JANELAS DO ALENTEJO Carlos Figueira

Janelas do Alentejo is a handicraft workshop dedicated to the architectural heritage, where wood is worked. Here one builds windows, facades, chimneys
furniture and miniature cribs, respecting the construction processes and traditional materials.

The craftsman is Carlos Figueira, from São Miguel de Machede, a village in the municipality of Évora, in Alentejo. He was born in 1948 and has a degree in Visual and Technological Arts. He started working in the area of handicraft in 1993, still as a teacher  and now, retired, he dedicates himself full time to handicraft.