Revival of Ceramiche Baldelli, Beloved by Alberto Burri
Giada and Eleonora Colacicchi, great-granddaughters of Dante Baldelli, have revived the Baldelli ceramics workshop in Città di Castello, Italy, where Alberto Burri first exhibited in 1947. The new space, opened in September 2021, showcases works by Dante Baldelli and his son Massimo (1935-2003), whose Linea Italia line was sold at Harrods and Macy's in 1972. Burri later commissioned Massimo for two large Cretti neri for the Museo di Capodimonte and the University of Los Angeles. The revival includes a showroom and lab for Entropia, a line by Eleonora and her husband Keiya Takeshita, with colors reminiscent of Massimo's work.
Key facts
- Dante Baldelli ran a ceramics workshop from the 1920s to 1953.
- Alberto Burri exhibited at Galleria Baldelli (formerly Galleria dell'Angelo) in 1947 and had two solo shows in 1948-49.
- Burri created the sign for the Baldelli workshop using only lines, no letters.
- Massimo Baldelli took over the workshop at age 18 after his father's death.
- Massimo's Linea Italia line was sold at Harrods and Macy's in 1972.
- Burri commissioned Massimo for two large Cretti neri for Museo di Capodimonte and University of Los Angeles.
- The new Baldelli space opened in September 2021 in Città di Castello.
- Eleonora Colacicchi Baldelli and Keiya Takeshita launched the Entropia line.
Entities
Artists
- Dante Baldelli
- Alberto Burri
- Massimo Baldelli
- Giada Colacicchi
- Eleonora Colacicchi Baldelli
- Keiya Takeshita
- Simona Baldelli
- Corrado Cagli
Institutions
- Ceramiche Baldelli
- Galleria Baldelli
- Galleria dell'Angelo
- Manifatture Rometti
- Harrods
- Macy's
- Museo di Capodimonte
- University of Los Angeles
- Artribune
Locations
- Città di Castello
- Italy
- Umbertide
- Los Angeles
- United States