Meet the Petit Gaudí shopping assistant
You know who you're buying for, but not quite what to choose. Or perhaps you're ordering gifts for a team and don't…
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The ghost of the cheap souvenir
Spain welcomes more visitors and generates more tourism spending than ever. Yet too many souvenirs could be moved from one city to…
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Jujol Jewellery Inspired by Park Güell
This jewellery collection is part of a project by Associació Amics de Jujol, an organisation devoted to preserving and sharing the legacy…
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A website needs craftsmanship too: 6 digital tips for artisans
At Petit Gaudí we champion traditional crafts, but we also know that good hands alone are not enough to make a workshop…
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Petit Gaudí moves into a space where size doesn’t matter
This is not an ending; it is an evolution. We are moving our craftsmanship to petitgaudi.com, where the shop and custom projects…
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Gaudí Centenary 2026 | Events, Exhibitions and Activities
A useful guide to Gaudí Centenary exhibitions, visits and activities, with dates and direct links to the organisers. Earlier news is kept…
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We didn’t win the award this year. We made the awards.
The craft behind Barcelona Comerç and COOOC awards: UNIC ICONIC design, woodwork and custom hydraulic mosaic.
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From logo to wood: how I created the Trencadís Puzzle
How Petit Gaudí's visual symbol became a handmade 26-piece wooden puzzle with five uses and several ways to customise it.
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Give heritage, not merchandise
Why a handmade corporate gift rooted in Barcelona can say more than another mass-produced promotional object.
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Crafts have stories too
Gaudí still sparks conversation. But this journal looks beyond his buildings: to materials, people who work with their hands and projects worth learning from.
We distinguish documented facts from opinions when writing about heritage. When we describe a commission, we say what we actually made.
Useful sources: Sagrada Família y Patrimoni Cultural de Catalunya.