Art Escudellers

This is a great place to get several (20) ceramic gifts for friends and family. We couldn’t resist getting a few gifts for ourselves. It offers a vast selection of reasonably priced products that appeal to a broad variety of tastes, from the traditional, to whimsical, to contemporary. Rather than schlep the gifts home in our baggage we opted to have the shop send them to us. I was very impressed by the care that was taken to make sure each item was wrapped to prevent breakage (a box within a box that floated on packing peanuts, with styrofoam dividers and tons of bubble wrap). Everything arrived within 10 days in perfect condition.

Pretty junky low quality pottery and tile works. They market the items they sell as being made by from local artists but it’s geared towards tourists. More like mass produced locally than true art.

Tremenda tienda repleta de color y arte, ¡de ahí su nombre!
Consta de dos enormes plantas en las que podrás encontrar un sinfín de cosas para decorar tu casa, eso sí, la calidad de los materiales salta a la vista y por lo tanto, los precios también. No es la típica tienda de decoración a precios muy asequibles para que nos entendamos. Eso sí, con las cosas tan bonitas que llegué a ver, puedes dejar algunos espacios de tu casa como un auténtico palacio.
Cuadros, espejos, figuras originales, cerámica, muñequitos decorativos… me impresionó sobretodo la cantidad de colorido.
También tienen figuras con diseños a lo Gaudí y figuritas de flamencas y sevillanas o del referentes al mundo taurino. Supongo que al ser una tienda del Gótico y con tanta afluencia turística se deben vender bastante.
Tuve el placer de conocer al propietario y me cayó bien; un tipo simpático.
A ver si voy ahorrando que vi un espejo que me dejóenamorada.

We were looking for some special decorative pieces to take home and found a beautiful selection here. The shop owners were very helpful and even climbed up to get down a few display pieces so we could look at them closer. We ended up purchasing two large bowls and several smaller pieces which they shipped for us. The packaged arrived in about a week and all pieces were in perfect condition. This is the best shop for something special to to take home!

Art Escudellers is a huge shop featuring ceramics and contemporary glass, over 2 floors. There was lots of selection, plenty of colours and styles, and many Spanish regions represented. Prices seemed reasonable, craftsmanship appeared to be good, and there were lots of attractive pieces to consider.
At the same time, I found this place overwhelming and left interested, yet frustrated. The Lesson I learned here was that I prefer buying my gift items at the source and in small and quaint locales. And even with this «end of the trip» last chance, I was OK in taking a pass here and opting for other options as we wandered on. Gayle was also watching me closely. She gently reminded me that we already had a full house and that I needed to make a good case on how we would ultimately use any particular choice. And since I couldn’t sneak anything past her on either side of the cash register, that was the end of that!

If you visit only one shop on your sojourn to Barcelona, make it this one.
An enormous emporium of household arts and crafts and other goods, everything contained within is native to Spain, most of it to the region. Little placards tell the artist and location of origin. I appreciated knowing the provenance of the items as I contemplated my purchases.
You will find something for everyone on your souvenir list, and plenty for yourself. They are particularly strong on ceramics. Some of the pieces are simple, some elaborate; many are gorgeous. I fell in love with a charmingly folksy mirror (see photo), for which I still regret not ponying up the cash to purchase and ship. I did come away with a few gifts for friends and family, and a nice blue and white swirl-​patterned bowl, which I use for breakfast almost every day. It’s only a small representation of the fantastic craftsmanship and artistry available at this impressive store, but it will always remind me of the trip and the beautiful things that we saw. Do not miss.

Es una de las tiendas favoridas de mis padres cuando vienen a Barcelona.
Acaban siempre comprando alguna jarra o algún azulejo en cerámica para regalar o para llevarse de recuerdo.
La mayoría de las cosas que tienen son de cerámica, muy coloridas y provenientes de varias regiones de España.
Yo cada vez que entro, tengo miedo de romper algo, porque está llenísimo de cosas y de cosas delicadas y frágiles!
Art Escudellers es una tienda ideal para turistas que quieren llevarse un souvenir original y bonito. Todo es bastante caro.

Es una gran tienda invadida por cientos de colores. Tienen productos de todo tipo, pero con un denominador común: están echos de cerámicas. Productos de recuerdo de Barcelona, utensilios para el hogar (platos, jarras…) y mil objetos para decorar. Todo artesanal.
Es perfecto para buscar un regalo o para darle un toque diferente a la decoración de tu casa.