from the geometric rigor of Roman decoration to the intricate vegetal and arabesque patterns of Moorish art, from the opulence of Byzantine mosaics—especially those of nearby Ravenna—to the linear elegance and spatial rhythm found in Italian Renaissance architecture, such as the inlaid marble floors of cathedrals and civic buildings. These diverse sources are not merely echoed, but reimagined through a refined and unmistakable visual language.

A defining element of the Vignoli sisters’ process is their mastery of full reduction firing—a complex ceramic technique in which oxygen is carefully restricted within the kiln during firing. This method, both technically demanding and partly unpredictable, produces rich chromatic depth, iridescent surfaces, and the studio’s signature interplay of deep cobalt blues, copper tones, and lustrous metallic effects. Each work becomes a one-of-a-kind alchemical object, shaped as much by fire and chemistry as by form and intention.

Two interiors. One presence. Whether set against the warm patina of a period mahogany console or the quiet luxury of a w...
21/05/2026

Two interiors. One presence.
Whether set against the warm patina of a period mahogany console or the quiet luxury of a warm minimalist interior, Bottega Vignoli ceramics settle into any space with effortless authority.

This is what true classicism looks like — not a style borrowed from the past, but one earned through it. Decades of rigorous research into the history of pattern, ornament and decorative form have produced something rare: work that feels simultaneously ancient and entirely of the moment. When you acquire a Bottega Vignoli piece, you are not simply choosing a beautiful object. You are making a decision that will never need revisiting.
The new classics. Already timeless.

A quiet conversation in form and material.On our stand at The Decorative Fair, the sculptural ceramic vessels by Ottavia...
20/05/2026

A quiet conversation in form and material.

On our stand at The Decorative Fair, the sculptural ceramic vessels by Ottavia Sitia sat in graceful dialogue with Sotis Philippides’ wall installation — a composition of rhythm, texture and reflection that brings a subtle sense of movement to the space.

A meeting of contemporary craftsmanship, where each piece enhances the presence of the other.

Stand curation by Valentina Buscicchio .contemporanea

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That’s a wrap! The Spring edition of The Decorative Fair is now over. We are overwhelmed by the appreciation received an...
18/05/2026

That’s a wrap! The Spring edition of The Decorative Fair is now over.
We are overwhelmed by the appreciation received and by the great response of new and existing collectors.

DM us for enquiries on current availability.

Stand curation by Valentina Buscicchio .contemporanea

This stunning sculpture by Mark Brazier-Jones is on display in our stand at The Decorative Fair. The fair is running unt...
16/05/2026

This stunning sculpture by Mark Brazier-Jones is on display in our stand at The Decorative Fair.

The fair is running until Sunday in Battersea Park, come and visit us at stand E09.

Stand curation by Valentina Buscicchio. contemporanea
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A luminous dialogue between earth and myth, this sculpture by Mark Brazier-Jones embodies his unmistakable symbolic language and reverence for natural materials.

A monumental slice of labradorite forms the grounding presence — its deep, inky surface ignited by electric blue iridescence that seems to hold light within. From this geological core rises a sinuous branch cast in aluminium bronze, sculpted with delicate floral motifs, as if nature itself were unfolding in precious metal. Suspended along its ascent, a clear quartz crystal — pierced by a slender, precise rod — introduces a moment of tension and transcendence: raw purity intersected by intention.

As so often in Brazier-Jones’s work, the piece reads like an alchemical totem. Stone, metal and crystal coexist in a state of poetic equilibrium, suggesting growth, transformation and the unseen energies that bind the material and the mystical. It is at once sculptural and narrative — a vertical journey from the depths of the earth toward illumination.

A curated selection of ceramic artworks and functional pieces by Chloe Lennon on display in our stand at The Decorative...
15/05/2026

A curated selection of ceramic artworks and functional pieces by Chloe Lennon on display in our stand at The Decorative Fair.

The fair is running until Sunday in Battersea Park.
Come and visit us at stand E09.

Stand curation by Valentina Buscicchio.contemporanea
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Chloe Lennon’s practice examines our relationship with material—where it comes from, what it costs, and what it means to transform it. Her work explores the uneasy intimacy between extraction and destruction, where acts of removal are bound to both environmental degradation and human harm.
Through material investigation, she reflects on the systems that extract, refine, and distribute raw matter, and how these processes fragment landscapes into commodities while concealing the human and ecological costs embedded within them. From the cutting of Irish boglands to global mining operations, such acts of extraction reflect a broader history of dispossession and a growing disconnection from the supply chains that sustain us.
Lennon’s work considers how this detachment shapes our understanding of material itself: every object originates from the earth, yet we have become increasingly estranged from its source and its consequences. Through processes that emphasise surface and material presence, her practice explores impermanence, fragility, and the complex beauty that persists within damaged environments.

One more view of our stand at The Decorative Fair in Battersea Park. The fair is running until Sunday in Battersea Park....
14/05/2026

One more view of our stand at The Decorative Fair in Battersea Park.

The fair is running until Sunday in Battersea Park.
Come and visit us at stand E09.

Stand curation by Valentina Buscicchio.

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The mirror by Mark Brazier-Jones transcends its functional purpose to become a sculptural presence in its own right. Characterised by the designer’s signature hand-worked metal and expressive, fluid lines, the frame appears almost in motion, capturing light and reflection with dramatic intensity.

Balancing craftsmanship with bold artistic vision, the piece reflects Brazier-Jones’ unique ability to blur the boundaries between design and sculpture, resulting in an object that is both commanding and poetic.

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