Burel Factory

It all started in 2010 in an abandoned room of the old Império Wool Factory – the Thread Room – in the Portuguese village of Manteigas, located in the Serra da Estrela mountain range. Our objective was to work with the most traditional fabric of the local wool industry – burel. There we envisaged a sustainable project, unique and special, filled with soul and passion, where each piece produced is a part of the history of the know-how of an industry… a part of its own history. Thus the Burel Factory project came into being, with a strong drive to not only keep alive but also reinvent the value of the region’s natural resources, combining the art and know-how of the village weavers with modern design, creating original works with a contemporary trait. These pieces would invade homes, offices, hotels, companies, in the shape of carpets, pillows, bed spreads, benches, inner wall linings, backpacks, bags, ... creating their own pieces!