One of my favorite ceramist Giovanni De Simone, born in 1930, opened his studio in Palermo, Sicily soon after the end of World War II. He had worked and studied for a while under the direction of Pablo Picasso and Picasso’s influence remained with him until he died in 1991.
The De Simone factory closed its doors for good in September of 2008. One of Giovanni’s daughters Susanna had created her own limited production studio some years earlier and it still continues to operate.
It is rumored that the company closed because of the USA ban on its importation due to a belief that its products contained lead and cadmium. The company had fought the Food and Drug Administration’s allegations for years but never were successful. Many of De Simone’s shipments to the USA were confiscated when they arrived via sea shipments.
via:http://arkitipintel.com/2014/03/04/giovanni-de-simone-pottery/
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