Vidrierías Gordiola

Since its origins in the first quarter of the 18th century, Gordiola has produced traditional pieces in the Aragonese and Catalan styles, incorporating Venetian techniques such as filigree latticinio. The end of the 18th century and the beginning of the 19th century was a period of popular production in greenish colours, with notable examples of porrones, botijos, vases, honey jars, pharmacy bottles, wine bottles, etc. Throughout the 19th century, the shapes became more elegant and stylised, a time when the technique was excellent and a variety of colours were incorporated, with yellow and red dominating. After the crisis of the First World War and the recovery with the International Exhibition of Barcelona in 1929, Gordiola returned to traditional shapes and its own design, which continues to this day. With its 15 employees, Gordiola now produces up to 10,000 pieces a year, which are exported all over the world. He won the Ramón Llull Prize of the Balearic Islands in 2020 and was chosen by the Ministry of Culture and Sport to represent it, along with the Royal Glass Factory, when the glass technique was declared a representative manifestation of Spain's intangible cultural heritage.