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BOCA DO LOBO furniture is an exclusive emotional experience, a sense of belonging and a state of mind. We strive to encourage sensational experiences by creating beautiful pieces which are passionately inspired and handcrafted in Portugal by a staff that loves what they do; experiences which pass on the feeling of exclusivity. Our designers possess an undeniable talent for composing pieces which stir emotion in their admirers. Our artisan’s wisdom, accumulated from years of experience, is instilled with love and dedication in the art that they perform. No detail or element is overlooked as we offer the best at the frontier between design and art. Each piece will bring you on a journey to sources of pleasure you may have forgotten, and take you to places you have never been before; a journey to BOCA DO LOBO world-a world of emotions. OUR MISSION DESIGN EMOTIONAL PRODUCTS. OUR VISION Our vision is to understand the past and interpret it through technology and contemporary design. We use this knowledge to transfer our entire artisan’s wisdom into our design. The latest technological methods are combined with traditional manufacturing techniques allowing our pieces to transform into timeless objects. In this way, we are able to offer the finest examples of this art. WHAT TO EXPECT With BOCA DO LOBO you should expect the unexpected, since you will not only receive a BOCA DO LOBO piece, you will also receive our soul, our life’s work, our identity. By then adding your identity, your taste and way of life, you get more than a decorative statement; you gain a passion for furniture, a respect for the noble material of wood, intensity in your space and a new emotionally evocative element in your life. PASSION IS EVERYTHING
OUR COLLECTIONS SOHO COLLECTION
Always at the forefront of reinterpretation and upscale design, yet home to extraordinary architectural styles, NYC's Soho takes center stage in BOCA DO LOBO first collection. Inspired by the cosmopolitan edge of the neighborhood with a reinterpretation of forms and materials BOCA DO LOBO SOHO collection boasts a balance of architectural design and classic appeal. Exquisite woods, traditional techniques, and timeless motifs are applied to our designs creating charismatic pieces that seduce and tempt. For the detailed catalog please download the following link: www.bocadolobo.com/catalogue/soho.pdf COOLORS The power of color is a cool phenomenon which inspired the creation of the COOLORS collection. Colors are used for their aesthetics as well as their ability to influence the human psyche through the stimulation of ones visual sense. Colors induce many emotions and states of mind, thus by associating color sensations with our collection, we intend to stimulate emotions that allow all who come in contact with our designs the chance to identify with them and bring some color in to their world. For the detailed catalog please download the following link: www.bocadolobo.com/catalogue/coolors.pdf LIMITED EDITION/LARGE EMOTION BOCA DO LOBO’s innate desire to create exclusive emotional furniture, as art, is perfectly illustrated in their Limited Edition collection Large Emotion. Pedro Sousa, BOCA DO LOBO’s Designer, possesses an undeniable talent for designing pieces which stir emotion in their admirers. Limited Edition was begun to bring status and singularity to each of Pedro Sousa’s design while adding value to the BOCA DO LOBO brand. Twelve pieces with distinct and exclusive personalities complete Limited Edition. Each fusion of art and design is presented in a limited series of 20 and is handcrafted by a single artisan. For the detailed catalog please download the following link: www.bocadolobo.com/catalogue/le.pdf
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Soho | Sideboard
SOHO COLLECTION
Majestic| Sideboard
Mondrian | Sideboard
VALUES Design | Design is our reason for being. Each BOCA DO LOBO piece reflects our dedication to design, with a unique personality and sophisticated character. We believe that the elegance and refinement presented in our collection are timeless. These characteristics of our brand are ingrained in even the smallest aspects through insatiable attention detail. Personality | Design is our reason for being. Each BOCA DO LOBO piece reflects our dedication to design, with a unique personality and sophisticated character. We believe that the elegance and refinement presented in our collection are timeless. These characteristics of our brand are ingrained in even the smallest aspects through insatiable attention detail. Excellence | Our promise is to bring you distinction through excellence. We strive to meet all your wishes and to be part of your daily life. Our collection of exclusive products is the result of the collaboration of our team with the common goal to conceive pieces with the highest level of prestige Innovation| |A dynamic process of innovation, of both technology and design, forces us into a continual reinterpretation of the brand. Aspects of our philosophy also remain constant: the high quality of the final product is always a priority. All this is translated into our consistent search for anything that can bring more value to our pieces, adding and reinventing in new contexts to provide the best. Passion | We are passionate about what we do and this inspires us to create. We believe our pieces should have distinctive and individual character. Through our love and dedication to BOCA DO LOBO we offer the highest level quality and thus form lasting relationships with our public. This passion is what we want to share with all of our enthusiastic appreciators. Feel the emotion! We have changed and grown since our inception, but our original values are fundamental to our being and will forever remain present in us.
QUOTES “When I first encountered BOCA DO LOBO I was amazed by the emotions which its pieces awakened in me, they were feelings rarely evoked by furniture-fascination, inspiration, desire and euphoria. My initial reaction to the collection was a strong sense of desire. Today this feeling rises in me each time I see a work of art and it is my mission to share the emotional seduction of the BOCA DO LOBO World with all of our admirers.” Janet Morais, Brand Director “Emotion is the key figure of our daily life. Evoke positive emotions and give a good-feeling to those who look for us is my biggest intuit.” Marco Costa, Design Director “Our clients want an experience, we design for surprise and to move them, it is like a culture.” Amândio Pereira, CEO PASSION IS EVERYTHING
BRAND HISTORY AND TIMELINE BOCA DO LOBO was created to bring excellence in furniture design. Since 2005 we have been working to share the best Portugal has to offer: the knowledge of its people who design and create furniture art, the tradition of working with the noble material of wood, and the artisans and joiners who create the pieces with their years of wisdom and experience and their love and dedication to the art that they perform. We strive to present our admirers with the most innovative designs and highest quality works of art which bring emotion in to their interior environments. In our timeline below you can see some of our greatest achievements which make our growing history as rich as the love and emotion we put into everything we do.
2010 October BOCA DO LOBO is present at art bienal of , architecture and design of Viana do Castelo. September BOCA DO LOBO&FRIENDS, Boca do Lobo invite friends to celebrate friendship in Lisbon at LXDesign. Lisbon, Portugal September Boca do Lobo has been at DECOREX INTERNATIONAL. London, UK September Exhibited at 100% DESIGN, with Portugal Brands Project. London, UK September Exhibited at Maison et Objet, presenting the new fabulous mirror ROOT. Paris, France April Exhibited at Zona Tortona with Portugal Brands Project Milan, Italy May Exhibited at the International Contemporary Furniture Fair. New York, NY USA April Exhibited during Milan Design Week at Salon Internazionale del Mobile’s Zona Tortona with the Portugal Brands project. Milan, Italy
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March Exhibited at Architectural Digest | Home Design Show, NYC . January BOCA DO LOBO exhibited at Maison et Objet | Scenes D’interieur. Paris, France
2009 October BOCA DO LOBO designs decorate a VIP room at Moda Lisboa, Lisbon’s Fashion Week. Lisbon, Portugal September Exhibited at Tent London with the Portugal Brands Project-Limited Edition designs Crochet and Monochrome unveiled. BOCA DO LOBO exhibited at Decorex International-Limited edition Diamond sideboard selected to be displayed in a special exhibit to help celebrate the show’s theme of ‘treasured possessions’. London, England July/August Exhibited at Export Home Angola-International Fair Luanda. Luanda, Angola May Exhibited at the International Contemporary Furniture Fair. New York, NY USA April Exhibited during Milan Design Week at Salon Internazionale del Mobile’s Zona Tortona with the Portugal Brands project. Milan, Italy March BOCA DO LOBO invited to participate in the Architectural Digest Home Design Show-first BL show in the US. Pearl table design selected for the AD Home Design Show advertisement in the New York Times. Limited Edition Mondrian in black selected to feature in a 5th Avenue window display for Lord & Taylor for two weeks.. New York, NY USA January Considered most innovative brand while exhibiting at Maison & Objet in Scènes D’Intérieur. Partnered with the Portuguese brand Aldeco at their booth in Maison & Objet éditeurs. BOCA DO LOBO designs are featured in the rainbow-bright Iconoclash exhibit by Vincent Grégoire for the prestigious trends agency Nelly Rodi. Paris, France
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2008 September Exhibited at Tent London with the Portugal Brands project. Awarded 1st place by ELLE Decoration for the D. Manuel Limited Edition piece. London, England July Diamond sideboard highlighted at the yearlong Bienal Iberoamericana de Diseno exhibition, created to promote Latin American contemporary design; and selected to be part of BID show which will tour Spain and Latin America until 2010. Madrid, Spain
2008- 2009 June -May Refurbished the Hotel Infante de Sagres, part of the Small Luxury Hotels of the World collection. The hotel features many BL pieces and its restaurant is named after Boca do Lobo in honour of their excellent work. Oporto, Portugal May-October Designs decorated the Portuguese pavilion at Expo Zaragoça 08. Luanda, Angola
2007 October Designs displayed at restaurant Eleven. Lisbon, Portugal September-November Harrods, London’s world famous luxury department store, choose BL as Portugal’s most innovative furniture brand during Portuguese week and exhibited BL’s designs in their store. London, England June Designs decorated The Ellipse Building during the Portuguese presidency of the European Union. Brussels, Belgium February/March Presented designs at the closing exhibition of the Des+gn Mais project at Moda Lisboa, Lisbon’s Fashion Week.. Lisbon, Portugal
January/February Design’s shown at Artesania Catalunya at Barcelona’s Expohogar Trade Show with the Des+gn Mais program. Barcelona, Spain 2006 September Displayed at 100% Design London – Old Truman Brewery with the Desi+gn Mais project. London, England
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April Exhibited during Milan Design Week with Des+gn Mais in the Salone Satellite section of Salone Internazionale del Mobil which showcases the work of promising young design talents from around the globe. Milan, Italy
2005 September BOCA DO LOBO participates in their first show in the Des+gn Mais area at Expohogar Oto帽o: El Sal贸n Internacional Regalo, la Decoraci贸n y Art铆culos para el Hogar. Des+gn Mais was a program with the aim to promote Portuguese design to enhance the competitiveness and economic development of the country. Barcelona, Spain
April A project to fulfil a dream is begun-BOCA DO LOBO is born with the goal to become the best in furniture design and production. Rio Tinto, Portugal
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AVAILABILITY OF BL BOCA DO LOBO’s furnishings are available to the design trade and are distributed internationally in the finest interior design boutiques. FOR ORDERS WITHIN EUROPE AND ALL OTHER COUNTRIES EXCEPT FOR U.S. PLEASE CONTACT:
BOCA DO LOBO Travessa Marques de Sá 68 Rio Tinto, 4435-324 Rio Tinto Phone: 351 224 881 669 Fax: 351 224 887 170 Email: info@bocadolobo.com Web: www.bocadolobo.com For orders within the U.S. please contact: DeMorais International, Inc. / Boca do Lobo E.U. A. 9255 Center Street, Suite 102 Manassas, VA 20110 Phone: 703.369.3324 Fax: 703.369.3325 Email: di@demoraisid.com Web: www.demoraisid.com / bocadolobo
BRAND CONTACT INFORMATION Trav. Marques de Sá, 68 4435-324 Rio Tinto, Portugal Phone +351 224 881 669 Fax: +351 224 887 170 Email: info@bocadolobo.com Web: www.bocadolobo.com
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