Burel Factory

After a decline in the industry it was forced to close in the noughties but thanks to an injection of capital it has since started up again.

Burel factory. De o manter vivo e prolongar lhe uma história que vem de longe. Burel factory arose from the need of saving an ancestral heritage. The burel factory originally opened in 1960 and employed 1000 people at its height burel is a wool fabric similar to felt. Contacts 351 21 245 69 10.

The burel is a very durable and versatile fabric to the covers and coats to the rainy days snow and cold on the mountain has evolved into countless ideas and design solutions accompanied by a wide range of textures patterns and colours. To keep it alive and extend its history that comes from far away. Burel a traditional fabric used in the center of portugal to make the shepherds capes was the starting point of burel penhas douradas factory. The wool is washed spun and then woven into a fabric which is.

To promote the serra da estrela region its people its culture. And to present an authentic product in a conscious way respecting nature and the mountain that gave us the. It all began in 1947 the year that saw the birth of lanificio império the most important wool factory in the region of serra da estrela. De difundir uma arte portuguesa de forma responsável.

De promover a região da serra da estrela a sua gente a sua cultura. A space for design and production of burel the most traditional wool fabric in the local wool industry now used in a very different and innovative way. Rua serpa pinto 15 b 1200 443 lisboa portugal. A burel factory surge da necessidade de salvar um património.

The factory would become burel factory the burel mountain originals factory. It keeps producing today using the same machines and traditional equipment from the time the industry was still. Monday to saturday from 10 30am to 7 30pm. To spread portuguese art responsibly.

Shepherds used to wear it thanks to its high resistance and durability characteristics that come from the way in which it s made. Moda decoração design feito à mão na serra da estrela 100 português um património reinventado à medida do presente. Burel factory burel factory is the factory of burel mountain originals and a record in the history of the village of manteigas and in the portuguese wool industry.