The history before our inception
When the hotel hosted ceramics pioneers
The main facade of the Hotel de Charme Laveno illustrates the industrial past of the building, which once housed one of the most important ceramic factories. Founded in 1856 by Revelli, Caspani and Carnelli, the Italian Ceramic Society (S.C.I.), under the artistic direction of renowned personalities, distinguished itself worldwide for its creations that have taken many different forms. Thanks to the merger with the Richard-Ginori company in 1965, the dishes of the society began to be exported overseas and graced the dinner tables of large cruise ships.
While the raw materials and the manual skills of the crafters were a perfect starting point for an important entrepreneurial adventure, the genius of the artistic personalities determined its true success. In this continuous flow of inspiration, the work of the artistic director Guido Andlovitz exchanges with the ideas of the great designer Giò Ponti, who was active in Richard-Ginori even before the merger.