Our
goal is to bring the charm and flavor of Europe to you with artisan
products that you can enjoy yourself or give as gifts.
We have two stores in the Seattle, Washington area--Poggi Bonsi, our retail outlet store, and Poggi Bonsi Cucina, our kitchen store. These are showcases
for all of our European imports and kitchen items as well as unique gifts and jewelry. We frequently host in-store
events and feature wine
tastings to highlight new arrivals.
We are a woman-owned business. We hand select our products and import them from France and Italy ourselves. We
have traveled hundreds of miles in the European countryside seeking
out suppliers who practice their centuries-old crafts.
We
have taken our name from the Tuscan town of "Poggibonsi." On our first trip to Tuscany, we got lost every day and kept running
into signs for "Poggibonsi" — the name stuck
with us because it is so fun to say. For more information about our name, please read our blog story, "Why Poggi Bonsi?"
Our Italian ceramics are hand-painted Majolica from Deruta in Umbria and Montelupo in Tuscany, we also import rustic ceramics from Abruzzo. Our French ceramics are hand made in the villages of Mougins and Vallauris near Cannes on the French Riviera. We offer
a selection of fine European linens and fruit-themed kitchen towels from Italy and France. We feature hand-crafted European olive
wood products such as bread boards, graters, and a variety of utensils from a family-run mill in Umbria. Our Italian glass items are from Murano (Venice) and Florence, Italy. We carefully choose seasonal items
to incorporate into our gift packages and custom corporate gifts.
We look forward to bringing a little European flavor into your life!
Keli
DeRitis & Michelle Codd
Poggi Bonsi, LLC