A wonderful decorative terracotta cat figurine for the garden

Italian design of products combined with the meticulous firing of clay from the Impruneta quarries gives us a picture of Goti Terrecotte d’Arte.

Goti Terrecotte boasts over fifty years of experience born from the strong passions of its owner Giancarlo. Mr. Giancarlo began his journey as a ceramic decorator apprentice, later opening a small artisan workshop in Sesto Fiorentino after marrying Ms. Fiorella Goti. The expansion occurred within a few years, and by 1973, the company had made progress and established its brand in Calenzano, a few kilometers from Florence, in Tuscany. The knowledge Giancarlo gained over the years includes experimenting with materials and production techniques:

- Artistic casting of ceramic, replacing traditional molding processes
- Use of clay from the Impruneta quarries to produce frost-resistant cookware made from clay with a unique family recipe, mixed and kneaded with water to create professional or outdoor food ovens with high certified resistance and quality of fireproof terracotta, fired at 1040 °C.

The well-equipped laboratory allows for the handmade and personalized creation of jars, tiles, statues, planters, vases, sinks, chimneys, bricks on order, bas-reliefs, and various decorative items. The production department dedicated to wood-fired ovens has enabled Goti Terrecotte to be recognized internationally as a benchmark in the market for fireproof terracotta wood-fired ovens for professional, domestic, and garden use.

The product range, from classic to modern furniture, includes over 1,000 items in the catalog. Additionally, the brand is prepared to produce custom items based on drawings or orders. 90% of the production goes to the “garden of clients,” says Giancarlo, owner of Goti Terrecotte d’Autore.

Artifacts are left to cook for 5 days in a dedicated oven at 1040 °C. Only careful drying before firing prevents cracking during firing and ensures high mechanical resistance. High quality is guaranteed, certified, and tested in a refractory mass laboratory. The raw materials used come directly from the Impruneta quarries. The clay found in Impruneta gives the finished product a unique color and extraordinary frost resistance.

For this reason, Goti Terrecotte seeks out and acquires prestigious Impruneta clay: an unrivaled raw material with remarkable properties, primarily “frost resistance,” meaning it does not absorb water, thus withstanding even the lowest temperatures almost indefinitely. Of course, the manufacturing process is also refined and more complex, with longer times: Impruneta clay is processed through molding, has very slow drying times, and is fired at extremely high temperatures.