The road to La Rambla--for those of you lucky souls who have never traveled it--is hot, winding and arid. The dessert like conditions challenged our little mini car to the max. And just when we thought we could not stand to bare another sharp turn, or tumble weed, we were spit right in the middle of one of the main ceramic resource of Spain.
The city is delightful once you get pass a small city centers filled with one-ways that seemed to be designed just to keep foreigners out, and the 45 degree Celsius weather that really makes you want to stay in the car with the air-con on blast. But if you manage to find the little section where they make all the ceramic goodies you will feel as if you have died and gone to ceramic heaven. The town is filled with artisans who make everything from tiles to bowls, and a bunch of “widgets” you didn’t even know one could be molded into clay.
The colors range from sharp yellows to vibrant blues and every color of rouge in the book. Each design can be made to order. But be careful because they come in limited supply. And you will never understand why it is so difficult to order 200 of one design until you see the artisans hand painting and glazing each plate in the back. But in the world of La Rambla anything is possible. Every town from Seville to Madrid sings their praises and racks up on their goods.
These companies are like the ‘Keebler Elves’ they have no websites, or rational sense of contact, though I swear to you they exist. For more information on the ceramic of La Rambla or to place a special order, visit our website at www.jiimports.com/shop.htm and click on Ceramica or email us at info@jiimports.com.
*Originally Posted on Word on the Street 8/27/06
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