Urban Craft Shops

Must visit in Coimbra.

We went out to discover the urban and local craft shops  downtown. In Largo da Portagem we found Malabar that focuses essentially on the Ceramics of Coimbra, that is, on the ware of Coimbra. Hand-painted utility and non-utility pieces feature drawings of animals suchas rabbits, deers and birds. As we passed by the Arco da Almedina, we found Anthrop. This is a project developed by artisans with small workshops and designers who work with new forms of production using materials like ceramics, glass, wood and textiles. They offer a range  of unique pieces.  We continued to climb the Escadas do Quebra Costas and came across another  must stop: the Trouxa-Mocha. This project honors Portuguese customs and experiences through handcrafted products – ware, footwear, clothing, accessories – inspired by the “essence of Portuguese quotidian life”. Finally after Praça Velha, we found the Chronospaper  both astore and a manufactory space, the only one alike in the city. Here everything is executed manually , namely book binding (técnica de encadernação),and decorative paper is used. All the products – diaries, notebooks, albums, bookmarks, among others – are unique.

Contacts
Malabar
Largo da Portagem, 29/31
3000-337 Coimbra
239 823 222

Anthrop
Rua de Fernando Thomas, 2-4-6
Coimbra
963 705 464

Trouxa-Mocha
R. Ferreira Borges 127
3000-180 Coimbra
966 598 497

Chronospaper
Estrada de Eiras, 331
3025-069 Coimbra
 913 929 815