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Inez Assk in her home, knitting

Interview with Inez Assk

Interview with Tor-Vegard Mørkved

Interview with Tor-Vegard Mørkved

Interview with Tor-Vegard Mørkved

Tor-Vegard Mørkved, art blacksmith, The Blacksmith in Sund (Smeden i Sund), with his world: "the only Cormorant-maker blacksmith in the World" (Verdens eneste skar. His emblematic artwork is a sculpture of a native seabird, cormorant (skarv).…

Ragnhild Lie grew up in Gudbrandsdalen and Lillehammer and has knitted, chrochet, braided, sewn and woven since she was little. Ragnhild is educated as textile artisan and holds a MA in Textiles from Bergen school of Art took in 1997. Her broad range…

Interview with Ragnhild Lie

Maria Pérez en su taller de Villaviciosa

Maria Pérez en su taller de Villaviciosa

Maria has been a master jet artisan for 30 years. She started as a jeweler, but nowadays, working with jet is more important.

Maria Pérez en su taller de Villaviciosa

He earned a degree in Geography and History from the University of Oviedo in 2001. He began his professional career as a researcher at the Universidad Autónoma de Madrid before transitioning to professional archaeology, where he participated as a…

Interview with Orlando Morán

Interview with Orlando Morán

Orlando Morán in his workspace at the Cultural Factory of Avilés

Born in Laviana, Asturias in 1976. Designer and ceramist. Graduate in Fine Arts, specialising in Design, from the University of Barcelona and a Higher Graduate in Artistic Ceramics from the School of Arts and Crafts of Barcelona, Llotja, San Andreu.…

Natalia Suárez making a vase

Interview with Natalia Suárez

Interview with Natalia Suárez

Natalia Suárez's set of tools and creations

Natalia Suárez outside the workspace

Natalia Suarez inside the workspace

Outside of the workspace

Outside of the workspace

Interior of the workspace

Interior of the workspace

Interior of the workspace

Anuta Stan, weaver of Săpânța presenting the steps of wool weaving

Anuta Stan, weaver of Săpânța presenting the steps of wool weaving

Simple wool belt made by Anuța Stan

Simple wool belt made by Anuța Stan

The weaver working on traditional wool shoulder bag in Maramures

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This is a fine example of a traditional 'Helmsdale' patterned fisherman's gansey or jumper, dating back to the mid-20th century. The design features motifs that include the diamond shape of herring nets and the cable patterns reminiscent of rope…

This is a fine example of a traditional 'Helmsdale' patterned fisherman's gansey or jumper, dating back to the mid-20th century. The design features motifs that include the diamond shape of herring nets and the cable patterns reminiscent of rope…

This is a fine example of a traditional 'Helmsdale' patterned fisherman's gansey or jumper, dating back to the mid-20th century. The design features motifs that include the diamond shape of herring nets and the cable patterns reminiscent of rope and…

3D model of felted sweater by Anja Musek from Atelje Amuse in Škofja Loka, Gorenjska, Slovenia.

Image of felted sweated created by Anja Musek of Atelje Amuse from Škofja Loka, Gorenjska, Slovenia.

3D model of a felted jacket created by Anja Musek from Atelje Amuse in Škofja Loka, Gorenjska, Slovenia.

3D model of a felted jacket created by Anja Musek from Atelje Amuse in Škofja Loka, Gorenjska, Slovenia.

Image of a felted jacket made by Anja Musek from Škofja Loka, Gorenjska, Slovenia. .

UAveiro Masters’ students visit in 2024: Learning to weave with linen.

UA.LABDESIGN 2023: Learning to scutch the linen

Chapel of Bezerreira and the peaks of the Caramulo Mountain Range

A large horn container featuring a wide range of decorative motifs and notable inscriptions. Garlands, plants, and flowers are accompanied by animals and hybrid creatures. One inscription indicates ownership: “I belong to Juan Rodríguez” (“Soy de…

A large horn container featuring a wide range of decorative motifs and notable inscriptions. Garlands, plants, and flowers are accompanied by animals and hybrid creatures. One inscription indicates ownership: “I belong to Juan Rodríguez” (“Soy de…

Castanet used for musical accompaniment. The body is entirely decorated with geometric motifs, with a prominent eight-petal rosette featured at the center. A carved inscription shows the date “VIII-XXXIIII” (August 1934). This piece comes from Cangas…

Castanet used for musical accompaniment. The body is entirely decorated with geometric motifs, with a prominent eight-petal rosette featured at the center. A carved inscription shows the date “VIII-XXXIIII” (August 1934). This piece comes from Cangas…

Wooden collar with riveted iron reinforcements at both ends, connected by an iron piece designed to hold a bell. The wood is decorated with carved six-petal flowers distributed around the entire piece.

Wooden collar with riveted iron reinforcements at both ends, connected by an iron piece designed to hold a bell. The wood is decorated with carved six-petal flowers distributed around the entire piece.

Wooden stirrups reinforced with wrought iron, which is shaped into stylized vegetal forms on the front side of the object.

Wooden stirrups reinforced with wrought iron, which is shaped into stylized vegetal forms on the front side of the object.

Wooden collar for livestock, featuring a brass plate nailed to the surface and decorated with stamped motifs. The initials “M. A.” likely indicate the owner of the animal, and the rest of the carved decorations include vegetal patterns and circles.…

Wooden collar for livestock, featuring a brass plate nailed to the surface and decorated with stamped motifs. The initials “M. A.” likely indicate the owner of the animal, and the rest of the carved decorations include vegetal patterns and circles.…

Basket with a cubic shape and a lid attached with two hinges. A semicircular handle allows for comfortable transport. This type of basketry from Forcinas comes from one of the most important workshops, which employed over eighty artisans during the…

A carved horn with a wooden base. Used as a gaxapu, its surface is decorated with various motifs. A man riding a horse, vegetals, and flowers are part of the decorative program, which concludes with two animals: a peacock and a snake. The latter…

A carved horn with a wooden base. Used as a gaxapu, its surface is decorated with various motifs. A man riding a horse, vegetals, and flowers are part of the decorative program, which concludes with two animals: a peacock and a snake. The latter…

Horn container with an iron handle. The front side features a scene of a man with a scythe, surrounded by garlands and vegetal motifs. The inscription “I belong to Manuel Jesús Calvo” (“Soy de Manuel Jesús Calvo”) indicates the ownership of the…

Horn container with an iron handle. The front side features a scene of a man with a scythe, surrounded by garlands and vegetal motifs. The inscription “I belong to Manuel Jesús Calvo” (“Soy de Manuel Jesús Calvo”) indicates the ownership of the…

Horn container with an iron handle and the inscription “I belong to Benjamín Cabeza” (“Soy de Benjamín Cabeza”). Used as a gaxapu, this object features various geometric and vegetal motifs, such as garlands, palmettes, a circle, and a heart.

Horn container with an iron handle and the inscription “I belong to Benjamín Cabeza” (“Soy de Benjamín Cabeza”). Used as a gaxapu, this object features various geometric and vegetal motifs, such as garlands, palmettes, a circle, and a heart.

Chestnut wood gaxapu with a body that has a semicircular base. The front side features floral and geometric motifs and retains traces of red and blue polychromy. On the back, a handle allows the object to be attached to a belt.

Chestnut wood gaxapu with a body that has a semicircular base. The front side features floral and geometric motifs and retains traces of red and blue polychromy. On the back, a handle allows the object to be attached to a belt.

Chestnut wood gaxapu with a body that has a semicircular base. The front side features floral and geometric motifs and retains traces of red and blue polychromy. On the back, a handle allows the object to be attached to a belt.

Wooden stirrups featuring geometric and vegetal motifs carved on their various sides. A handle at the top is also decorated.

Wooden stirrups featuring geometric and vegetal motifs carved on their various sides. A handle at the top is also decorated.

Chestnut wood gaxapu with a prismatic body that narrows toward the base. The three front faces are carved with geometric and vegetal motifs, highlighting a central rosette and the initials “M. A.” A handle allows it to be attached to a belt, keeping…