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The ceramic street

We had a pretty set idea of what form of ceramics we wanted to be produced - and what the circumstances should be like. However, we did not know that the path to find the right producer would be so challenging. We started our search with a detailed research, which led us to the wrong producers but at least to the right region. We were disappointed by our scheduled appointments, as the manufactures mostly produced flower pots- or they turned out to be big factories, which were skillfully mass ...

The carpet village

We were deliberately searching for rugs, although we had no idea where our search would take us. We felt like young truffle pigs that have to stick their noses everywhere. Be it traditional markets, boutiques or regional shops: we have been everywhere. And all of a sudden, we did not only find the exact shape of carpet we were looking for all along- we were also talking to the right person. That is how we ended up in a village full of carpet manufactories, which could not have been more Portu...

The Journey

The idea was there for a long time. However, the implementation was relatively new. All of a sudden we found ourselves sitting at the wheel of a van, which was too big, on our way to Portugal. On board we had a gas cooker, two surfboards, a handful of clothes and boxes from a past love, which we were supposed to deliver on the way somewhere near Biarritz.It was an incredible feeling. It smelled like freedom. We had no idea where our idea was headed and the excitement of what’s to come grew wi...