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With its genesis during a family trip to Italy, the dinnerware and home décor company Vietri has grown into the largest Italian importing company within the American tabletop industry. The company was co-founded by sisters Susan and Frances Gravely, who took their first trip to Italy in 1983, staying on the Amalfi Coast. “They went to lunch and found themselves captivated by the hotel’s colorful, handcrafted dinnerware,” the company’s website says. “The next day they arranged to meet the artisans at a nearby factory in the town of Vietri sul Mare. As they watched the artisans paint, glaze and fire …