Cereria Subirà is Barcelona's oldest candle shop, easily identified by the pair of dark, life-sized female figures standing on the landings of the staircase just inside the entrance. Founded in seventeen sixty-one by Jacint Galí, the…
Artisan Workshops of El Born
This walk leads you through the winding alleys of Barcelona’s creative quarter to meet local makers who craft leather bags, handmade shoes, hats, and ceramics using centuries-old techniques.
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1. Cereria Subirà
2. Papirum
Papirum is a small shop on Baixada de Llibreteria, known for its window displays of hand-printed papers, marbleized blank books, and vintage pens. Its storefront is marked by the sign of the Antigua Casa Rubió, a name that links the…
3. Hatquarters LAB
Hatquarters LAB is a shop specializing in hats and caps located on Carrer Semoleres, tucked within the Sant Pere neighborhood of Barcelona. You can identify the storefront by its focus on headwear, a trade the business has maintained in…
4. Re-Cuir
Re-Cuir is a family-run leather workshop where bags, belts, and wallets are made using natural cowhide. The business relies on vegetable tanning, a traditional process that treats the leather with tannins extracted from woods and plants…
5. Terra i Pell - Taller de Ceràmica, Joieria i Cuir a Barcelona
Terra i Pell is a studio and shop defined by its stone walls, large arches, and high ceilings that date back to the eighteenth century. Located on Carrer dels Banys Vells in the Born neighborhood, the building incorporates older stones of…
6. Artesanat
The word artesanat translates from Catalan as craftsmanship. While the term appears on signs throughout the neighborhood to denote workshops and independent studios, it is not the name of a singular, historic landmark. Shops bearing this…
7. Atelier Madre - Manuel Dreesmann
Atelier Madre is a combined retail shop and production workshop located at Carrer del Rec twenty in the El Born neighborhood. The space functions as an open studio where Manuel Dreesmann crafts minimalist leather goods using traditional…
8. Handmade: Avarcas and Espadrilles
Handmade The Brand operates a workshop and retail space where local artisans continue the tradition of crafting espadrilles and avarcas by hand. Founded by Luis and Kathe, the studio focuses on maintaining ethical, family-owned production…
9. Iriarte Iriarte
Iriarte Iriarte is an independent design studio and leather workshop that began in two thousand nine. Its history started in a small space in the Born district, where a ground-floor shop sat directly below a mezzanine workshop. In those…