Val di Fiemme
A valley in Trentino, held between the Latemar to the north and the Lagorai to the south. The Avisio runs down its floor, past Cavalese and Tesero and Predazzo. In winter the cross-country tracks stitch the villages together, and the Marcialonga ski marathon runs the length of the valley every January. The spruce here is the same spruce Stradivari is said to have chosen from the Paneveggio forest, a resonance wood prized for centuries by Cremonese violin makers. The cross-country world came through this winter for the Milano-Cortina Olympics. The studio knows the valley by reputation. People who go come back saying the same word: quiet.
Slowly infused into the ceramic surface under high heat and pressure, in our family studio in Knoxville, Tennessee.