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An Old World Feel in a Modern Space
Much beloved at home and abroad, we find traditional Fajalauza fuentes semillanas in this renovated 1830s Charleston kitchen. One of the bowls features a pomegranate or granada in honor of this 600-year-old pottery's hometown.
Five flat-bottomed fuentes hang above a chest of drawers. This charming ceramic vignette beckons the viewer down the hallway and into the sitting room. Decorated by Avrea and Company, a Dallas-based design firm, the space offers a fuss-free modernity for "everyday practicality” with a traditional worldly feel.
A rhomboid display above the fireplace
What an interesting presentation! In a room where neutral colors dominate — shades of beige, washed-out greys and greens — the decorators chose to lay these Fajalauza bowls in a rhomboid shape. Helmed by David Michael Miller Associates, this Arizona home feels like a relaxed haven in the Sonoran desert.
It feels fitting that so many feel inspired to decorate the fireplace, the hearth of the home where we historically did our cooking, with rustic ceramic bowls and plates.
A sprawling collection around the home
Featured in Susana Gallardo’s Secret Houses: Living in Menorca, the entrance to this 1790 Menorca possessió boasts a stunning collection of Fajalauza bowls including fuentes semillanas and a grand, ornately decorated tinaja, an earthenware pot traditionally used for storing foodstuffs. The bowls along the corridor evidently are only part of the owners’ collection as we can spy a few more items hanging from a back wall to the right of the staircase.
Perched above the kitchen sink
Fuentes semillanas sit right at home in this renovated Mediterranean kitchen in Menorca in contrast to its white-washed walls and exposed beams. The curtained cupboard and built-in stone shelves complete this relaxed Mediterranean vibe.
A surprising treat in the bath
And last but certainly not least, we love this display of small and mid-size semillanas in this 1930s Worcestershire home where paint specialist Patrick O'Donnell makes the most of the small rooms by playing with color and scale. Six Fajalauza bowls of different sizes flank a set of landscape paintings. Oher interesting touches — country home brown furniture, a vase filled with wildflowers, and books — make what could have just been a cramped space feel like an treasure-filled nook to while away in.
Painted in bright color over white glaze, our Fajalauza fuente semillana bowls features the birds and flora of the region as well as Nasrid-style geometric motifs typical of the Fajalauza school.
A staple in Andalusian homes, fuentes like lebrillos are treasured family heirlooms. If damaged, a semillana would be lovingly repaired by a traditional lañero, never discarded.
