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The Basket With Nothing Inside It
Most bread baskets have something inside holding them up. Wicker, wire, a stiffened base. Ours has none of that, and three useful things follow. Read more...
Fatto Bene
MI RE LA existed before the online store. The story of how each piece is made — from Miami markets, through Italian hands, to your table Read more...
The First Stitch
Before the first placemat, there was a stitch. The story of MI RE LA's first embroidered motif.   Read more...