VERA Platform_433 Cabeceiras de Basto "Cabeceiras de Basto is a municipality in the district of Braga in Portugal. The population in 2011 was 16,710, in an area of 241.82 km\u00b2." Portuguese Landscape image/jpeg IMAGE University of St Andrews VERA Platform "Cabeceiras de Basto is a municipality in the district of Braga in Portugal. The population in 2011 was 16,710, in an area of 241.82 km\u00b2." image/jpeg Image " Helena Cardoso is a Portuguese designer and visual artist. Cardoso has worked since the late \u201870s, with several artisans specialising in different handmade techniques and materials in northern Portugal, especially traditional Portuguese crafts. Cardoso has been active in the areas of product design, fashion design, interior design, jewellery, social design and visual art. Regarding her work at villages, Cardoso officially started, in 1982, her partnership as a tutor with the Commission on the Status of Women \u2013CCF (nowadays it is called CIG- Commission for Citizenship and Gender Equality) and worked to support groups of women in underprivileged villages in northern Portugal until the present day. \r\nIn 2010, Cabeceiras de Basto City Council invited designer Helena Cardoso to work with artisan women, resulting in a set of new contemporary pieces (some of which use industrial wool), while maintaining the traditional way of making them. The designer was inspired to create the Manta de Cama Coat, which uses ancestral weaving skills \u2014the chequered pattern\u2014, but replaces the colour palette (blacks, oranges, and browns) with a monochromatic one (white and black) with brightly coloured accents using rags of burel. " Movable Heritage " Helena Cardoso is a Portuguese designer and visual artist. Cardoso has worked since the late \u201870s, with several artisans specialising in different handmade techniques and materials in northern Portugal, especially traditional Portuguese crafts. Cardoso has been active in the areas of product design, fashion design, interior design, jewellery, social design and visual art. Regarding her work at villages, Cardoso officially started, in 1982, her partnership as a tutor with the Commission on the Status of Women \u2013CCF (nowadays it is called CIG- Commission for Citizenship and Gender Equality) and worked to support groups of women in underprivileged villages in northern Portugal until the present day. \r\nIn 2010, Cabeceiras de Basto City Council invited designer Helena Cardoso to work with artisan women, resulting in a set of new contemporary pieces (some of which use industrial wool), while maintaining the traditional way of making them. The designer was inspired to create the Manta de Cama Coat, which uses ancestral weaving skills \u2014the chequered pattern\u2014, but replaces the colour palette (blacks, oranges, and browns) with a monochromatic one (white and black) with brightly coloured accents using rags of burel. " Movable Heritage "" image/jpeg Maria Bruno Néo Image "" image/jpeg Image "" image/jpeg Maria Bruno Néo Image "" image/jpeg Maria Bruno Néo Image "" Intangable Heritage "Watering can made with galvanised sheet metal" Movable Heritage "This artefact is like a spoon. Used to pick up grains to put in a bag or to weigh them. Artifact used in commercial establishments selling bulk grains and\/or flours." Movable Heritage "A funnel is used to transfer liquids from one container to another, preventing spills and simplifying the process." Movable Heritage "It is a container with two handles. It is used to store and transport liquids. It can be used for water, wine, milk or any other liquid that you want to store or transport." Movable Heritage 41.5726243 -8.0392011