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This page brings together the awards and recognition we have received throughout our journey as handweavers working on manual floor looms. They distinguish the sustained work we have developed over the years: excellence in craft, the recovery of a trade at risk of disappearing, and our commitment to the rural environment.
From our workshop at Casa Forestal El Pilarillo, in the Sierra de Segura, we have consolidated a project that brings together craft, contemporary design and textile art. With deep respect for our surroundings, we keep the craft alive and give visibility to the Sierra de Segura as a territory connected to the most contemporary forms of craftsmanship and to the cultural heritage of Andalusia.
For us, these awards and distinctions are letters of introduction. They endorse our journey and our way of developing the craft, while also acknowledging the quality of our pieces, aligned with the values of quiet luxury and excellence.
We share this list of awards and recognition with deep gratitude to the public and private institutions that have granted them, and also to all the people who trust our work and make it possible.
Below, you can consult each distinction, with its year, the institution that granted it and the reason for which it was awarded.
This year, the Regional Government of Andalusia recognises me as a Master Artisan, making me the first woman to receive this distinction in the province of Jaén.
As stated in Decree 475/2008, the Regional Government shall register, ex officio, those artisans who demonstrate extraordinary merits related to their professional experience, the preservation of a trade or the promotion of their craft activity, in Section VI of the Andalusian Craft Register.
In addition to meeting all the legal requirements, including more than 15 years of professional practice, the Master Artisan accreditation endorses the technical quality of the pieces, the coherence of the project, the transmission of the craft through teaching, and the contribution to cultural heritage and to the rural environment where the workshop is located.
Photograph of the award ceremony with Rocío Blanco, Regional Minister for Employment, Enterprise and Self-Employment.
This year, the fashion and home collections El Eterno Vaquero received the National Craft Award in the Product category, granted by the Ministry of Industry, Trade and Tourism through the School for Industrial Organisation and its chair for the promotion of craft, Fundesarte.
From Fundesarte: “
“AyF Tejedores, from Orcera (Jaén), has received the Product Award for ‘El Eterno Vaquero’, a collection that seeks to show how craftsmanship on manual looms brings us closer to another form of consumption: responsible, with everyday pieces, such as denim, that are at once new and reused, in an endless loop of wearing anew and reusing”.
The collection combines our knowledge of weave structures and fibres, in this case recycled denim cotton, with a contemporary design that is completely different from the original fabrics. The result is a series of durable fashion and home pieces aligned with quiet luxury: timeless, sober, sustainable and impeccably finished.
Our workshop receives the recognition of Craft Interest Site from the Craft Commission of the Regional Government of Andalusia.
This recognition is granted to workshops that stand out for the special characteristics of their production or commercialisation of Andalusian craft products. Its aims are:
To help disseminate craft among both citizens and visitors.
To foster competitiveness and improve the perception of the sector, supporting training, business dynamism and modernisation.
To integrate craft into the region’s tourism and cultural offer.
It seeks to make craft a structuring element of the tourism offer, providing visitors with a richer and more educational experience.
For three consecutive years, the submitted pieces have received this recognition, which highlights the quality of the work as textile art, the coherence of the visual language and the strength of a trajectory that combines craft, research into textile structures and a distinctive voice in textile art.
The certificate reinforces the international projection of the workshop and underlines the continuity of our work in textile art, as well as the interest these pieces generate. It highlights their relevance for collectors, galleries and professionals looking for textile artworks with a carefully developed discourse and a solid technical foundation.
The committee also concludes its assessment by encouraging us to continue developing this line of research within the field of contemporary art.
Since 2022, I have been part of the prestigious Homo Faber Guide, an international selection of excellent craftspeople curated by the Michelangelo Foundation.
This guide brings together workshops that preserve specialised trades while developing contemporary proposals with high standards of quality.
Being included in Homo Faber helps reinforce the positioning of the workshop before collectors, galleries, interior designers and designers seeking collaborations with artisans capable of working on commission, developing bespoke pieces and ensuring traceability, technical rigour and coherence with values of excellence.
In 2019, Craft in Progress, the project promoted by the Provincial Council of Jaén to foster contemporary craft, received the National Craft Award in the “Promociona Public Sector” category.
As members of the project, this meant discovering the work of other designers and artisans from the province of Jaén and, through the lens of contemporary craft, developing thematic collections through collaborative, team-based work.
In 2018, we received the Best Joint Work Award, granted by the Federation of Artisans of Seville and Seville City Council.
This recognition distinguished the quality, diversity and innovation of the group of pieces presented at that year’s stand.
The jury underlined the importance of this craft, sometimes little valued, which in our case stood out for the diversity, quality and knowledge of the trade reflected in the pieces exhibited.
In 2011, the jury of the Seville Christmas Craft Fair awarded us a Special Mention for the refined execution of the craft. The technical cleanliness of the textiles, the care given to the finishes and the overall quality of the pieces presented were especially valued.
This recognition emphasises the main characteristics of our work: attention to detail, precision in artisan textile techniques and respect for the time required by handwoven textiles made on our manual floor looms.
In 2019, I received the Coraje de l@s Autónom@s Award for the province of Jaén, a recognition of the effort involved in maintaining a specialised craft activity in a rural mountain environment. It values perseverance, dedication to the craft and the ability to consolidate an independent project in the Sierra de Segura.
This award focuses on the less visible side of craftsmanship: the daily management of the workshop, the creation of female self-employment, the diversification of the rural economy and the commitment to a business model that is coherent with its territory.
This award focuses on the less visible side of craftsmanship: the daily management of the workshop, the creation of female self-employment, the diversification of the rural economy and the commitment to a business model that is coherent with its territory.
In 2017, the project became a finalist in the Andalucía Emprende Awards for the province of Jaén. This recognition highlights the strength of the business model, its specialisation in textile craft and its ability to generate economic activity from a rural environment.
It also values the combination of product creation, loom training and bespoke work for professionals, elements that give consistency to the Ana y Francis Tejedores project.
In 2016, the Asociación Rural Mediterránea, ARUME, granted the project the International Award for Innovative Business in the Rural World, recognising our way of understanding craft as a combination of tradition, contemporary design and entrepreneurial vision.
The award highlights the workshop’s ability to innovate from an ancient craft, adapt it to the current needs of fashion, home and textile art, and do so from a rural environment with a strong identity.
In 2016, Diario de Jaén granted us the Reino de Jaén Award in the Rural Entrepreneurial Business category. It was our first award in the Sierra de Segura, recognising the effort involved in launching and consolidating a high-level craft activity in a rural mountain environment.
The award highlights the workshop’s capacity to generate added value from a little-known trade within textile craft, to connect it with the territory and to open new opportunities in the fields of tourism, design and culture.
In 2016, the Regional Government of Andalusia granted the Craft Enterprise Certificate in the province of Jaén to the Ana y Francis Tejedores workshop. This accreditation certifies that the company meets the requirements in terms of artisan production, quality and traceability.
In 2014, the Regional Government of Andalusia renewed the Individual Artisan Certificate. This official accreditation recognises the professional trajectory, technical skill and continued practice of the craft of handweaving on artisan looms.
In 2010, the Regional Government of Andalusia granted the first Individual Artisan Certificate, officially accrediting the professional practice of the craft. This certificate represented an important step in consolidating the project within the framework of regulated craftsmanship.
In 2009, the registration in the Register of Artisans of the autonomous community of Extremadura took place. This step marked the beginning of the trajectory officially recognised as professional craftsmanship.
The registration reflects the early years of work in which we strengthened our foundations and values, our specialisation in handweaving on manual floor looms and our intention to build a solid and coherent project.
In October 2007, I registered the professional activity both with the Spanish Tax Agency, for the exercise of the economic activity, and under the Special Regime for Self-Employed Workers (RETA) of the Social Security system. This step officially marked the beginning of my trajectory as a professional artisan, consolidating the start of a project that has since grown in dedication, specialisation and coherence with our values as an artisan brand.
Over the years, these awards and distinctions have accompanied the evolution of our workshop, but they have never been an end in themselves. They are letters of introduction that endorse our constant dedication to the craft, our desire to create pieces of excellence and our decision to keep alive a trade that forms part of cultural heritage.
The workshop continues to grow from the same foundation on which it was born: deep respect for handmade work, attention to detail, the use of natural fibres and the search for textile solutions that bring beauty and meaning. Whether in fashion and home pieces, textile art murals, courses or bespoke projects, the intention is the same: to continue offering honest, solid work, coherent with our values and with the values of quiet luxury.
Institutional recognition is important, but what sustains this craft is the trust of those who come to the workshop, those who choose our pieces and those who share the value of honest, real excellence in craft, built with time, dedication and respect.
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