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  • This prized stole is made with fabrics taken from the traditional local costume for women: orbace and black and shocking pink finely fashioned velvet on a green background, lined with damask silk decorated with floral motifs.

  • This cushion is woven on a heddle loom like traditional saddlebags, featuring wide loom-woven bands, alternating with black velvet bands and trimmings.

  • The beautiful shape of this glazed ceramic vase is emphasised by the contrast between turquoise and mustard yellow, embellished with original decorative elements and iridescent enamel reflections.

  • This carpet in Sardinian wool in bright colours, typical of the textile tradition of Aggius, stands out for its polychrome composition with stark contrasts against a magenta background, in the distinctive composition with bands and geometric shapes, a date motif, taken from the rich traditional c

  • The traditional Nule flame design is the main feature of this Sardinian wool carpet, woven on a traditional vertical handloom with the wicker technique. This artefact is characterized by an ethnic touch, inspired by the colours of the traditional design.

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The traditional textile industry offers a remarkable production, resulting from the mediation between history and traditional knowledge and the needs of contemporary living. The craftsmen working on the island – almost all of them pursuing family traditions, having been trained since they were children in the use of hand looms – now offer a very high quality production, full of archaic memories but, at the same time, featuring a modern design, a reinterpretation of the past to give new life to it. Nowadays, the textiles made in Sardinia feature a distinctive Sardinian character, the core element of Sardinian craftsmanship, but they also offer new shapes, models and materials with a strong and modern personality.