La Herradura’s Lilian Urquieta has been chosen by Amazon to form part of its The Handmade Tour; there are only five other business chosen in the whole of Spain.

The Handmade Tour has the objective of highlighting small handicraft workshops across Spain; in other words a tour taking in the most picturesque corners of Spain with their local artisan workshops.

The Handmade Tour includes apart from lilian:

1. La Cosmética de María, Valle de Mena, Burgos; cosmetics with the best that nature offers.
2. Barruntando, Avilés, Asturias; a group of young women with a passion for ceramics/pottery
3. Tatiana Riego, A Coruña; fashion and accessories from the hands of a mother and daughter.
4. Promise Designs, El Campello, Alicante; Jewellery for expressing love.
5. Debosc, de Anglès, Girona; a family with a passion for wood.

Lilian Urquieta set up business in 2008 in a small store in La Herradura. “Its wonderful bay and the mountains that surround it, as well as the small streets of the old town, constantly fill us with inspiration,” Lilian & Iñaki explained.

Lilian designs the pieces and her partner, Iñaki, sets about creating them. “We started with jewellery and some orders such as hand-painted shoes, and then one day we said, why not try making handbags?” Explains Iñaki. Today they are a nationally recognized firm.
“We use canvas and organic fabrics, and of course Spanish leather. Each of our pieces is made entirely by hand by us, from the first design to the last stitch, ”explains Lilian.

Through Handmade Tour, which commenced in 2016, Amazon intends to promote small, local businesses.

 

(News: Herradura, Costa Tropical, Granada, Andalucia – Photo: JM de Haro)