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© Lorena Grandío
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Sonia de Gerónimo

  • Textile worker
  • Santiago de Compostela, Spain
  • Master Artisan
Sonia de Gerónimo Textile worker
Contact
Spanish, English
Hours:
Monday to Sunday 09:00 - 17:00
Phone:
+34 656800885
© De Gerónimo

Contemporary basketry

  • • Sonia studied fashion design but she considers herself self-taught
  • • She makes functional and decorative pieces mainly with cotton rope
  • • Her innovative craftwork ranges from traditional to contemporary

Sonia de Gerónimo has been involved in handicrafts since she was a child. However, she did not consider it a real career option until she graduated in fashion design, enrolled in various textile courses, and discovered cotton rope. In 2015, she started making bags and baskets out of this material, combining traditional craft techniques and innovative design notions she had gained during her studies. Two years later, she launched her workshop to create her brand, Degerónimo. Since then, she has tried to carve a place for herself in a world more and more focused on industrial production. She passionately believes her work with cotton rope can give a new twist to contemporary basketry.

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Works

  • © De Gerónimo
  • © Lorena Grandío
  • © Lorena Grandío
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  • © Lorena Grandío
Photo: © De Gerónimo
Cactus and sea urchin pot

This plant pot is shaped like a sea urchin. The pot is made from cotton rope and hand embroidered with wool with French stitches. The design is inspired by the lichens that inhabit marine rocks.

Length 16 cm
Width 16 cm
Height 11 cm

Photo: © Lorena Grandío
Sea urchin pot

This plant pot in the shape of a sea urchin is handcrafted from cotton rope and hand embroidered with wool with French stitches. The design of the basket is inspired by the algae that carries the sea with the sand.

Length 16 cm
Width 16 cm
Height 11 cm

Photo: © Lorena Grandío
Wool embroidered vase

This white hued vase is handcrafted from cotton rope and hand embroidered with wool using French stitches. The design of the vase is inspired by imagery of lichens that inhabit marine rocks.

Length 14 cm
Width 14 cm
Height 18 cm

Photo: © De Gerónimo
Basket

This basket with a lid is handcrafted from cotton rope and hand embroidered with wool using French stitches. The design of the basket and lid are inspired by imagery of lichens that inhabit marine rocks.

Length 15 cm
Width 15 cm
Height 7 cm

Photo: © Lorena Grandío
Basket with wavy lid

This basket with a lid is handcrafted from cotton rope and hand embroidered with wool using French stitches. The design of the basket and lid are inspired by imagery of a wave breaking on the shore.

Length 15 cm
Width 15 cm
Height 7 cm

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