DESCRIPTION

The espresso cups by DeSimone are all hand-painted featuring typical DeSimone designs and scenes of Sicily.  Each piece is unique with colorations and designs differing by piece.  The espresso cup holds 2 - 3 oz of espresso. 

These delightful pieces, with cubists undertones, represent the artistic vision set forth by Giovanni De Simone and continued today by his daughter Susanna. Her limited production will still bear her signature, together with the company's new name "Fabbrica della Ceramica."  

The small imperfections such as the difference in color, shape, diameter or small bubbles that form inside, do not constitute a defect but testify that it is actually an artisanal product.

ARTISAN STORY

Giovanni De Simone, a renowned and innovative artisan from Palermo, Sicily, was a visionary artisan known for the use of intense colors and cubist drawing style similar to Picasso. Early in his life Giovanni worked with Picasso and shared his innovation using bright red in ceramics with Picasso. "Picasso loved that innovation. I express what comes through my imagination, filtering old and new memories, comparing my experiences and my understanding" wrote Giovanni De Simone in 1991. Today, this art style is continued by his daughter Susanna. Her limited production bears her signature, together with the company's new name "Fabbrica della Ceramica”.