Create Lasting Holiday Traditions with Personalized Italian Ornaments

Biordi’s personalized ornaments have become treasured family heirlooms, celebrating life’s milestones with timeless Italian artistry and meaning. Each ornament is meticulously hand-painted in Italy by master artisans and personalized with your chosen name, date, or special message – creating a unique holiday gift that will be cherished for years to come.

Orders must be placed soon to ensure delivery by November.

Don’t miss the opportunity to create a meaningful tradition for your family and loved ones with hand-painted personalized ornaments from Italy.

Bring home a rare and meaningful piece of Italian design and culinary history with this vintage Autogrill Buon Ricordo plate, created by acclaimed Sicilian ceramicist Giovanni DeSimone in the 1970s and 1980s. Produced in collaboration with Autogrill, Italy’s iconic highway rest stop chain, these hand-painted ceramic plates were part of a unique cultural initiative that celebrated regional cuisine, art, and travel.

Known as “Piatti del Buon Ricordo” (Plates of Good Memory), each plate was offered to travelers who ordered a special regional dish—serving as both functional tableware and a commemorative souvenir. The initiative combined Italian food, folk art, and tourism into a collectible experience that lives on today through these highly sought-after ceramics.

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.

Graffeo Coffee – Since 1935, San Francisco’s Artisan Roaster

Founded in 1935 in San Francisco’s North Beach, Graffeo Coffee is one of North America’s oldest artisan coffee roasters. Known for its small-batch roasting and rich, bold flavor, Graffeo has remained a favorite among coffee connoisseurs for nearly a century.

For over 45 years, Luciano Repetto led the brand with expert care, making Graffeo a staple in Michelin-starred restaurants and Bay Area icons like Zuni Café and House of Prime Rib. Now under the leadership of Walter A. Haas III, Graffeo continues to honor its legacy while introducing a new generation to handcrafted, gourmet coffee.

At Graffeo, it’s all about simplicity, quality, and tradition—in every cup.

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.

The Classic Deruta Pottery is a stunning table setting for your meal.

The very essence, the soul, of Italian ceramics lives in La Citta di Deruta. Deruta, the center of Italian Majolica since the 12th century has over 100 ceramic workshops offering some of the best quality majolica in the world. There are six designs that form the foundation of Italian ceramics and capture the elegance of Italy’s traditional tableware.

Biordi Art Imports is featured in the March 2023 edition of British Vogue.

There's no place like Vogue. Our featured artisan is Vignoli's wave centerpiece.

Ivana and Saura Vignoli, sisters, in Faenza, Italy a short drive from the Adriatic Sea, developed a special technique named “Full-fire Reduction”. The technique involves unique glazes and firing styles, to create a spectacular copper sheen. These techniques offer a modern Italian aesthetic. The sea, an important influence to their family’s history is honored through schools of sardines or anchovies gracing their creations.

Ivana Antonini can create your own personal family masterpiece centerpiece. This d'arte ceramic centerpiece is handcrafted by Ivana Dolfi in Montelupo, Italy. Every family member and pet can be included in this spectacular conversational piece. Each centerpiece is a unique, a one of a kind work of art.

Please contact us at Biordi Art Imports with any questions regarding this spectacular gift.

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.