Italian Finds pt. I

August 19, 2021

Sourced in Naples during Piquant’s first international sourcing trip

Empoli: Italian glass

Empoli is a region on the the west side of Italy, in the province of Tuscany and has been exporting glass since the 14th century.

For centuries, green glass was a trademark color of Empoli. The Empoli green, known as “Empoli Verde”, was created from the iron that occurred locally in the sands.