{"id":1422,"date":"2023-09-01T19:15:04","date_gmt":"2023-09-01T17:15:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.monapart.com\/magazine\/?p=1422"},"modified":"2025-04-02T10:06:54","modified_gmt":"2025-04-02T08:06:54","slug":"sampere-handmade-ceramics-with-mediterranean-character","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.monapart.com\/magazine\/en\/hogar\/sampere-ceramica-artesanal-con-caracter-mediterraneo","title":{"rendered":"Sampere. Handcrafted ceramics with Mediterranean character"},"content":{"rendered":"

Sampere. Handcrafted ceramics with Mediterranean character<\/h1>\n\n\n\n

Sampere is a brand of tableware to accompany the experience that chefs and restaurants transmit in their dishes.\u00a0<\/h2>\n\n\n
1 September 2023 by Olga Sala<\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n
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All their pieces are designed and manufactured in La Bisbal d'Empord\u00e0 with high quality stoneware and following a 100% handmade process. Each piece is unique, as are the experiences of the more than 50 Michelin-starred restaurants that use their tableware...<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

\u00a9 Alejandro Moneo<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Tell us about yourself and your work. Where did your vocation start? Any first memories?<\/strong><\/h5>\n\n\n\n

My name is Diego Sampere, I am a ceramist and a lover of good food. These two passions led me to open an artisan pottery workshop in La Bisbal d'Empord\u00e0, a village with a long history in ceramics, and we are dedicated to making tableware for restaurants.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

What do you find most satisfying about your work, and any that you are particularly proud of?<\/strong><\/h5>\n\n\n\n

Our process is 100% handmade and our vision as a company, although small, is to raise awareness of these trades that have been disappearing in recent decades. We are proud to do our bit for the ceramist's trade and to be able to be on the tables of the best restaurants in the world. Currently, and we are very proud of it, we are in +50 Michelin-starred restaurants.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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\u00a9 Alejandro Moneo<\/p>\n\n\n\n

What is your creative process like? What are your sources of inspiration? <\/strong><\/h5>\n\n\n\n

We are inspired by the Mediterranean and its landscapes. Since I was a child I have always spent my summer holidays in the Empord\u00e0 area and that is why we decided to open our workshop in La Bisbal d'Empord\u00e0. Our tableware collections are inspired by very Mediterranean colours.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Favourite colour, book, film and record - in that order! ;D<\/strong><\/h5>\n\n\n\n

Colour: Green<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Book: Any mystery novel<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Movie: I love the Lord of the Rings series \ud83d\ude09<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Music: The National, Guitarricadelafuente<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Is your home a reflection of who you are? Tell us what it smells like, your favourite corner, your favourite decorative object or piece of furniture, if you treasure a collection... <\/strong><\/h5>\n\n\n\n

Our workshop is a reflection of what we are and what we want to be. As I said, our mission is to raise awareness of the ceramist's craft and that is why our workshop is completely open to the public, where you can see the whole process of making a dinner service. People really appreciate it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I don't have a particular favourite corner because having a workshop like the one we have managed to set up is a dream come true. Every corner has its own charm \ud83d\ude09.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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\u00a9 Meritxell Arjalaguer<\/p>\n\n\n\n

If you could buy anything right now and take it home, what would it be? Anything!<\/strong><\/h5>\n\n\n\n

I'm a hardware store freak. Every time I go into one I could buy 100 machines and tools \ud83d\ude09.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

A great plan at home always includes...<\/strong><\/h5>\n\n\n\n

Preparing a rice dish with friends in Cala Estreta, a small beach where we usually go.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Do you have a signature dish?<\/strong><\/h5>\n\n\n\n

Rice dishes. The truth is that they come out quite well \ud83d\ude09.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Where is your favourite place in your city and abroad?<\/strong><\/h5>\n\n\n\n

In my town, La Bisbal, my favourite place is my workshop. In the area, the beach of Cala Estreta.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Abroad, I loved my trip to Japan. It was wonderful.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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\u00a9 Meritxell Arjalaguer<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Visit their website at www.samperebarcelona.com<\/a> and follow them on Instagram @sampere_barcelona<\/a>. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Each Sampere piece carries with it the essence of the Mediterranean and the value of craftsmanship. In a world where everything is moving so fast, his ceramics remind us of the beauty of what is handmade, of what is authentic, of what lasts.



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