Italian garden bas-relief Madonna and Child – Goti Terrecotte

The incredible design of the products combined with the careful firing of clay from the Impruneta quarries gives us the synonym of the company 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 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, in Tuscany. The knowledge accumulated over the years by Giancarlo in experimenting with materials and production techniques includes:

- Artistic casting of ceramic sculptures, replacing traditional molding processes

- Using clay from the Impruneta quarries to produce frost-resistant cookware made from 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.

A well-equipped laboratory allows for the handcrafted and personalized creation of jars, tiles, statues, planters, vases, sinks, chimneys, bricks upon 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 of professional, domestic, and garden fireproof terracotta ovens fired with wood.

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

Artifacts are left to cure 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 material laboratory. The raw materials used are sourced 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 acquires prestigious Impruneta clay: an unparalleled raw material with remarkable properties, primarily “frost resistance,” meaning it does not absorb water and can withstand even the lowest temperatures almost indefinitely. Of course, the manufacturing process is also refined and more complex, involving longer times: Impruneta clay is processed through molding, undergoes very slow drying times, and is fired at extremely high temperatures.