steeped in the heart of italy’s faenza country, the formula is very simple: good earth, abundant glazing, a lot of heat and boundless passion. the union of these elements under the direction of ceramicist adriano ricchetti and painter, sandra malagoli has created a very unique mosaic studio called il monile.

what began as a place to hang out after hours and discuss the matters of faience production – the ancient art of glazed earthenware pottery - il monilie still considers itself an “artist circle” that now produce ceramic mosaics as the outcome of these collaborations.