Majolica designates Italian tin-glazed pottery dating from the Renaissance, even if the ancient art of baked clay is was known since the Neolithic period. This world-wide sold material is a mixture of clays baked in oven, treated with enamel and finally decorated. Some of the most important production areas are located in Tuscany and Romagna.

Decorations are hand-made by creative master artisans, whose painting techniques are handed down from father to son for generations, preserving its traditional design over the years.

Travertine is a terrestrial sedimentary rock formed by the precipitation of carbonate minerals from geothermal heated hot-springs. Extensive deposits exist at Tivoli, near Rome. This town (called Tibur in latin) gave birth to the name 'lapis tiburtinus', meaning tibur stone, which has been corrupted to "travertine". Since the Middle Ages was considered a useful building material for housing and representative monuments. The stone is characterized by pitted holes and troughs on its surface. It has an anthology of colours from grey nuances to coral red.

The most famous monument in the world made of travertine is the Roman Coliseum, but we have several examples of pieces of art even outside of Italy such as Sacré-Cour Basilica in Paris and Getty Center in Los Angeles. It is commonly used to paving patios and garden paths, as well as still being considered an excellent material for modern architecture (i.e. Willis Tower in Chicago) and it’s equally suited for both modern and traditional design.