Since his childhood in Urbino, Italy, when he started to make wooden toys at home, Denis has been passionate about creating new things. Choosing to study industrial design at the University in San Marino was a natural progression for him. He soon became interested in ceramics and in the possibilities of combining clay with other materials, using specialist firing techniques to produce contemporary ceramic art.
​Denis has studied with many master potters, exploring experimental techniques. He has even built his own raku kiln to refine the specific firing technique that produces a distinctive cracking effect in the final glaze. The spirit of Raku embraces the 4 elements: earth, air, fire, and water, and creates objects as unique as those made by nature itself.