She studied Styling and Fashion Coordination at IED, Fashion Design Styling at Central Saint Martins in London and a Master in Marketing Management at ESIC.

She created a research project on the relationship between different craft techniques and the territory, which she developed at Medialab Prado in Madrid. This residency allowed her to carry out in-depth research on esparto grass in order to understand its significance for Spanish culture and how it is positioned in the economic and cultural market.

In 2017, Gabriela de Sagarminaga created Sagarminaga Atelier, a craft studio and workshop that was born from an illusion: to gather an ancestral tradition, that of the artisanal work of vegetable fibres, to design and produce exclusive and timeless pieces, and to create spaces with a great expressive value.

“I decided to return to Bilbao to set up my own firm and continue researching esparto grass craftsmanship and traditional production techniques, and to find my own language and explore my abilities and my references in order to be able to create my own models. I then began to design products with the aim that they should have something behind them, that they should tell their own story and not just serve as decorative objects. That’s when Sagarminaga Aterlierwas born” says Gabriela.

Her creativity and curiosity converge in her pieces and projects, where concepts such as tradition, innovation and respect for techniques and raw materials acquire special relevance. Her experience in the fashion and design sectors, and her career as a researcher in social innovation, also give her work a particular sensitivity to the human scale, the search for beauty, aesthetics and sustainable development.