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Newsletter – Support local artisans during your in-person and virtual European travels!

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26/07/2024

Summer is a time for travelling and creating memories we want to cherish and carry with us year-round. Hence, when we travel, we often buy souvenirs to keep these moments alive—reminders of the places we’ve visited, events we’ve attended, and experiences we’ve had.

In today’s world of mass production, many souvenirs look the same, just with different names or colors. However, if you want to capture the uniqueness of your experience, the best way is to support local artisans and buy from them.

We’ve curated a list of crafts professionals along your European travel route where you can find unique, handcrafted objects.

Salvatore Gurreri
Ceramiche Artigianali di Gurreri Salvatore (Caltagirone, Italy)
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Have you heard of “Teste di Moro”?

Learn more about traditional Sicilian head-shaped vases

Teresa Bunting
Teresa Bunting Scarves (Brigo-Paluello, Italy)
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Adolfo Cazzato
Bottega Artigiana Cazzato is a place where the technique of “fiscoli" making, traditional tools used in olive oil production, continues into new objects (Specchia, Italy)
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Francesca Bortolaso
FRANCESCA BORTOLASO GLASS ART STUDIO (Santa Maria del Focallo, Italy)
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Jesús María Quintero Gómez
Esparte - Artesanía fina de esparto (Muricia, Spain)
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Carmen Muñoz
Carmen Muñoz Hand Painted (Madrid, Spain)
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Fernando Malo
Fernando Malo (San Mateo de Gállego, Spain)
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Francisco Barroso Roman
Francisco Barroso Roman (Castelló d'Empúries, Spain)
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Thumm Peter
Atelier d Art Peter Thumm (Grimaud, France)
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Julie Yülle
Julie Yülle (Paris, France)
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Gwendoline Bonnet
Verre l’Essentiel (Hyères, France)
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Yves Pierart
Histoire de Bois (Rochefort, France)
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Ulrike Isensee
Ulrike Isensee (Hamburg, Germany)
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Monika Glöss
Monika Glöss Design (Berlin, Germany)
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Jandee Schulz
Jandee -Design (Kloster Lehnin, Germany)
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Jutta Hedwig Schöffl
JHS Schöffl Keramik (Kempten, Germany)
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Grégoire Vigneron
Tokowo Reliure (Braine-le-Comte, Belgium)
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Anima Roos
Anima Roos (Ghent, Belgium)
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Tijmen Sarneel
Tijmen Sarneel Edelsmid (Barneveld, Netherlands)
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Sarah Michael
Sarah Michael Ceramics (De Zilk, Netherlands)
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Hanne Bertelsen
Hanne Bertelsen Keramik (Copenhagen, Denmark)
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Silas Gärtner
Wilgart (Copenhagen, Denmark)
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Jan Hrasko
Jan Hrasko (Helsingør, Denmark)
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Katarina Thorstensson
Katarina Thorstensson - Glass Jewelry (Sweden)
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What if you can’t travel in person?

You can still support local craftspeople!

Travel virtually, shop sustainably, and support local artisans by visiting the new Mad’in Europe SHOPPING page.

Check out the first members who have joined this page; Stay tuned on this page; more will be added soon.

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