Bucchero Decorative Object

Bucchero by Molteni&C is a decorative object that pays homage to the archaic elegance of Etruscan craftsmanship, reinterpreted with the contemporary gaze of Gio Ponti.

Its shape, mysterious and fascinating, retains the aura of ancient times but is now presented with a new expressive force. The shiny black surface is reminiscent of buccheroid ceramics, a noble material, dense with meaning, that evoked power and refinement even in the civilisations of the past. Ponti, a master in redesigning historical heritage in a modern key, here plays with memory: the Bucchero becomes a free transformation, a reinterpretation that inserts an archaic artefact into the language of current design. The object becomes a bridge between epochs, capable of dialoguing with contemporary environments without losing its original charisma. Its light and sculpted forms, at once primitive and refined, suggest theatrical and artistic suggestions, restoring to the present the symbolic value of a reinvented past. In a living room, on a bookcase or as a visual centrepiece in an entrance hall, Bucchero brings with it not only a refined aesthetic, but also a history of ancient gestures and modern interpretations. A fragment of memory transformed into timeless design.