TAPPETI DI ARMUNGIA CASA LUSSU

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Armungia is a small village on the highlands of  Gerrei, in the south-east of Sardinia. “Casa Lussu” is a hand weaving housework; here it is possible to attend activities and workshops about organic dyeing of wool yarns and weaving,  as well as to be accommodated.

In our workshop we knead Sardinian sheep wool, that sometime we enjoy dyeing by ourselves at home,  with plants and fruits from natural flora of our territory (walnut, pomegranate, elderberry, fig leaves, an so on). Traditional weaving is realised on horizontal wood looms, using the so called “a litzos” or “launched weaves” technique. 

Laying the warp is a hand made traditional work and it is realized alongside Casa Lussu’ courtyard walls. This weaving technique creates geometric patterns whose matrix is outlined during the loom fitting. The result is a “rose” or “lemon leaf” or “broom” or other motifs that are so called on the basis of the images that resemble the real ones.  

The warp threads pass through a system of heddle eyes that are connected to some pedals which produce different interweaving. Weave sequences can be combined in order to create different geometric design.

In this way, each fabric becomes a unique piece of work, thanks to the assortment of motifs and to the variety of weave yarn: wool, linen, cotton of every kind of thickness and coloration. Nowadays this kind of weaving is not too much common in Sardinia, so our work come from the recovery of the traditional motifs with a perspective that we call of “dynamic conservation”: i.e. we maintain techniques, wood looms and design patterns but we experiment different sizes and combination of colors.

Until the 60s, weaving teaching was handed down orally. In Armungia some weavers began to schematize these designs on paper. These pattern have been handed down from our grandmother Giovanna to us, in order to avoid the risk that all this cultural heritage could be forever lost.

  

C + Ͻ , CAGLIARI, SARDINIA

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Our Laboratory  located in Cagliari (in Sardinia), in the historical Villanova area, is where we design and create our hand made bags, and where we continue to experiment and evolve our ideas for our designs and the materials we use.

We are committed to safeguarding the rich Sardinian tradition of textile making - still in practice in
Samugheo, a small village in the middle of the island - but our concept is to reinterpret the traditional into design led pieces combining ancient wisdom and contemporary aesthetics.

All our bags are individually handmade using mostly a variety of different wool fabrics, all originating from Sardinian sheep and crafted according to local traditions, (which we alternate with velvets, wool/cotton blends and linens according to the season), with an added modern twist, weaving together traditional textiles with today's materials.

Inspired by the island of Sardinia, our color palette ranges from shades of black, grey, brown and cream for our Winter collections, to a freer, softer look for Summer, muting from white to grey with the occasional dash of vibrant color in total contrast.

Influenced by the Sardinian landscape, the color palette is black, black with white, grey and chocolate brown.

in soft shades of white, cream and grey, with the occasional dash of strong color.

ALESSANDRA FLORIS BASKET WEAVER, SINNAI (CA), SARDINIA

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Ciao, I am Alessandra Floris from Sinnai, in Sardinia, and I have been a basket weaver since 1994.
Although I come from a family of embroideries, I became fascinated by waving after attending a local workshop and decided that I had found my calling, despite the difficulties I knew I would encounter.
For starters, there was nobody growing the right wheat.

For basket weaving, you need a particular type of wheat, called  "Grano Capelli", which has a longer, stronger stem and a smaller flower head (and less seeds, which is ideal for weavers) but it also has to be grown on ground that is protected from strong winds, which could damage it: so nobody wanted to plant it anymore.

Eventually, together with one of the teachers from the workshop, I set out to grow my own, and to arrange for the gathering of the rush, the other main material for weaving baskets, which grows wild alongside rivers and streams.
Fortunately, along the way, we made a wonderful discovery: the Grano Capelli makes excellent bread, which is another incentive to grow it!



It takes about one and a half months for the materials to be ready to be woven and each basket is individually hand decorated with drawings, inspired by local traditions or sometimes just images from magazines that we reinterpret.

We use predominantly red and black in our designs, with red representing joy and celebrations and black associated with sadness.
In past times, you would have your best basket, "Su Strexu Bonu", which was part of a girl's dowry and used only on special occasions, and the everyday version, "De Maniggiu".

It takes at least 7 hours to make a basket, and most people who chose to buy them now are private clients.
Although I can say that I have made baskets in every possible shape and size following our village's weaving tradition, I am now breaking from the past and enjoying experimenting in creating other forms and shapes, anything from clocks to mirror frames, chandeliers and lampshades, even hair clips and earrings.

I also run short courses and workshops, in the winter months, for those if you who might want to learn something about the traditions and crafts of Sinnai, my village.

HOTEL SU GOLOGONE

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In the heart of Sardinia, in the cool Supramonte countryside, wrapped in the ancient quietness of vineyards and olive groves, where the air smells of myrtle and rosemary, you can find the Hotel Su Gologone.

The charme of this country hotel resides all in its unique blend of suggestive atmosphere, quality service, comfort and tradition. Hotel Su Gologone, which is located near Nuoro, was founded in the 1960's by entrepreneur Peppeddu Palimodde and architect G. A Sulas.

Mr. Palimodde and his wife Pasqua offer an exclusive environment accompanied by an impeccable service and personalized welcoming to their guests in their beautiful, intimate hotel, which is decorated with antique furniture and rare local artisanal pieces which are both displayed and used with great care and attention to detail.

The room are a romantic refuge of great comfort: elegant in their whitewashed walls and clear-blue doors, fitted with antique furniture, traditional Sardinian fabrics and chests, precious paintings and profiled by old beams of juniper wood.

Su Gologone also boasts an impressive and increasingly recognized art collection, curate by daughter Giovanna, which has grown to include many important Sardinian artists of the 20th Century, including Giuseppe Biasi Sardinian pottery and painting of the 20th century offer us a new and unexpected view of Sardinian life and culture Su Gologone preserves and shows its guests some of the most beautiful works created by the genius of Sardinian artists. Following the route indicated will allow you to discover how raw materials are transformed into objects of art and how even the simplest artifact can be admirable and unique.

By creating an ideal space in which the surroundings reflect the arts and crafts they are showcasing, at Su Gologone you can enjoy modern art and exquisite local traditional crafts (such as embroidery, textiles and ceramics) in perfect sync with their surroundings, while having a glass of wine lounging in the "Saletta Lenci", or just unwinding by the pool or in the courtyards.