It was early Autumn, and Jacquie and I spent a few days with Ricardo and his business partner Carol defining the studio strategy. By then, we had the opportunity to photograph the work in the big loom, handbuilt by Ricardo himself. It is so big that we almost couldn't use the title "in the studio" due to the lack of space inside.

Our visit to Ana Rita de Albuquerque's studio in Central Portugal was long due. Finally, it happened at the beginning of a hot August after a hectic period. It was work but tasted like a deserved vacation that included long hikes and river swimming. Ana Rita is a regular on the Saber Fazer workshops calendar. Our collaboration and friendship are getting stronger every year.

Sérgio Lemos invited me to visit his studio shortly after we started a collaboration with his brand, Darga Crafts. So I pedalled from Matosinhos, where I was living by then, to one of Porto's busiest roads, where he lives. Being there, still trying to recover my breath after an intense ride, I was far from imagining what I would find behind the tall gate. One of the most relaxing places I've been in Porto. It is a small building in the backyard of a bigger family house, half studio, half apartment.