“Gilabi Ceramics” is an establishment known not only in Azerbaijan, but also beyond its borders and turned into a national brand. Its aim is to bring many fields of ceramics together with the efforts of professional, talented and creative staff and to make a many-sided art phenomenon. Today, products of “Gilabi Ceramics” are already popular all around the world and represent internationally original, artistic and aesthetic designs, specific colors and national and cultural heritage in the artistic style. Handmade articles of “Gilabi Ceramics” are considered both the products adored across the country and the most exquisite souvenirs being presented abroad. The main goal of “Gilabi Ceramics” center is to develop the local production, to employ the young people and to make original Azerbaijani products. Additionally, the successful activity of the company triggers the development of the local tourism.

Established on the initiative of a talented ceramic artist Emin Alakbarov within the framework of renovation carried out in Balakhani in 2020, the “Gilabi Ceramics” center has become a leading company in the local market in a short period. The brand took its name from a unique type of clay which had been used for even washing clothes and the head in the past. Today, products made from that material have become a real art phenomenon. At present, three shops of the brand are at the service of customers located respectively in the settlements of Balakhani and Ramana and in the center of the city- at the street 28 May. The collections designed by using up-to-date technologies represent decently the contemporary ceramic art by combining harmonically centuries-old traditions of Azerbaijani people and modernity in them.

As in each field of art, the unity between tradition and modernity in ceramics, which is a type of decorative and applied art, creates fascinating works. Our traditions with a rich history are an inexhaustible source nourishing the creativity of our modern ceramic artists. One of the significant missions of “Gilabi Ceramics” is to bring ancient traditions to our modern era and to develop them. The key idea of ceramic products is to convey ancient customs and traditions, national folklore, miniature style with modern features and to revive them in a new artistic and aesthetic content and form. The efforts to pass the historical heritage on to the future are noticed in the works of professional craftsmen working in the creativity center and as a result, each product turns into an authentic artwork.

Since the day of establishment, “Gilabi Ceramics” does not diverge from historical traditions and bases on national roots; however, in addition to this, the company continues its modern creativity searches. Those works decorate modern places thanks to the original design adding up modernity to the national soul of products. The ceramic art representing decently our national and cultural heritage is continuously developing with a special care and support of the government. One of the major missions of “Gilabi Ceramics” is to keep our cultural heritage alive, to pass it on to the next generation and to form high artistic taste in the society. Involving professional personnel, training young ceramic artists, organizing master classes in the center serve this goal, too.

Since the day of formation, “Gilabi Ceramics” center presents unique ceramic products completing the interior of residential buildings, offices, catering service providers, cultural centers and other places. At the same time, those examples bearing traces of the past give an impetus to the growth of national ceramic production owning to the original design, shape and color. Multifunctional tablewares such as a bowl, a cup, a saucer, a plate, a vase and other things being distinguished by their interesting shapes, national ornaments, compound color and texture appeal to the eye and beautify our life. To have morning coffee with a fine cup, to have lunch with a dining set becoming a masterpiece of the table and to look at decorative articles making the interior unequalled are another pleasure! Our ceramic products creating an optimistic mood are also excellent gifts to be presented to friends and foreign guests.

Artists of “Gilabi Ceramics” creativity studio have achieved to create a spiritual dialogue between the past tradition and new experience and to build a bridge between the ancient and modern ceramic art. Importantly, each product is produced in small quantity. By virtue of this principle, “Gilabi Ceramics” products are distinctive and unparalleled as well as being convenient and functional.