Our style is plain, but it has its own poetry, she summarized.
Portugals craft ethos is rooted in its distinctive history.
The world became modernized and everything started to look the same, but not here in Portugal.
Photo: Christine Chitnis
The blue-and-whiteazulejosare reflected in the sunbaked beaches and enchanting blue water of the Atlantic coast.
Color and pattern exist in a symbiotic relationship.
Patterns provide context to the colors and are used to communicate stories.
Photo: Christine Chitnis
Clean lines and soothing colors abound.
But it was Luisas words that lingered in my mind throughout my journey.
Photos reprinted with permission from Patterns of Portugal, by Christine Chitnis, copyright 2024.
Photo: Christine Chitnis
Published by Clarkson Potter, a division of Penguin Random House, LLC.
Photo: Christine Chitnis
Photo: Christine Chitnis
Photo: Christine Chitnis
Photo: Christine Chitnis
Photo: Christine Chitnis
Photo: Christine Chitnis
