Richard Ginori - Firenze Flagship

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Richard Ginori, one of Italy’s leading manufacturers of high-quality porcelain tableware, usually referred to as “pure porcelain”, tells the story of excellence, savoir-faire, tradition and craftsmanship that goes back over 280 years.
The story of Richard Ginori commences in 1735, when Marquis Carlo Andrea Ginori, advisor to the Grand Duke of Tuscany, established the first Italian manufactory of hard-paste porcelain, the Doccia porcelain manufactory, on his family estate.
In 1896 Marquis Carlo Benedetto Ginori sold the manufactory, which had become a great industry by this time, to the Piedmont businessman Augusto Richard. The merger of the Ginori manufactory in Doccia and the Società Ceramica Richard led to the Società Ceramica Richard-Ginori per Azioni.

Over the years, Richard Ginori has been associated with the world’s top names in architecture, design and fashion, and has made a name for itself as an Italian style icon.
Between 1923 and 1930, under the artistic direction of designer Gio Ponti, the Florentine company embarked on an unprecedented path of development and expansion, updating the production with the forms and patterns of the Art Deco style. In the 1950s, Giovanni Gariboldi introduced compact stackable forms, while in the 1990s Richard Ginori was enriched by numerous authoritative contributions by Achille Castiglioni, Enzo Mari, Maurizio Rossi, Angelo Mangiarotti, Franco Albini and Gian Battista Vannozzi; their works are now at the museum in Doccia.
Since 1958 Richard Ginori’s production has been headquartered at the plant in Sesto Fiorentino, inspired by the tireless, painstaking labours of the artistic workshops of the Renaissance. The prestigious Doccia Museum of Sesto Fiorentino is a must for art and porcelain enthusiasts.