PAPILLE
PETRACER'S CERAMICS

Dear Papille readers, WELCOME! And again, WELCOME! There is no better way to introduce this year's theme: hospitality. While the concept of home can be interpreted in many different ways, we have chosen to see it as a welcoming space, an area to be shared with your guests. What could be more magical than making your home even more beautiful for an extraordinary and welcome presence? I firmly believe that the sentiment of hospitality brings out the best in us and in our homes. In this perspective, welcoming a guest becomes a special chance to realise, once again, how beautiful our house is, and how unique and even more personal it can become with a few, expert touches.

We cannot explore here all aspects of hospitality, which includes so many gestures, big and small. We decided to focus on two that we believe are at the heart of welcoming: the garden and the table, skin and heart of our homes, can be located, ideally, at the beginning and at the centre of an itinerary through the beauty that is found in our house. We would like to thank Gianfranco Paghera, for his green art which transforms nature into a convivial space. Our thanks also go to Giovanni Raspini, who turns the art of welcoming guests into a magical experience with his elegant and utterly beautiful objects. We hope you enjoy this issue!