Just arrived from Nepal I write this BLOG still with jet Lag… I visitted the Fair Trade workshop we work with since 2005. Each season Alistair designs new models, we send them to Nepal, and voilá!, in about 4-6 months we have them in the shop.
All the wool we use is from the Hilamayan high plateau, hand spun so it retains the lanoline and all its natural properties. And of course, the knotting of the rugs is also by hand.
To celebrate that Donostia-San Sebastián is the 2016 European City of Culture we have prepared an exhibition, “Teleskopioa”, which reproduces, in rug format, images from the Hubble telescope of NASA. These are spectacular, often abstract, images, showing our planet, stars and supernovae.
The idea behind the “Teleskopioa” collection is that we would like people to reflect on the beauty of our temporary “home” – the planet earth and the space.
In Mairena, Alpujarra in Granada, with Lola, from a family of weavers for many generations. Very kindly she showed us the family looms and she shared very useful información about the weaving traditions in this area of southern Spain. The tradition goes back to when the Arabs were in Spain (711-1492).
Newly refurbished 3 Michelin star Akelarre Restaurant, has created a new waiting area for customers. In the interior are two of our carpets, “New York” and “Jaspeada”. Bon apetite!