Making Casa Cubista
We're proud to work with craftspeople who love their work, many of whom come from families that have practiced their craft for generations.
POTTERY
The making of a jug
Rui throws the main body of the jug on the wheel, before placing it outside to dry in the sun
Adding the handle
After allowing the clay to dry to a leather-hard finish, the spout and then handle are added
Painting patterns
Painting our graphic patterns takes a practiced hand
Final touch
Before going into the kiln, every piece is dipped into clear glaze and then the base is washed
WEAVING - RUGS
Spinning the yarn
Our weaver spins his own yarn of a mix of thread recycled from the fashion industry
At the loom
On larger rugs it takes two people, and multiple shuttles, to weave the pattern
WEAVING - LINEN
At the wooden loom
Maria has been weaving linen on her traditional wooden looms for deacdes
Pattern making
To create the pattern in her pieces, she carefully pulls up a loop of thread, one by one
