Deruta dinnerware: The best handwoven fabrics from Umbria

1. "Zucca" pattern by Cama and Brozzetti "Saint Peter" Pattern

2. "Trapezio" pattern by Cama and Brozzetti "Lions" Pattern
3. "Muschio" pattern by Cama and Brozzetti "Griphon" Pattern

In my research about the defense and rescue of Umbrian high-end crafts I recently met Miss Marta Cucchia, the heir of the famous workshop "Giuditta Brozzetti" in Perugia.

I am in love with her fabrics which are still "hand-beaten". Her workshop is located in a Romanic Church of Franciscan origins downtown the old city.

This is the kind of precious art example where the word "expensive" must be banned. Indeed it takes days to make a runner, as an example, and it is worth every penny of its price. The yarns are of first quality in terms of softness and colors (hand-dyed), the best in the market. Marta uses linen, cotton, silk and cashmere.

I took draft photos of the combinations of the Cama

ceramics patterns and Brozzetti fabrics. Marta found the perfect match for all the patterns. A wonderful marriage. The web address of the Giuditta Brozzetti workshop is www.brozzetti.com.

One last note: Marta can be of great help, because of her passion for her family tradition and also because she is an interior designer with lots of taste. The website is beautiful but does not make justice to the beauty of the fabrics.

Therefore I will be happy to bring these beautiful works of art of Renaissance origins with me to the United States. You will have an authentic piece of art history at your home to enjoy forever.

Also a great tribute to the engagement of Italian women in the past century for the defense of art crafts. It is thanks to sensitive women like Giuditta Brozzetti in the early 1920s that the ancient Italian art of hand-weaving came back to life after the Industrial Revolution had made its victims.

Fabrics are seen in the best homes in Perugia, Italy. A great tradition in our region, painted on frescoes by the greatest Italian artists. Seen in the best travel magazines and specialty books. The last laboratory left in the Old World, unique: www.brozzetti.com.

Example photos showing the following Cama patterns: 1. Zucca, 2. Trapezio, 3. Muschio.