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ADD FUEL + Viúva Lamego = Relevante

Greg Boegner — Mon, 28 Sep 2020 16:36:25 +0000

ADD FUEL (aka Diogo Machado) is a world-famous urban artist. Viúva Lamego is a historic ceramic factory. Together, they’ve developed a product blending modern creativity with traditional tile-making. Relevante is a limited collection of raised-relief tiles featuring the clever and mischievous designs of ADD FUEL. For a limited time (until September 2021), you can order Revelante tiles online to decorate your home or add art to your walls. ADD FUEL is most noted for his large format murals that […]

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Associative Design – The Best of Portugal

Greg Boegner — Sun, 28 Jun 2020 12:44:00 +0000

For centuries, Portugal has excelled in the tradecraft of furniture design and production. Still today, innovative design and quality craftsmanship continues. To promote this ingenuity of Portuguese technology and design, the Portuguese Association of Wood and Furniture Industries (AIMMP) created Associative Design – The Best of Portugal. This showcase of top Portuguese furniture designers makes stops at the world´s most respected furniture and design exhibitions. Launched in 2017, the Associative Design Challenge invited fifteen Portuguese and international designers to submit […]

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Citrina Miniature Citrus Trees – Decorative and Delicious!

Greg Boegner — Wed, 01 Jan 2020 09:23:50 +0000

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Photographer Joachim Gisewski Shoots Portugal in Multiple Exposures

Greg Boegner — Thu, 26 Dec 2019 21:55:00 +0000

Joachim Gisewski is a photographer based in Wroclaw, Poland. He uses technology to create unique experiences in the photos he takes. In 2010, Gisewski visited the central coast of Portugal. His first stop: Lisbon. He snapped shots of many of the iconic landmarks around the capitol, as well as typical day-to-day life. Manipulating the images with High Definition Range, Gisewski created a view of Lisbon that is unique, magical, surreal and beautiful. The HDR process involves taking numerous pictures of […]

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Toni Grilo – Modern Design in Polished Steel, Silver Cutlery & Cork

Greg Boegner — Tue, 20 Feb 2018 11:31:20 +0000

Collaborating with Portuguese furniture manufacturer Riluc, Toni Grilo has developed a line of household furnishings primarily created from polished stainless steel. Each product is made by hand, some taking up to 150 hours to produce. The Bidendum chair (above top) is an elegantly-designed tubular structure ideal for as a show piece for the home or patio. The Swing Sofa consists of a polished stainless steel base and finished in a choice of white or black leather. The Mousse Table has […]

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Pátria Lusa Designs Contemporary Furniture from Classic Tiles

PC Staff — Thu, 15 Jun 2017 07:02:03 +0000

If you know Portugal heritage you know azulejos tiles. These are the blue and white (sometimes yellow and white) tiles used to adorn everything from churches and royal palaces, to park benches and railway stations. These classic and historic art elements are the inspiration for–and actual materials used in–a new line of contemporary furniture by Pátria Lusa. Rather than emulating the image or design of the original azulejos mural, Pátria Lusa places the reclaimed 17th and 18th century tiles, in […]

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Contemporary & Cool Furniture of Cristina Jorge de Carvalho

Greg Boegner — Mon, 27 Jun 2016 17:13:36 +0000

Portugal has a rich heritage of creating fine, high-quality products, from footwear and clothing, to wine and ceramics. Furniture production is also an industry where craftsmanship reigns supreme. Add a touch of inspired design and you’ve got a chic and beautiful line of innovative furniture. It’s the Cristina Jorge de Carvalho Furniture Collection, designed and produced in Portugal to be enjoyed throughout the world. Born in Mozambique, Cristina was raised in Lisbon and graduated from ISCTE business school, before moving […]

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Urban Art in Fundão by Milu Correch and WOOL

Greg Boegner — Tue, 18 Aug 2015 10:52:15 +0000

WOOL, our favorite promoters of urban art in Portugal, have produced another metropolitan masterpiece. This time, it’s a work by Argentine artist Milu Correch. The two-story mural was commissioned by CALE – Fundão Street Festival, as part of their annual summer celebration. The work remains on permanent display on the old market building in Fundão in central Portugal. Given the history of the building, the Buenos Aires-native developed a nostalgic image of the old open-air market. With antique photographs providing […]

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