SANNINI, Impruneta

Sannini Impruneta is among the enterprises which best represent the working of natural clay in the Impruneta area. A wide range of terracotta products has ever since been used in the past and give a particular importance to this outstanding material. Some of the applications to mention are the Laurentian Library by Michelangelo in Florence and the Florence Duome Cupola by Brunelleschi. Nowadays, terracotta is being increasingly used in modern operas, as preferred material choice by important Architects, among which figure. It is a fact that some of the most recent creations of Architects of worldwide renown have highlighted a novel use of terracotta in the cladding of facades of important Architectures, relaunching once again a material rich in historical meaning yet extremely versatile in today’s world of design which cannot progress without high technology.