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"At a shoppable atelier in São Brás de Alportel, artist-designer Maria João Gomes reimagines palm leaf craft into sculptural hats, bags, and home decor—pieces that can take weeks to make. Learned from her grandmother and pushed into avant-garde territory, the work spans oversized bags and unexpected hat silhouettes to architectural light fixtures that may be tricky to pack but make unforgettable mementos." - Chadner Navarro