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Ecolã

Manta de lana (Manta del Pastor)

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Las montañas son antiguas, los inviernos largos. Lo sentimos en el aire fresco y helado que respiramos. A 2000 metros de altitud, la aldea de Manteigas (Beira-Alta, Portugal) se acurruca en la Serra da Estrela, poblada por pastores y artesanos textiles desde el siglo XII.
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Manta de lana (Manta del Pastor)

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TRADIÇÃO FAMILIAR EM LÃ

João Clara de Assunção regressou a Manteigas em 1995 para revitalizar a Ecolã, negócio familiar fundado em 1925. Salvando a empresa da extinção com o apoio das filhas e artesãos.
Return and Family Heritage

In 1995, João Clara de Assunção returned home to Manteigas from Lisbon to revive a family business called Ecolã, dating back to 1925. As an economist, he became the fourth generation to inherit and manage the humble workshop. He calls it the best decision he has ever made.

Rescue and Collaboration

João rescued Ecolã from extinction and began the journey that would transform it into a successful, certified artisanal wool-processing company. The oldest family based in Portugal.

Product and Technique

It’s all about bordaleira Serra da Estrela wool, a dense and water-resistant wool cloth rooted in medieval tradition and vertically-integrated in an efficient, chemical-free production process. Once worn by shepherds and clerics, it is now reborn as blankets, coats, bags, among others, and praised worldwide.

Continuity and Collaborations

Today, João also counts on the help of his daughters as business partners and artisans.