Why Pinmade

Find what's made here.

Most travelers never find the shops where locals make things by hand. Pinmade is a map of only those makers, so you go home with something real.

What you'd use instead

Map apps

Every shop, chain and café, sorted by stars and sponsored pins. The tiny workshop is easy to miss.

Pinmade

Only local makers. Nothing else on the map, so every pin is worth the walk.

Top-10 lists and blogs

The same famous shops everyone visits, often written years ago.

Pinmade

Checked by a person, with today's opening hours and the maker's own story.

Souvenir shops and marketplaces

Things made far away and sold everywhere, or delivered to your door.

Pinmade

Designed and made right there. You walk in, meet the maker and buy from them.

Designed and made here

Every shop designs and makes its own things in the area. No resellers, no chains.

A place you can visit

A shop, workshop or market stall with a door you can walk through.

Checked by a person

Automatic checks help, but a person approves every listing.

No paid places

Nobody can pay to appear or rank higher. Ever.

Directions, not delivery

We send you to the shop, so the money goes straight to the maker.

Free for everyone

Free for travelers and for shops. We run on donations.

Open the map wherever you are.

Pick a craft you love: clothing, ceramics, indigo, paper…

Walk in and meet the person who made it.

No more suitcase of identical souvenirs: you come home with something real, and the story of who made it.