In 1884, Raphael Bordallo Pinheiro began his ceramics production at the Fábrica de Faianças in Caldas in Portugal, revealing artistic and creative quality ceramics. His remarkable work with ceramics saw him awarded many gold medals in international exhibitions and he shortly became one of the most influential people of the nineteenth century in Portuguese culture. Bordallo Pinheiro remains faithful to tradition through the use of ancestral manufacturing techniques and the naturalistic motifs at the root of the brand’s great project. The brand’s utilitarian and decorative pieces continue to feed our collective imagination and to take the prestige of Portuguese culture and industry one step further.
Cabbage Collection
Cabbage, in its rough and flat form, could be used as a metaphor for Portugal’s rustic ways, which Bordallo had so many times caricatured. This was a clever way to honour it, placing it on the bourgeois’ tables, where otherwise it had not been invited.
This hand-painted earthenware cake stand from Bordallo Pinheiro creates an intrinsic tabletop centrepiece full of heritage and style.
- Hand Painted
- Collection: Cabbage
- Material: Earthenware
- Height: 130 mm
- Width: 310 mm
Handmade by Artisans
Bordallo ceramicware is known for their bright colours, reliefs and naturalistic decorations, which make them unique and desired worldwide. These original characteristics can only be obtained with strong features involvement by artisans and through their know-how, which has been accumulated over generations. Due to this meticulous manual work, from the modelling to the ornamentation and from the painting to the finish, each piece is unique.
Celebrating Creativity Since 1884
Originating from the passion of its founder for Portuguese ceramic art, Bordallo Pinheiro is today a world love brand, sought after by an ever more diverse public, revealing its originality. A recognition always tied to historical DNA continuously reinvented through new product lines and collaborations with prominent names in fine arts, design and fashion. In the recently opened manufacturing unit in Caldas da Rainha, each piece is produced with a perfect fusion of craftsmanship and high technology, projecting the genius and vitality of the brand’s founder into the future, as well as the excellent handmade mastery that was born more than 135 years ago. Ar Bordallo Pinheiro, creativity is ageless and grows stronger with time!
