Local makers
for interior design and arquitecture
We collect and renewed objects from all around Portugal
You can find them on-line to weave Mediterranean Style into your home!
We run interior Projects for several kind of areas
Home/Office/Shops and create local custom made products
Our choices are not new massive brands but soulmade products locally crafted
Crafts people and materials
As an homeware Locally sourced seller, atelier Portugal
is also a contribute to a Sustainable living.
When it comes to preserve crafts we are at the art of human values. Portugal has had his glorious moment in past century. In time when there was raw material enough in the country to be carefuly transformed by skilled artisans and passionate people.
Nowadays there seems to be a shift in more and more consumers in order to choose the local dream attitude. They pay more attention to understand where the product comes from and how and by whom it was made. For Us it is an endless reborn that allows to learn and to keep a precious identity.
Tapesterie
Reguengos de Monsaraz
Handmade in Reguengos de Monsaraz by artisans on antique looms with Portuguese wool from merino sheep. The Alentejo blankets of Reguengos use dyed wool, which distinguishes them from others produced, in a more homely and familiar way in Baixo Alentejo, where beige and brown, the natural colour of sheep, are used.
Cement Tiles
Alentejo Region
Hydraulic Mosaics are still produced one by one, and the manufacturing process has remained the same for over a century. Handcraft in Alentejo, Sintra and Algarve region. The product was presented in 1867 at the Universal Exhibition in Paris by Garret, Rivet i Cia. as a "ceramic" which did not need firing as it was solified by means of presses.
Pottery
Family heritage
This family from Corval embraces the clay every morning. Each piece is unique, produced in the potter's wheel for the second and third generations of potters. They are hand painted and once in the oven, the pottery pieces are carefully placed in a frenzy of shapes, sizes and colors, all prepared for the final cooking process and glazed.
Burel
Serra Da Estrela
A fabric from the montains of the central massif of Portugal used for rigorous winters. BUREL has almost extinguished by imports of cheaper products. Due to new investers and to a lot of creativity It comes alive today in hands of several brands.
Burel requires a manufacturing process that begins with Carding, Spinning, Weaving and Finishing.
Wool & Linen handwooven Fabrics to carry Cereals
Its origin is from North region where until the middle of the 20th century a lot of cereals were produced in Portugal. The web was made of linen cotton and the cover was made of wool. The sacks were used to transport and store the grain during the summer months. They went to the mills to make the flour and were marked with the initials of the Familias to be used again in the following years.
Lighting
Repuxador
To create new components and supports for old lighting Globes we often need to had metalic pieces. Those are made by craftmanship close to extinction called "repuxador”.
From a sheet metal disc and several wood molds he produces all kind of shapes units. All metalic component are designed and handmade on demand allowing it to be customized to a client´s needs.
Restoring wood
Reconverted Wood Lovers
Atelier Portugal together with the Carpenter is dedicated to the restoration
"Put it out, put it out" is recovered by Atelier Portugal together with these artisans who, with all their love and affection, give new life to these pieces that are almost unique and that can make history in your home ...
Pure Wool Rugs
Alentejo Region
The ancients say that whoever wrapped himself in a woolen blanket was safe from lightning on stormy days. Weavers used to carry out the whole process of wool transformation, from the shearing of the sheep to the blanket leaving the loom.
The raw material is characterized by its color, thickness, softness and size depending on the region and the breed. Portugal has 16 native breeds that are conservation breeds.
You & Us ?
We only collect locally sourced products:
YOU can choose from our shop on line and add it to your own space or... simply ask US to create a full interior project.
You may not have found the furniture/object you were expecting to find in our Website.
Please leave us a message so that we can take a note and search a solution for you!
Core values
As a contribute to a Sustainable living we are a Portuguese homeware studio for a leaved interior rather than just decorated.
We only use
Localy sourced materials
All around Portugal we collect
Unique items
used, recycled,
with a story to tell
100% Local
Objects and Creators are exclusivly from North to South of Portugal.
We Limit Transport impact and protect communities.
objects made by artisans or old collected treasures renewed with passion and love
skilled hand
more than
Balance
We are a small buisness focused on hard work and collaboration with inspiring people in order to find the living/working balance together.
& Doers
We are much more than buyers
we believe in clever consumers and passionnate doers
Act with ethic
and solidarity
Vision
We believe in passionate and sensitive people: they are our partners and our clients!
Our goal is not new brand products or ready made interiors. We slowly and conscenciously collect local object, create a range of handmade furnitures and accessories. When it comes to design an interior for a client we renovate spaces where uniqueness and hancraft to give an aesthetical caracter full of simplicity and soul.
We love to find and renewed unusual objects, used, recycled, authentic treasures made with locally sourced materials, by designers and artisans from all generations and all over Portugal.
We are homeware hunters and interior arquitects: our purpose is to work for the right solution according to each client needs. All our projects are soulmade interiors: they preserve our heritage and have a social impact on handcraft activity.
We are guided by fair trade and good vibes in our day to day work.
founder
Cristina Santos
FOUNDER
architect
The Story
In 2019, blue door atelier was born as a working space for arquitecture and interior projects. Quickly it turned into a place full of unique items collected around Portugal and used in clients interiors.
At some point, "atelier Portugal" Brand name and the shop online seemed obvious as I also wanted to act consciously in terms of process. Turning into local actors gives now more sense to our day to day work. It is more and more a new way to achieve a meaningfull result.
Light, organic, mixt, useful, handmade, soul, Know how, reviving, creativity, sensitivity, clever defines all my passion for interiors.