
Fileteado Porteño: History & Workshops
7 July 2016
Eye magazine has published an article on the history of Argentina’s vernacular decorative craft of Fileteado Porteño, including a host of archival photos. It was written by Gustavo Ferrari, who is currently in Europe ahead of facilitating two introductory workshops, 23-24 July in London, and 6-7 August in Berlin. Read the full article here.
The Berlin workshop is being hosted by Make! Skilled Hands. Find out more about Better Letters’ wider workshops programme.
- Detail of dragon and flourishes from a panel by Carlos Carboni
- Panel by Leon Untroib celebrating the popular tango ‘Mi Buenos Aires Querido [My Beloved Buenos Aires].’
- Gustavo Ferrari painting
- Mermaid panel by Leon Untroib