FROM TOSCANA LOVERS COFFEE BECOMES FLOWERED

FROM TOSCANA LOVERS COFFEE BECOMES FLOWERED

A POP WAY OF USING MATERIALS, TOSCANA LOVERS’ RESIN COFFEE CUPS SHOW ARTISAN CREATIVITY AND BRING BEAUTY TO OUR HOMES

by Donatella Cinelli Colombini, winedestination, Fattoria del Colle Trequanda, Casato Prime Donne Montalcino

 

Coffee cups are not glass, not ceramic, not crystal, not amber, and most importantly, not plastic! These are handmade resin objects, each one different, but all crafted with the creativity and craftsmanship typical of Tuscan master craftsmen.

Almost artists, highly creative and gifted with extraordinary manual skills… these artisans share the same mentality as those who, during the Renaissance, filled Florence with masterpieces. Therefore, taking home a unique piece made by them means owning an authentic piece of “Tuscan genius,” even if it doesn’t cost as much as a Benvenuto Cellini sugar bowl.

 

TOSCANA LOVERS RESIN COFFEE CUPS

Tuscan essences are playfully yet elegantly incorporated into resin. Ears of wheat, flowers, chili peppers, spices, citrus fruits… a nature magically “suspended” to become “eternal.” It’s precisely this playful transgression that makes these cups so pop. Extraordinary craftsmanship, creative thinking, and outstanding compositional skill, but also a sense of lightness, as if the cups were saying, “Use me every day because I’ll put joy in your coffee.”

 

“The combination of natural elements and a special resin creates objects where every colour and shade reflect natural cycles, and leaves, flowers, fruits, and shells become fossilized amber,” explains Ilaria Perilli from the Toscana Lovers store in Bagno Vignoni, showing off a wide range of resin trays, tureens, and bowls. “They are available in a variety of colours and shades to match each customer’s table, making their table setting unique and original.”

This season’s new additions are the coffee cup and teacup, complete with their original saucer featuring real wheat and oat ears.

Ilaria is particularly passionate about these small objects, explaining that “the colours and appearance of the inflorescences will not change over time. Each item is unique and handcrafted.”

 

TOSCANA LOVERS: TUSCAN CRAFTSMANSHIP BOUTIQUES

There are three Toscana Lovers shops: one in Siena, in Piazza Indipendenza, just a few steps from Piazza del Campo, where the Palio horse race takes place. Another is in Bagno Vignoni, along the edge of the thermal pool used by Saint Catherine and Lorenzo de’ Medici. Bagno Vignoni is the only medieval spa town to have survived intact for centuries. And another in Cortona, home of Under the Tuscan Sun and Lorenzo Jovanotti, right in front of the steps of the Palazzo Comunale.

 

Toscana Lovers sells traditional objects made with masterful craftsmanship. There are objects such as Scarperia knives, Montelupo ceramics, and soaps from Tuscany’s second-oldest waxworks—one-of-a-kind pieces or small masterpieces of Tuscan genius. The extraordinary craftsmanship, for which the region has been proud for centuries, combines with a simple elegance that transcends trends. Heirs to an ancient tradition, they offer residents and tourists a slice of authentic Tuscany.