Easter figolli are being shaped by local traditions as food and art lovers veer off from the typical and clichéd bunny, cat and fish moulds to create edible, almond-filled Maltese tiles and are inspired by lace, filigree and ceramic works.
Creative director Thomas Camilleri’s mission to bring cement tiles back to life through his Lazarus Tiles project has seen him “scavenging” in construction sites and salvaging them from dumps, skips, garages and townhouses destined for demolition over the past pandemic year.
One of Jacqui Farrugia Kettner’s figolli.
If he cannot first encourage a homeowner to keep them – not only for their beauty, but also for the additional monetary value they lend a property – he has found a way to restore them and mount them on steel frames, elevating them from the floor to artworks hanging on the wall.