Now available, Susanna DeSimone Festive Holiday Collection.

Giovanni De Simone, a renowned and innovative artisan from Palermo, Sicily, was a visionary artisan known for the use of intense colors and cubist drawing style similar to Picasso. Early in his life Giovanni worked with Picasso and shared his innovation using bright red in ceramics with Picasso. "Picasso loved that innovation. I express what comes through my imagination, filtering old and new memories, comparing my experiences and my understanding" wrote Giovanni De Simone in 1991.
Today, this art style is continued by his daughter Susanna. Her limited production bears her signature, together with the company's new name "Fabbrica della Ceramica”.

We now offer Vintage Giovanni DeSimone Ceramics in addition to the latest Susanna De Simone Collection. Giovanni's pieces are collectors items! Each piece is a unique, work-of-art.

Handmade and painted by Italian artisans using traditional methods and techniques, our collection of Italian espresso cups are beautiful interpretations of Italian majolica.

Available in a variety of classic patterns including Contrade, La Colombe, Classic Deruta, Vignoli and DeSimone. Biordi offers the finest collection of Italian espresso cups available outside of Italy.

This luxurious range of scented products are formulated using natural products indigenous to Sicily and inspired by the aesthetics, colours and scents of Italy’s most historic and tropical region.

We are excited to introduce the best selling products including candles, hand lotions and hand soap. The highly decorative packaging is designed by owner, Sue Townsend and draws on exotic Sicilian images and colours, definitely a perfect gift.

The Ortigia Sicilia Collection is featured in the HBO Hit series "The White Lotus" and available at the actual San Domenico Palace in Taormina, as well as other leading hotels and villas in Sicily.

The Moorish Heads made famous by the HBO hit series "The White Lotus" are back-in-stock!

We have Moorish heads available in many sizes and colors, shop now, as they are selling out fast! Handmade and painted by Italian artisans, Biordi's offers the finest collection of authentic Moorish heads in the US.

The Moorish heads featured in "White Lotus" is a legend that goes back in the XI century, during the Moors domination in Sicily and as in most legends, is once again Cupid’s fault (or credit).

Italian Olive Oil is the symbol of Italian Food, and the significance in Italian Cuisine cannot be understated. At Biordi, we offer award winning Olive Oils. The best of the best Laudemio Frescobaldi and Riva Cucina Rosemary Infused EVOO.

The vessels to hold the oil are works of art. Our oil & vinegar bottles and accessories will brightly accent a kitchen or dinner table. Start a collection for yourself, or share it with family and friends.

Biordi Art Imports Handcrafted Mugs are handmade and painted by Italy's finest Italian artisans using traditional methods and techniques, our collection of mugs are beautiful interpretations of Italian majolica.

Available in a variety of designs including these iconic Susanna DeSimone mugs. Biordi offers the finest collection of Italian mugs available outside of Italy.

The definition of Italiophile is a person with admiration, appreciation or emulation of Italy, its people, ideals, civilization, and culture. At Biordi, we offer the perfect gift, handmade and painted by Italian artisans using traditional methods and techniques, our collections are beautiful interpretations of Italian majolica and make perfect gifts for friends and loved ones.

Best of the Bay 2024

Voted Best of the Bay, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024 for Best Overall Store!

What is Best of the Bay? Beyond thousands and thousands of voters expressing their love for the local people, places, and things that make this the Best Place on Earth, the annual Bay Guardian Best of the Bay (our 50th!) takes a temperature of the times. So many of you voted for brilliantly San Francisco and Bay Area things, showing how much you care, and how much local businesses, arts organizations, music-makers, cocktail shakers, and everything else inside the Golden Gate matters to who we are and how we live. We have so many new and classic winners.

Italy By Ingredient

Italy By Ingredient by Viola Buitoni offers a fresh approach to Italian cuisine through its most iconic ingredients. Gift a signed copy of of the prima edition this holiday season. From glossy drops of balsamic vinegar to flakes of parmigiano reggiano and spoonfuls of fresh ricotta to creamy grains of risotto—the ingredients of Italian cuisine are beloved staples known the world over, available in specialty stores and served in restaurants across the globe. As a native Roman raised in the Umbrian countryside, Viola Buitoni grew up with these artisanal foods, learning about how they developed from centuries-old wisdom, tight-knit communities, and sustainable production. Now a US-based cooking instructor, Buitoni’s passion is sharing the beloved flavors of her homeland with home cooks.