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  • RA-RO

  • great products and great stories take time

  • That’s why it’s best to make it clear that we don’t rush the producers and artisans we work with. At Ra-Ro, we respect the process.
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  • César Teixeira

  • At 18, he became an apprentice, learning two rare ancestral techniques that he never abandoned: the low wheel and the soenga, a firing method that transforms clay into works of art darkened by fire.
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  • O GENUÍNO COBERTOR DE PAPA

  • Céu Reis grew up in the village of Maçainhas, where winters were harsh, but also warm. How? She covered herself with blankets that her mother and neighbors hand-wove. These were the Cobertores de Papa.
 
RA-RO

A bridge between
the past and the future

We are a project dedicated to preserving rare and singular pieces of regional legacy that still endure, scattered across the globe.

In our online store, you will find unique handcrafted pieces. Pieces chosen one by one, sourced from small local productions, each with its own story to tell, part of our collective memory. Take all the time you need. Discover our stories and take one with you.


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Discover the new pieces we have selected for our collection. Unique stories of local culture that can now also be yours.
Pot Pot
Quickshop Traditional clay is fired. Gondar's dark clay is forged. Forged from the...
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Cesar Teixeira Pot
VERY RARE
     
Regular price 60,20 €
Shepherd's Wool Blanket Shepherd's Wool Blanket
Quickshop Long before the age of electric heaters, heated floors, and the globalization...
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O Genuíno Cobertor de Papa Shepherd's Wool Blanket
UNIQUE
     
Regular price 198,10 €
Fertile Woman (Parideira) Fertile Woman (Parideira)
Quickshop This clay sculpture is called Parideira and is a tribute to the...
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António Ramalho Fertile Woman (Parideira)
VERY RARE
     
Regular price 51,20 €
Lidded Basket Lidded Basket
Quickshop The Lidded Basket is currently made by women between the ages of...
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AECT Lidded Basket
RARE
     
Regular price 42,20 €
Cantarinha dos Namorados Cantarinha dos Namorados
Quickshop The Cantarinha dos Namorados (Lovers' Jug) was the receptacle where local brides...
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A Oficina, CIPRL Cantarinha dos Namorados
UNIQUE
     
Regular price 96,20 €
Copper Cataplana Copper Cataplana
Quickshop Humans did not invent the sea. Nor shrimp, nor garlic. Nor copper....
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Da Palma Copper Cataplana
VERY RARE
     
From 183,30 €
Bigheaded (Cabeçudos) Bigheaded (Cabeçudos)
Quickshop A huge, monstrous head where organic means grotesque and grotesque means organic....
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Andreia Pinho Bigheaded (Cabeçudos)
RARE
     
Regular price 366,20 €
Sewn Basket Sewn Basket
Quickshop After giving us food products, most of the plant - the banana...
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Musaz Sewn Basket
RARE
     
Regular price 153,80 €
Triple Box (stackable) Triple Box (stackable)
Quickshop For the self-taught wood carver from Serra da Estrela (Beira Alta, Portugal),...
Vago Triple Box (stackable)
VERY RARE
     
Regular price 168,20 €
At Ra-Ro, we gather handcrafted pieces made by local producers. We respect the process of each artisan and the time that true manufacture demands. Every product has its own production timeline. It is worth the wait.
OUR STORY

For all the stories we want to tell

It is for the stories, for our history, that we embarked on this journey of rediscovering rare local pieces, those that still resist, scattered and almost forgotten.

So, Ra-Ro was born: a platform where anyone can find unique handcrafted pieces, chosen with care, one by one.

JOIN US

We are looking for artisans, producers and rare craft techniques

At Ra-Ro, we work with small scale productions, made by hand, with time and knowledge. We know that many of these crafts do not promote themselves. They travel by word of mouth. From place to place. From one generation to the next.

If you are an artisan, or if you know someone who creates singular pieces with care and consistency, we would like to know more. We gather suggestions from Portugal and around the world and give space to work made with time, criteria and care.