What is so special about stained glass?

It makes a big difference whether you look at a design on paper or a well-placed glass object. This always creates a feeling of sensuality. Because the colours are reflected on the interior walls. This is a work of art, just like a painting. When the sunlight passes through the glass, everything shines!

How did you start your workshop?

We started in 1985, we went to Segovia, worked there for three years and moved on to Paris together. There my husband learned how to go about restoring historical art monuments. He worked in a workshop with a long tradition and learned all about the techniques of restoration. These are the same techniques that have been used since time immemorial, since the first leaded glass windows were made. We then worked for three years in Albi in the south of France, and then returned to Málaga. We've been back here for 20 years now.

Glass is very brittle as everyone knows. How do you bring the individual elements of your windows into their shape?

Each glass pane is cut by hand following a template, smoothed down and then edged with copper foil. Then the individual panes are soldered together and the soldering seams are given a patina that gives the copper its colour. This can be either copper-coloured or black. For the lead windows, the glass panes are first cut and then fastened on a template. In the next step, the pane is gradually assembled using the lead came.