The manufacturing of ceramic is an ancient art; testimonies are archaeological artefacts dating back to the Neolithic period and the greek (VIII century. AC) found on Ischia and now exhibited in the museum of Pithecusae, Lacco Ameno. The tradition of ceramics has been preserved over the centuries, acquiring new techniques and decoration, and developing products for use in various ways. The 'ceramic', greek keramikos clay and keramiké techné art potter, shows everything that is made of clay, molded cold and subjected to firing. The ceramic objects can be divided into two major types: home furnishings use: jars, dishes, plates, containers, statues, figurines, etc..; Material for the construction industry: tiles, embrici, tiles, roof tiles, pieces for pipes , coatings itd. Della great family of ceramics includes products commonly said: earthenware, majolica earthenware, porcelain, grés with different characteristics of the material, the porosity and temperature of cooking. We can, in fact, distinguish the ceramic body that is porous clay, majolica earthenware (cooking less than 600 ° C) and the ceramic body that is compact and porcelain grés (firing more than 900 ° C). The terracotta and 'made with clay, rich in iron impurities. The ancient civilization (Assyrian-Babylonians, Egyptians) essiccavano even in the sun. Cotta in the oven becomes coloration more or less uniform, red-rosastra, depending on the minerals present. It lends very well to be covered by glassy material that gives shine and a smooth surface and not porous. It can be colored and decorated in various ways. The clay is used to create products for both domestic use (vases, plates, dishes, etc..), Both for construction (tiles, tiles, etc..). Already during the prehistoric clay was used to create the statues and ornaments, but was certainly a great expansion in the world greek. E 'in the Middle Ages and Renaissance (are very famous polychrome terracotta invetriate Della Robbia) and is still one of the materials used. The Majolica is a product of ceramic paste tender, covered by an opaque paint or enamel, usually white. It is also known as faience, French term that derives from the city of Faenza, one of the main centres of production during the Middle Ages and Renaissance. The majolica is known and produced throughout the Mediterranean, its colors are different and usually very bright and luxurious .. The characteristics of porcelain products also derive directly from the material, kaolin (50%), which joined the feldspar (25%), quartz (25%) to obtain a paste hard, high performance because resistance, transparency, whiteness. The term means biscuit porcelain white opaque, without enamel. The characteristics of the material allow cooking over 1400 ° C, which confers resistance to products and brightness. Transactions that occur in the processing of ceramics are: Dough, modeling, drying, Waterproofing, Decoration, Cooking. The process of, basic material of the entire production pottery has always been the key to achieving the objects. Secret trials and were handed down from generation to generation within the shops and still the aspect of working is one of the most important and sensitive of the production cycle. A Ischia, pottery Mennella, Casamicciola, with a tradition more than cinquecentenaria; premises of the lab can be visited along with the wide exposure of products. Throughout the island you can also find small craft dedicated to this type of work.