Iñaki Uribesalgo has been working as a master carpenter for more than 30 years, completing jobs to the satisfaction of a public that has become increasingly demanding. Influenced in part by his mother, who introduced him to the fashion design industry, Uribesalgo began to experiment with […]
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Wood as a way of life; this is how one could define the master craftsmen at Abian Products who manufacture surfboards, longboards, cruisers, surf-skates, wobble boards, and even balance boards using a traditional process in their small, family workshop located in Zarautz. With their brand name […]
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At the beginning of the twentieth century, Calixte and Anastasie Lartigue founded in the small town of Oloron-Sainte-Marie, in the French Basque Country, one of the region’s first weaving workshops. Since then, four generations of weavers have been in charge of keeping this tradition alive. A […]
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In May of 2017, the BASQUE LUXURY MAGAZINE team had the opportunity to meet Hubert de Givenchy in person at the Balenciaga Museum of Getaria. In that talk, he emphasized the manual work of the craftsmen who make accessories. One year later, after the death of […]
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The Swiss watchmaker Pablo Beiner arrived at San Sebastian in the nineteenth century, attracted by the booming, cosmopolitan vibe of the coastal capital city. He began his career at Relojería Suiza Jewelers, which was the provider for the Royal Household of Spain. Queen Maria Christina, Alfonso […]
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Gastronomy is one of the most rooted cultural pillars in the Basque Country. The know-how of the region’s chefs, which stems from continuous experimentation, has given rise to the “New Basque Cuisine” – a milestone that is not based solely on culinary creations, but also on […]
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It was in Paris, while walking through the Marché aux Puces, that the publisher Juan José Izquierdo found a copy of ”The Burial of the Count of Orgaz”, illustrated by Pablo Picasso. And, in that way, he discovered the perfect link between two of his greatest […]
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Everyone has one. They’re one of those things that have been with us for thousands of years and have hardly changed in appearance. They’ve been used for centuries to protect against the sun and the rain. That is well known at Ezpeleta, an umbrella company located […]
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