Its hand craftsmanship gives the possibility of modifying not only shape, size and color of the original tiles, but also the possibility of using only some of the motifs or graphic elements of their design.
Any décor can be adapted to the ambience of the house it’s in, or to that of another location.
Special tiles can be designed for every necessity and occasion.

Terracotta
It’s the base of all ceramic tiles. It can be either manufactured industrially or hand crafted.
In this case the clay is pressed by hand into molds of wood or iron and then after a slow and accurate drying is cooked at a very high temperature.
The color of the terracotta is different depending on the origin of the clay.
The clay can be mixed according to the taste of the client.

Design
It is created with a technique called “dusting”, a piece of paper which is perforated with needles by hand is placed on the tile, powdered carbon is then passed over the paper to trace the design on to the tiles.

Design Execution
This phase is used on both flat glazed tile and “relief on terra cotta”.
“Relief on terra cotta” is the technique which sets the production of Ceramica F.lli stingo apart from the rest. Trained feminine hands have passed down the art of dripping the glaze from long strange horse hair brushes which are made by the women themselves.

Coloring
This final step is made with thousands of kinds of brushes each one giving its own personal trace or shade.