Beautiful decorative star-shaped terracotta sculpture for the garden

Exceptional product design combined with meticulous firing of clay from the Impruneta quarries gives us a glimpse of Goti Terrecotte d’Arte.

Goti Terrecotte boasts over fifty years of experience born from the owner's strong passion, Giancarlo. Mr. Giancarlo began his journey as an apprentice ceramic decorator, later opening a small artisan workshop in Sesto Fiorentino after marrying Ms. Fiorella Goti. The expansion occurred within a few years, and by 1973, he achieved progress and established his brand in Calenzano, a few kilometers from Florence, 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 for the production of 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, cooked at 1040 °C.

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

The product range, from classic to modern furniture, includes over 1000 items in the catalog. Additionally, the brand is prepared to produce custom items based on drawings or orders. Giancarlo, owner of Goti Terrecotte d'Autore, states that 90% of production goes to the “garden of clients.”

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. Raw materials used for processing come directly from the Impruneta quarries. The clay present in Impruneta gives the finished product a unique color and extraordinary frost resistance.

For this reason, Goti Terrecotte seeks out and sources prestigious Impruneta clay: an unrivaled raw material with remarkable properties, primarily “frost resistance,” meaning it does not absorb water and can withstand even the lowest temperatures almost indefinitely. Naturally, the production 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.