Craft Lab - Casas e Lugares do Sentir

Casas e Lugares do Sentir, or ‘houses and places of feeling’, was set up in 2017 to stimulate, preserve and celebrate the region’s rich tangible and intangible heritage. The network groups 14 thematic houses in parishes across Fundão Municipality to form a cultural, touristic, social and educational itinerary. The aim is to safeguard traditions, transmit local knowledge and bridge generations, encouraging more people to settle in the area. The Craft Lab project was launched within this network in 2019, in partnership with FabLab Aldeias do Xisto and the CEARTE Professional Training Centre for Crafts and Heritage. This enhances traditional craftsmanship through new design processes and digital manufacturing technologies, promoting sustainability and adapting artisanal products to modern needs.