STOCKHOLM FURNITURE FAIR ’ 6-10 FEV 2018
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MAAT Museum, Lisbon
Associative Design is a venture conceived by the Portuguese Association of Wood and Furniture Industries (AIMMP). Given the burgeoning interest in and demand for design made in Portugal, Associative Design is actively promoting Portuguese brands and products, placing them at the center of the most discerning and distinguished international design markets.
It was with this ambition that the AD Challenge’17 was launched. Associative Design invited 15 national and international designers to submit proposals for new innovative designs in furniture. The guidelines of the challenge are firstly the use of wood and secondly to work alongside furniture makers in the northern region of Portugal. With the ultimate goal being to encourage evolution in the Portuguese design industry. The results were showcase in an event, in the past 19th October at Âlfandega do Porto. The launch coincideded with the opening of Portugal Fashion.
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Bridge Desk The challenge launched by ASSOCIATIVE DESIGN was to design a piece that valued the use of wood. My challenge was to create a connection between the user and his work/ hobby. This piece is an object inspired by the city of Porto the only city in Europe with 6 bridges.The bridge is the mĂŠtaphore through which I would like to illustrate this union.
Designed by Christophe de Sousa Produced by Wewood
Christophe de Sousa Franco - Portuguese Designer, Christophe de Sousa was born in France in 1979. He spent part of his childhood and adolescence in French soil and has returned to Portugal with his family. This mixture of experiences allowed a broader view of the different cultures that serves, along with others, as their base of influence. He’s graduated in Industrial Design at the Universidade Lusíada in Oporto. Assumes himself as a passionate about the creative process and early learned that his path would have to pass through an area that would allow him to give wings to the imagination.His bigest ambition is to leave his mark in the world of Design, the ability to convey emotion through an object is, without doubt, the force that moves him. Obsessed with shapes and an amazing observer he sees in the details his greatest allies in the pursuit of perfection! www.christophedesousa.com mail@christophedesousa.com +351 913 054 079 Porto - Portugal
Plug-in Modular high-tech furniture Plug-in is a versatile modular furniture system inspired by the computational concept of shape grammars, developed in the 1970s by George Stiny and James Gips. A generative shape grammar is a design system based on rules and steps, which allows the creation of multiple combinations of an alphabet of pre-determined modules. The user can customize each modular item according to translation and rotation movements. The multifunctional modules explore the connection between a low-tech material (wood) and high-tech components (Bluetooth control systems). The aesthetics were inspired by kinetic art (Optical Art), conferring a motion sense to the whole set. Designed by Ana Fonseca, Brimet Silva
Digitalab DIGITALAB is an architectural office, design studio and creative lab, focused on both generative design and digital fabrication. It is a young, multidisciplinary practice led by Ana Fonseca and Brimet Silva, that develops projects in several fields: product design, art installation, interior design, architecture and digital research. DIGITALAB is committed to employing new technologies in the production of forms and spaces, exploring strategic combinations between generative processes (Computational design) and digital fabrication technologies (3D printing, CNC, laser-cutting and robotics). Their goal is to explore the potential of digital tools as creative weapons to transform pixels into atoms, and virtual processes into physical objects and environments. www.digitalab.pt contact@digitalab.pt +351 917 140 716 Rua de Fundões, n.º 151 3700-121 São João da Madeira - Portugal
Galinha Sideboard The connection of Portugal to the rooster have always been culturally intrinsic as one of the most iconic images of our country. This piece portrays a part of our culture in a sober and emotional object that creates interactivity in its exterior and a certain surprise effect in the interior. Like chickens, this piece of furniture rests on its eggs. Designed by AndrĂŠ Teoman Produced by Johema
André Teoman André Teoman born in Viana do Castelo, Portugal in 1989, was raised between Viana do Castelo and Istanbul. The invitation to be part
Johema
of the Portuguese Design Biennale with the Kaleidoscope table was an
JOHEMA’s factory has over 25 years
important milestone of 2015 that
experience innovating, transforming
was followed by the Welcome to
and finishing of wooden furniture;
the Club exhibition in the beginning
specialists in high quality solutions
of 2016 in the ShowMe Art & Design
for hotels, offices, stores and homes,
Gallery. Some of his pieces have
interiors and exteriors.
been seen in international shows
With this great expertise and
has the Tent London or the Salone
valuable knowledge, JOHEMA
Satellite, or more exclusive spaces
aims to be a reference company
like the Mint Shop that gave the
in Portugal and be known as an
studio a new international approach.
essential business partner.
www.andreteoman.com
www.johema.pt
at@andreteoman.com +351 965 833 384 Av. 25 de Abril, Encosta do Elevador, Loja n.º 31 4900-496 Viana do Castelo - Portugal
info@johema.pt +351 919 460 044 Estrada da Circunvalação, n.º 14007 4100-179 Porto - Portugal
The &blanc is a multi-authored collection of accessories for the home, produced by Corian® DuPont. The collection consists of 8 small size pieces with different functions for different environments. These have been developed by Miguel Flores Soeiro (Art Director), Marco Sousa Santos, Toni Grilo, Gonçalo Campos, and Daniel Vieira. These small-scale accessories, of domestic and semi-industrial production intend to show the world the potential of Corian® material, combined with the talent of some of the best Portuguese Designers. This is a perfect symbiosis of high-digital production technologies joined with care and manual finish, which results in parts with unmatched durability. It is not intended to be a mass production collection, each object is unique; they tell a story, have an intention and a distinct manufacturing process. The Designers of &blanc are Portuguese, with different experiences, backgrounds and distinctions, proven around the world. However, they have an ambition in common, which is creating objects according to a specific need of the consumer. Each &blanc piece is more than just an object, but rather wa challenge which has become a reality. www.and-blanc.com info@and-blanc.com +351 917 665 437 Av. Ávares de Cabral, n.º 23, Porta 1 1250-015 Lisboa - Portugal
DAAO Concepts – Design and Architecture atelier. DAAO Furniture Design collection is a trademark of DAAO – Architecture and Design. Being developed in the past four years, this collection brings to the domestic furniture a new concept. DAAO Concepts contemplate the furniture collection #. Is an entirely Portuguese collection where the functionality and the formal clearance is a constant.The collection consists of 40 pieces of furniture. We are currently developing ten new pieces to launch in 2018 and grow the collection to 50 pieces. www.daaofurnituredesign.com info@daaofurnituredesign.com +351 916 281 898 Rua Arthur Brandão, Loja 13E 2780-193 Nova Oeiras - Portugal
GENCORK is a brand of cork solutions that explores the symbiosis between a low-tech material and high-tech processes. The 100% natural and sustainable expanded cork agglomerate is transformed through generative design algorithms and advanced digital fabrication processes, expressing a new formal aesthetics.This creative and disruptive system not only optimizes cork’s thermal and acoustic properties, but also adds artistic value to traditional walls. Brand by SOFALCA and Creative Direction by DIGITALAB. www.gencork.com info@gencork.com +351 241 732 165 Estrada Nacional n.º 2, Km 413.2, Bemposta 2205-213 Abrantes - Portugal
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Cork, a natural and renewable resource, with sensory properties and unique texture, has always been part of Portuguese culture. Likecork is a brand of furniture and home accessories, combining the spirit of Portuguese traditions with respect for nature by creating innovative and eco-friendly pieces. We combine sustainability and knowledge of the ancestral techniques with aesthetics. We invite you to experience new levels of comfort and warmth that only Cork can provide. lt is our challenge and our proposal. www.likecork.com likecork@likecork.com +351 919 086 852 Av. dos Estados Unidos da América, n.º 10 R/C Esq. 1700-175 Lisboa - Portugal
In the beginning we were just one more architecture office that enjoyed integrating design furniture into our architecture projects. In this process, we were delighted by the furniture design as a practice. Meanwhile the contact with the art of woodworking, led us to realize that art is disappearing and should be preserved. So we decided to go further, creating a brand based on strong ideas, new concepts, originality and at the same time that explores the traditional techniques of Portuguese carpentry in order to perpetuate it. In the process of manufacturing, our modern creativity is then interlaced with the most precise and traditional woodworking techniques. Our furniture is handmade by craftsmen in a small centennial factory, one of the few remaining places where time serves quality and attention to detail. The final outcome is a multidisciplinary product that is 100% portuguese, exuding modernity and tradition. MO-OW design is a furniture brand, developed by the architects ร ngela Frias and Gonรงalo Dias. www.mo-ow.com info@mo-ow.com +351 916 953 767 Rua Conselheiro Costa Braga, n.ยบ 325 4450-123 Matosinhos - Portugal
The good name of Portuguese Design lives in each object, with each telling a story of beauty and passion, ojectively recognising and registering the work of it’s course. The concepts of fluidity and simplicity are explored in juxtaposition with fibres and resins, in its unlimited functionality. To observe what it is produced, is a charm win over. To share and contribute with others is a ‘Moto’ of inspiration. The conincidence between the Design and the work despondancy, became an opportunity for new project constructions. Ultimatly ‘That Place’ is a story of love between two creative beings, the improbable combination between a mind of a Desinger and of an Engenier, has born in Porto a passion Design Label. www.thatplace.pt hello@thatplace.pt +351 223 231 872 Rua D. Frei Álvaro Pinto, n.º 281 4465-566 Leça do Balio - Portugal
Viarco is a world apart, a place immersed in history, where time has stopped, but at the same time, a place of research, experimentation, modernity and innovation. Visit Viarco it’s recognize the importance of the simple things of our lives through an enchanted journey into the world of pencils. It’s a place of learning for children, which teaches and transmits the basic human values, of influence and residence for artists, and at the same time an amazing industrial museum. Since 2007 Viarco has successively launched innovative materials on the world market, fruits of many collaborations, experiences and friendships. www.viarco.pt geral@viarco.pt +351 256 830 880 Rua Jaime Afreixo, n.º 533 3700-144 S. João da Madeira - Portugal
Wewood is a Portuguese brand founded in 2010, as the result of the research and development office of Mรณveis Carlos Alfredo, a company specialized in manufacturing & exporting solid wood furniture since 1964. Each piece is born from the inspiration and creativity of the most talent designers and architects, turned into reality by the hands, wisdom and experience of our craftsmen. In Wewood we believe in elevating the high-end joinery by producing superb solid furniture that promotes Portuguese culture and design. www.wewood.eu info@wewood.eu +351 224 114 050 Rua D. Afonso Henriques, n.ยบ 77 4585-322 Gandra - Portugal
AIMMP - Portuguese Association of Wood and Furniture Industries’ mission is to represent, promote and protect the interests of the companies from the five sectorial divisions from the Wood and Furniture sector. These industries account for 2.5 billion of euros in exports. Furniture, wood panels, construction materials, pine and eucalyptus wood are the main agents for achieving these remarkable values. As part of the forest transformation cycle, which is responsible in Portugal for about 4% of national GDP, 11% of industrial GDP, 9% of industrial employment and 10% of national exports, the Wood and Furniture Industries sector is of paramont importance in Portugal. INTER WOOD & FURNITURE is a structured intervention program that supports portuguese companies interested in developing internationalization strategies in order to expand into new growing markets. This program has already contributed to the growth in exportations in the Wood and Furniture Industries. Inter Wood & Furniture has supported over 120 companies in 16 markets and currently is able to provide up to 50% in funding.
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