S\u00e3o Paulo \u2013 It was after a technical visit by a group of executives of department store chain El Corte Ingl\u00e9s, from Spain, in June this year, that businessman and artisan S\u00e9rgio Luiz Ramos closed his first export contract. Heading Artesanato Santo Ant\u00f4nio since 1985, when the space was opened in S\u00e3o Jo\u00e3o Del Rei, Minas Gerais, the entrepreneur has dedicated himself to manual work for 30 years. And he says he learnt it all at home.<\/p>\n
\u201cMy parents were artisans, but they worked in a more informal style,\u201d explained Ramos. Artesanato Santo Ant\u00f4nio produces items for decoration from raw material like ceramics and metal. There are vases, sculptures, buckets, watering cans and other items of the sort. What are the most sold items? \u201cVases are the most sold,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n
Brand products, made by a group of 13 people, and by Ramos, are currently traded throughout Brazil. They are also sold at the Graal convenience store and petrol station chain.<\/p>\n
The foreign market, in turn, entered the Artesanato Santo Ant\u00f4nio plans after the M\u00e3os de Minas project, for support to the activities of artisans in the state. \u201cThat was how the Spanish from El Corte Ingl\u00e9s came to know our work,\u201d said Ramos. \u201cWe always sent material to fairs and participated in events for promotion\u201d.<\/p>\n
The export contract was signed after a group of company executives visited S\u00e3o Jo\u00e3o Del Rei. \u201cThey came, analysed the product, photographed it all and then placed orders,\u201d he explained. Thus, in January 2012, 7,300 items will leave Minas Gerais heading to Cervantes.<\/p>\n
In future, within the company\u2019s production limit, new markets are welcome. Including the Arab nations. \u201cWe know that these countries are good buyers,\u201d explained Ramos. \u201cWe need to check what items may satisfy clients there.\u201d<\/p>\n
According to the artisan and businessman, the points that called the highest attention among the Artesanato Santo Ant\u00f4nio products were the colour of the products and, of course, the creativity of the Minas Gerais at the service of manual produce. \u201cThe creations come from our reality in the state, influenced by the Baroque style of Minas,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n
Contact<\/p>\n
Artesanato Santo Ant\u00f4nio<\/b><\/p>\n
Telephone: (+55 32) 3371-4621<\/p>\n
Site\/Blog: http:\/\/artesanatosergio.blogspot.com<\/p>\n
*Translated by Mark Ament<\/b><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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