Rometti ceramica maison

 

Rometti black and white vase with abstract motifs

Tesoro pedestal vase – Rometti

 

Rometti black and white geometric logo

 

The Ceramiche Rometti maison (house) has been active in Umbertide, Italy since 1927. Rometti was one of the first in Italy, in the early thirties, to move away from the traditional figurative neo-Renaissance and late Italian Liberty style to pursue the innovative ideas of avant-garde art and international design. Founders Settimio and Aspromonte Rometti guided the venture to successfully implement some of the finest components of contemporary design, creating products that combined research and creativity.

 

Plate with conentric circles and silohette of a man sowing seedThe-Sower---Corrado-Cagli

‘The Sower’ — Corrado Cagli

 

Today, constant experimentation is a hallmark of the Rometti workshops, in which complex and sophisticated production techniques are adapted to the specific characteristics of their earthenware, stoneware or porcelain products. As regards to majolica, for example, Rometti has always used an age old method: objects shaped by hand on the wheel are painted and “frescoed” before being baked ; a special plaster bringing out the colours and giving depth to the decorations. A mixture of the purest raw materials is used to create extremely fine porcelain. Natural clay is taken from a local quarry, whose origins date back to Roman times. The various production phases in the workshops require highly specialized manual operations such as moulding, shaping, casting, enamelling by immersion or spray, and painting. These high quality products are exclusively hand-made and are never exactly alike.

 

Dante-Baldelli-Ceramic-inverted cone Vase

Dante Baldelli Vase for Rometti

Umbertide, circa 1930

 

During its early conception Rometti attracted the talents of futurist artists such as Fortunato Depero, and Giacomo Balla. Also works of stylized figuration, sometimes visionary, playful and bizarre were created by artists of the caliber of Corrado Cagli and Dante Baldelli. Other prestigious collaborators that contributed to Rometti were painter and sculptor Giovanni Ciangottini and Leoncillo Leonardi in the forties. Today , Rometti has a team of contemporary designers that collaborate with the company including Monica Poggia, Liliane Lijn, Ambrogio Pozzi, Chantel Thomas and Jean Christoph Clair.
Rometti has been in continual production now for 90 years and has imbibed a diversity of ceramic influences including the genres of Art Deco, Futurism, Bauhaus and Modernist, all infused with the unique and distinctive Rometti interpretation. Its contemporary creations continue their rich tradition of innovation and visionary flair.

 

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Rometti dish with triangular base

Bowl Doppiapresenza trigono – Rometti

 

 

Rometti vases 2017

Rometti ceramic vases

 

 

 

Rometti Collection

Rometti Display

2017

 

 

Ceramic bottles with horizontal stripes - Jean-Christoph-Clair

Jean Christoph Clair — ‘Eau De Terre’ – Rometti

 

 

 

Four kings Ceramic liqueur-Set-Rometti

Ceramic liqueur set – Rometti

 

 

tesoro_Rometti white sgraffito on black footed vase

‘Tesoro’ sgraffito vase – Rometti

 

 

Ceramic Cilindro-Lamp-Monica-Poggia

‘Cilindro Lampada’ – Monica Poggia

 

 

 

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Rometti  teapot

 

 

omeetti vase chess board decoration

‘Scacchi’ – Dante Baldelli , Rometti chess vase

1930-32

 

 

 

Rometti factory Umbertide, Italy

 

 

Huntsmen vase Rometti-Corrado-Cagli Slightly flattened oval-shaped vase, with low funnel mouth, decorated with black hunting scene with green, yellow and brown horizontal bands on white background, majolica-glazed terracotta, Rometti manufacture, Umbertide, Italy, 20th century

Horse riding hunters vase – Corrado Cagli, Rometti

 

 

 

Rometti_2017_vaso_tartaruga_nero turtle shell pattern in black and white

Rometti – ‘Tartaruga Nero Vase’ – Jean Christoph Clair

Presenza Sciamana  (Shaman Presence) series

2017

 

Corrado Cagli-Dante Baldelli The March on Rome ceramic ovoid vase

Corrado Cagli- ‘The March on Rome’ ceramic vase

1929-1930

 

 

 

Rometti-Tangerine ceramic Liqueur-set

Rometti – Tangerine ceramic Liqueur set

 

 

 

Rometti-ceramiche-vase-antilopi ovoid vase with orange, white, green, yellow bands with blacl antelope motifs

Antelopi ovoid vase – Rometti

 

 

Rometti ceramic artist in studio

Rometti ceramic artist

 

 

ceramic sculpture art deco bust - female with extended straight neck

‘Sfere Cosmos’– Jean Christoph Clair

 

 

Rometti-Umbertide-red vase with gold bands

Red vase with gold bands – Rometti

 

 

Rometti_2017_vaso_tartaruga_bianco( White Turtle Vase)

Rometti ‘Vaso Tartaruga Bianco’ (White Turtle Vase) ) – Jean Christoph Clair

2017

 

 

retia_vase black with white chequered pattern Rometti

Rometti Retia vase

 

 

Primitivo-Rometti-black and white abstract pattern plate and ffooted tumbler

‘Primitivo’ set -Rometti

 

 

Abstract head vase - Rometti

‘Presenza’ head vase – Rometti

 

 

Black ceramic accordion player

Desktop accordion player pen stand – Rometti

 

 

Ceramic vase with fishermen motifs

Pescatori ‘Fishermen’ – Corrado Cagli – Rometti

 

 

 

‘Medusa’ – Dante Baldelli

1936

 

Corrado Cagli, Dante Baldelli, Ceramic plate - March on Rome , 1929-1930,

 

Corrado Cagli, Dante Baldelli, Ceramic plate – ‘March on Rome’ 

1929-1930,

 

 

Hunters vase by Rometti

Ovoid s ‘Hunters’ vase – Rometti

 

 

Dante-Baldelli-Archers-Vase-Rometti

Dante Baldelli Futurist Vase – Rometti, 30’s

 

 

Ceramic female head busts and high heel boots - Jean Christoph Clair

Jean Christoph Clair – ‘Sfere Kosmos’ – Rometti

 

 

Black and White labirinto-vase-Rometti

 ‘Labirinto’ vase – Rometti

 

 

 

Le Arti' ceramic vase - Rometti - naked femal motif

‘Le Arti’ vase – Rometti

 

 

Ceramiche-Rometti-liqueur vessel

Ceramic liqueur pourer – Rometti

 

 

Black and White futuro_vase-Rometti

Black and white Futuro Vase

 

 

Foret-2---Cedric-Ragot lime green and white vases

‘Foret 2 ‘  – Cedric Ragot

 

 

 

Rometti-Pucci-Umbertide-ceramic-carafe bottle-with-stopper

Rometti ceramic carafe bottle with stopper

 

 

 

Black vase with orange bands and sliver female motif - Rometti

Rometti vase

 

 

Dante-Baldelli-Ceramic-Vase

Dante Baldelli Ceramic Vase

 

 

Damier contemporary vase by Rometti

‘Damier’ – Rometti

 

 

 

corrado-cagli-'Umbrian-Landscape',-1930 Green on yellow and white bands

Corrado Cagli – ‘Umbrian Landscape’

1930

 

 

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Corrado Cagli plate, 1930’s

 

 

Corrado-Cagli-mermaids-and-fish-plate in blue and black

Corrado Cagli mermaids and fish plate

 

 

Rometti-factory ceramic jewellry box

Rometti

 

 

Carlos ceramic table in black and white

‘Carlos’ ceramic table – Rometti

 

 

Umbria landscape cache pot - Rometti Blue black and white bands with silhouette landscape

Umbria landscape cache pot – Corrado Cagli, Rometti

 

 

 

Ecaille---Jean-Christoph-Clair Incised blue plate and matching bottle

‘Ecaille’ —Jean Christoph Clair

 

 

Il Calciatore  Cache Pot – Rometti

 

 

Diabolo--vase -Jean-Christoph-Clair--

‘Diabolo’ – Jean Christoph Clair

 

 

 

‘Konas’ – Liliale Lijn

 

 

 

Rometti-liqueur-set green and black gazing

Rometti liqueur set

 

 

 

Vaso-Marin---Rometti red vase with white bands

Vaso ‘Marin’ — Rometti

 

Sergio Fiorentino— ‘Tuffatore’ footed floral motif campote -Rometti

 

 

Rose Vase Volupté-lacets-noires-pour-Chantal-Thomass-Rometti

‘Rose Vase Volupté’ – Chantal Thomass for Rometti

 

 

Sergio-Fiorentino---Tuffatore-footed vase with floral motif-Rometti

Sergio Fiorentino— ‘Tuffatore’ footed floral motif vase -Rometti

 

 

‘Totem’ – Jean Christoph Clair

 

 

 

Rometti-twin-handled-vase-Greek classical motif in black on white

Rometti

 

 

Jean-Christoph-Clair ceramic arts for Rometti

‘Cocteau’ series for Rometti – Jean Christoph Clair

 

 

 

Il lavoro dei campi

 

 

Rometti ceramicists

 

 

Vase with stylized-horses,-majolica-glazed-terracotta,-Rometti

‘Cavalli’ vase decorated with stylized horses by Dante Balldeli for Rometti

Majolica glazed terracotta, 1938

 

 

 

 

Fisherman-ceramic plate Corrado-Cagli

 

‘Fisherman’ ceramic plate – Corrado Cagli

 

 

Allegoria footed vase with standing naked female from, the back

Allegoria – Rometti

 

 

Corrado-Cagli-abstract art

‘Arancia E Vasellame’ by Corrado Cagli

1961

 

 

rometti-footed vase with man working in the fields motif in black

Rometti footed vase –  ‘Working in the fields’

 

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1 Comment

  1. Posted June 16, 2017 at 6:23 pm | Permalink

    Fantastic. Gives us new insight on these works.

    Thank you

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