Traditional garment from Galicia in the north of Portugal from the lowlands of Limia and the mountains of Xures. It is made up of Faldón and Carapucheira wings. It requires 60 hours of work to make.
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Álvaro M. Leiro
- Basketweaver
- Moscoso, Spain
- Master Artisan
- Recommended by Creative Academy
Contact
Spanish
Hours:
By appointment only
By appointment only
Phone:
+34 699488641
+34 699488641
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From staw to leather
- • Álvaro has a passion for traditional crafts
- • He reinvented the basketry technique
- • Nostalgia inspires his work
Álvaro Martinez Leiro started basket weaving with a simple spiral basketry course. He became hooked, and began to research the technique to the point of questioning the entire creation process which he found too slow. Over the years, he has managed to create his own technique, optimising all the steps and materials and making it much more effective. Álvaro wishes to ensure traditional crafts thrive, to keep alive skills that are a part of our human identities, especially those that are at risk of disappearing. “We don’t know where we are going, but we know where we come from," he says. Álvaro has come a long way from creating at home for pleasure to collaborating with Loewe and seeing his products on a giant screen in Milan.
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Photo: ©Courtesy of the Fundación Pública Artesanía de Galicia
Coroza
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Fringes Bucket
This striking leather bucket bag with fringe detailing is made with calfskin. Basket weaver Álvaro Martinez Leiro reinterprets traditional techniques to make his handwoven creations.
Width 16.5 cm
Height 23 cm
Depth 16.5 cm
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Sancosmeiro hat
Sancosmeiro hats are traditionally from the area of Outes and Mazaricos. Álvaro Martinez Leiro handmade this one with selected rye straw, a cotton lining and a chin strap.
Diameter 41 cm
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Amphora
This piece handwoven by Álvaro Martinez Leiro is inspired by an ancient amphora. The basket weaver made it using the spiral stitching technique, it took him 30 hours to handcraft the piece.
Photo: ©Courtesy of the Fundación Pública Artesanía de Galicia
Prototype of bucket bag
This prototype for a leather bucket bag with fringe detailing is made with calfskin. Basket weaver Álvaro Martinez Leiro reinterprets traditional techniques to make his handwoven creations.
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