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For businesses

What you serve also tells a story.

We work with Portuguese artisan producers, one by one. If you run a restaurant, a shop, a hotel or a bar, you can have pieces made by people with a name and an address, instead of stock bought by the metre that turns up everywhere.

The difference is not decorative. Tableware thrown by hand by a potter in the Alentejo, a textile woven in Arraiolos or a wicker basket from the Minho tell your customer where they are. And the money stays in Portugal, in the region where the piece was made, instead of going to a distribution chain.

We work with small producers, which means real production capacity and honest deadlines. We would rather say an order takes two months than pretend it takes two weeks. Always invoiced, with the producer named.

Where you want to start

How a team building session works, what it costs and where it can happen. See the team building page.

Tell us what you need

We answer every enquiry by hand. There is no automatic catalogue and no system-generated quote, because every space is different and every producer has a real production limit.

We reply within 1 to 2 business days.
Frequently asked questions
What is the minimum quantity?
There is no platform minimum. Each producer has their own capacity and their own minimum, depending on what they make. Tell us what you need and we will tell you who can do it and how long it takes.
Do you invoice with a tax number?
Yes. Each producer is the merchant for their own sale and issues the invoice in your company's name, with the tax number you give us. If the order involves several producers, you get one invoice from each.
How long does an order for a space take?
It depends on the piece and the quantity. A run of handmade tableware can take weeks or months. We give you a real deadline after speaking to the producer, and we would rather lose the business than promise a date that will not hold.
How does a team building workshop work?
You pick the craft and the producer, then agree the date, the number of participants and the place, which can be their workshop or your premises. The price per person includes materials and guidance. Only producers who agreed to host company groups take part.
Can pieces carry our brand?
In some crafts yes, in others no. A mark burned into wood or stamped into ceramics is usually possible; in other materials it may neither work nor look good. Ask in your enquiry and we will check with the producer.