Authors – Lisbon Gallery

José Cabaço

Joana Morais — Fri, 08 Sep 2023 10:16:16 +0000

Born in Mozambique, João studied to become an industrial designer in Portugal, working across product areas as diverse as furniture, cars and ceramics before moving on to the world of advertising. He founded his own agency, Home – where he did his first work for Nike – and then did a 15-year stint at Wieden+Kennedy Amsterdam. Eventually José stepped up to the role of creative director for Nike sportswear, and then in 2016 he defected to another sportswear giant: these days he works as global director of creative concept and storytelling at adidas Group, based in the brand’s Brooklyn Creator Farm.

Rafael de Oliveira

Joana Morais — Fri, 08 Sep 2023 10:04:37 +0000

Born in Angola in 1998, Rafael describes himself as an “afrofuturist, multidisciplinary visual artist of the diaspora,” expressing his “vision of the world through photography,” and using “image manipulation to create new visual perspectives and engage with humanity.” At the age of six, he picked up a camera and began to photograph anything that caught his attention. In 2016 he moved to motion pictures, and stepped from behind the lens to in front of it, as an actor in the short film “A Terceira Metade” (“The Third Half”), and for this work he received a nomination for Best Actor in Short Film – National Competition. He studied Cinema and Television at Lisbon’s Escola de Tecnologias, Inovação e Criação (ETIC) from 2018 to 2020, specialising in videoclips and documentary film. Most recently, he has exhibited as part of the projects “From A Distance Calling” (2021) and “Our (Spatial) Stories Live in Performative Futures” (2022) at HANGAR (Centro de Investigação Artistica), in Lisbon.

Álvaro Siza

Mariana Rosa — Wed, 25 Nov 2020 13:04:08 +0000

Born in Matosinhos in 1933, Álvaro Siza graduated in architecture from the University of Porto in 1955. His first project was completed in 1954, and since then he has worked uninterruptedly for six decades. His career has been internationally recognized with several prizes, including the Mies van der Rohe European Architecture Award in 1988, the prestigious Pritzker Prize in 1992, the Royal Gold Medal from the Royal Institute of British Architects (2009), the Golden Lion for Lifetime Achievement of the 13th International Architecture Exhibition of the Venice Biennale (2012), as well as several honoris causa doctorates from leading universities in Spain, Switzerland, Italy, Portugal and Brazil, among others. Álvaro Siza has also been committed to teaching, working as a Professor at the Porto School of Architecture since 1976, and as visiting Professor at several schools, including Lausanne’s EPF, the University of Pennsylvania, Los Andes University of Bogotá and the Harvard University Graduate School of Design.

www.sizavieira.pt

Ronan & Erwan Bouroullec

Joana Morais — Mon, 25 Jun 2018 10:29:09 +0000

Ronan Bouroullec (b.1971) and Erwan Bouroullec (b.1976) have been working together for about twenty years now. Their collaboration is a permanent dialogue nourished by their distinct personalities and a shared notion of diligence with the intention to reach more balance and fineness. Their work has covered many fields, ranging from the design of small objects such as jewellery to spatial arrangements and architecture, from craftsmanship to industrial scale, from drawings to videos and photography. They have collaborated with leading design companies such as Vitra, Artek, Magis, Alessi, Established & Sons, Galerie kreo, Axor Hansgrohe, Flos, Kvadrat, Kartell, Kettal, Iittala, Cappellini, Ligne Roset, Nani Marquina, Mattiazzi, Mutina and Hay. Bouroullec’s designs are part of the permanent collections of select international museums and several exhibitions have been devoted to their work including the Design Museum, London; the Museum of Contemporary Art, Los Angeles; the Centre Pompidou Metz; the Museum of Contemporary Art, Chicago; the Musée des Arts Décoratifs in Paris; the Vitra Design Museum or the FRAC Bretagne. Currently, their studio is located in Paris and engages around eight people.

www.bouroullec.com

Eduardo Souto de Moura

Joana Morais — Wed, 09 May 2018 10:14:31 +0000

Born in Porto in 1952, Eduardo Souto de Moura received his degree in architecture from the Porto School of Fine Arts in 1980. In 1974 he collaborated with the architectural practice of Noé Dinis; between 1975 and 1979 he collaborated with Álvaro Siza; and between 1979 and 1980 with Fernandes de Sá. From 1981 to 1991, he was an assistant professor at his alma mater, and later began to teach as professor at the Faculty of Architecture of the University of Porto. Souto de Moura opened his own office in 1980. He has been visiting professor at the architecture schools of Paris-Belleville, Harvard, Dublin, ETH Zurich, Lausanne and Mantova, and has participated in several seminars and lectures both in Portugal and abroad. In 2011 he received the prestigious Pritzker Prize and in 2013 the Wolf Prize.

Estudio Campana

Joana Morais — Thu, 05 Apr 2018 16:59:37 +0000

Founded in 1983 in São Paulo by brothers Fernando (1961) and Humberto Campana (1953), Estudio Campana became famous for its furniture design and the creation of intriguing pieces – such as the Vermelha and Favela armchairs – and for its continuous growth in the areas of Interior Design, Architecture, Landscaping, Scenography and Fashion, among others. Their work incorporates the idea of transformation, reinvention and the integration of traditional crafts into mass production: making everyday items that are less valuable and common more precious, with pieces that are not only creative in their design, but that also exude Brazilian characteristics – colours, mixtures, creative chaos and the success of simple solutions. The ideas created by Estudio Campana’s team are materialized by national and international companies, and they also produce their own line of limited and numbered editions of unique pieces, which are often produced in partnership with communities and NGOs. These special editions are represented by international galleries, including Carpenters Workshop Gallery, Friedman Benda Gallery, Firma Casa and Galleria O. Roma. Campana pieces integrate the permanent collections of renowned cultural institutions such as MoMA New York; the Centre Georges Pompidou in Paris; the Vitra Design Museum in Weil am Rhein; the Museum of Modern Art in São Paulo and the Musée Les Arts Décoratifs, in Paris. The Campana brothers were awarded Designer of the Year by Design Miami in 2008 and Designers of the Year by Maison & Objet in 2012. That same year, they were selected for the Comité Colbert Prize in Paris; distinguished by the Beijing Design Week; received the Order of Cultural Merit in Brasilia, and were bestowed the Order of Arts and Letters by the French Government. In 2013, they were listed among the 100 most influential Brazilian people by Forbes magazine. In 2014 and 2015 Wallpaper* magazine listed them, correspondingly, among the 100 and 200 greatest design professionals.

www.estudiocampana.com.br

Bruno MM

Joana Morais — Thu, 05 Apr 2018 16:39:39 +0000

Born in Lisbon (1975) and graduated from ESAD.CR, in 2007. Without a fixed studio, develops processes of creation and critical reflexion upon contemporary design, extracted from the everyday life in social-cultural and geographic temporary contexts. He has created and coordinated the projects Experimenta o Campo and Made Out Portugal. He has been living, developing and exhibiting work in cities such as Lisbon, Braga, Dubai, London, Eindhoven, Den Bosch, Berlin, Milan, Beijing, Shangai, Hong-Kong, Macao, Madrid and São Paulo.

www.brunommcarvalho.com

Nuno Sousa Dias

Joana Morais — Tue, 03 Apr 2018 13:58:06 +0000

Born in Lisbon (1982), started following his father, also a photographer, in his expeditions to shoot landscapes, at the age of 16. Later, he got a degree in Photography at IADE and graduated in Industrial Design. Although he pursued his first impulse of becoming a professional photographer, design always followed him, and today, he shoots mainly Product and Portrait Photography, at his studio in Alcântara, Lisbon. In addition to that, he also teaches Product Photography at EPI/ETIC.

www.nunosousadias.com

Manuel Amaral Netto

Joana Morais — Tue, 03 Apr 2018 13:55:24 +0000

Portuguese designer born in Lisbon (1983), graduated from ESAD-CR in 2006, achieved his MA in Product Design at ECAL, Lausanne, in 2013. Co-funds FROM Industrial Design in 2014, presenting their first collection during the Salone Satellite 2014, where they won the 1st prize with “Volta” Lamp. He has since then worked for a variety of different brands and institutions such as Cassina (IT), USM (CH), Leucos (IT), Baccarat (FR) AICEP (PT) or Vista Alegre (PT). Since 2015 he has taken over the creative direction of UTIL.

www.manuelnetto.com

Joschua Brunn

Joana Morais — Tue, 03 Apr 2018 13:54:20 +0000

German designer (1985) based in Paris. In 2010, he achieved a B.A in Interior Architecture, and in 2012 completed a MA in Product Design at Ecole Cantonale d’Art de Lausanne (ECAL). Since then he has been working as an assistant for Ronan and Erwan Bouroullec. As an independent designer and observer he is developing precise objects with a passion for materials and manufacturing.