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A year (and a bit) after Curiouz was born online, it appeared at Milan Design Week for the first time. It has accumulated over 280,000 euros in sales and aims to accelerate in the United States to reach its first million in sales. Curiouz went to the Italian city to establish a physical presence, something new for a company that was born online.
Over three days, more than 100 participants discussed the future and the importance of considering sustainability in different areas, from architecture to product design.
On the day he presents his collection with the padel brand Quad, the designer talks about his phase of less glitz and more quality, and reveals his desire to expand his business into the beauty industry.
Designer José Santa-Bárbara, creator of nine album covers for José Afonso and the CP logo, died this Tuesday, according to the PCP, which remembers him as one of the greatest Portuguese artists and a “forever present” communist militant.
José Santa-Bárbara, a visual artist, designer and member of the Portuguese Communist Party (PCP), passed away on Tuesday, April 28. Born in 1936 in Caldas da Rainha, he studied at the António Arroio School of Decorative Arts and later sculpture at the School of Fine Arts. The PCP noted his extensive career, which included public sculpture, painting, medal design, and industrial design—most notably his thirty-year tenure leading the design department at CP (Portuguese Railways), where he created the company's logo and designed locomotives that won national and European awards. He also contributed artistic interventions to several Lisbon Metro and railway stations and designed numerous album covers for José Afonso and other prominent musicians. The PCP highlighted his lifelong commitment to the party, his early resistance to fascism through the MUD Juvenil, and his consistent participation in party-organised cultural events.
Both society as a whole and individuals on their own will have to use design to redesign their work
Portugal increases its participation and visibility at the Salone del Mobile furniture fair in Milan.
The Portugal Jewels e-commerce platform has been recognised by the E-commerce Design Awards.
The 28th CCP Festival has a total of 875 projects in competition, 32 more than in the 2025 edition. The projects were submitted by 99 entities, including freelancers, agencies, in-house agencies, studios, production companies, and post-production houses. This year is marked by the creation of the new Social and Content category, which, in its debut, recorded more...
The brand Qe Home expands its “Portugal Reserve” line, which is manufactured in the city of Guimarães.
The iconic buildings of the Benfica Foundation or the Olympia cinema, the art gallery corridors of the Andaz or the Inspira, the exclusivity of the butlers at the Mythic SANA, and one yet to open near the Gulbenkian.
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Winner of the National Architecture Award in Wood, the House on the Mountains blends into the terrain, combining sustainability, light, and mastery of the landscape.
Curiouz sells primarily to the United States, has a partnership with Jeff Bezos' decorator, and will be present at Milan Design Week from April 20 to 26 with a pop-up gallery.
An exhibition and the awarding of insignia to professor Helena Souto will mark IADE Day on Monday, March 23rd. Starting at 4:30 PM, the Faculty of Design, Technology and Communication at the European University will celebrate the day with the opening of the exhibition 'Fragments of Portuguese Design', a showcase featuring pieces from the private collection of designer and IADE director Carlos Rosa. The celebration also includes the presentation of insignia to professor Helena Souto in recognition of her contribution to the history of design in Portugal. The event announcement explains that the exhibition brings together diverse items such as furniture, products, newspapers, and philately, spanning different eras and cultural contexts. Examples include chairs designed by Daciano da Costa and José Espinho, stamps created by Almada Negreiros, and books by designers such as Sebastião Rodrigues and Victor Palla. The pieces cover the period from 1920 to the 2000s. By honouring Helena Souto, a PhD in Art Sciences, researcher at UNIDCOM/IADE, and specialist in the History of Design and Art in Portugal, IADE highlights her central role in the study and preservation of design memory in the country. The José Alvalade Stadium has been nominated for an international design award.
Chinese contemporary artist Jinky Huang has been using Portuguese cork for two decades to create sculptures, furniture, and design objects, championing the material for its sustainability and unique properties. Huang, who imports his raw materials from Portugal, has helped raise awareness of cork in China through his exhibitions, including his recent show in Shanghai, 'Deconstruct the Past Codes Hero: the Sustainable Roads'.
The Porto-based studio Macedo Cannatà won the Best Book Design from all over the World competition with the book 'Os Ovários das Papoilas', by authors Isabel Carvalho and Clara Batalha.
Faced with so much noise, indifference, and lack of love, practicing love remains our greatest weapon of resistance. Opinion by Ionara Silva.
The admirable temporal elasticity of designer Eduarda Abbondanza
From the 12th to the 15th of March, the capital's fashion event returned to the Pátio da Galé catwalk, highlighting those with something to say about the world. PÚBLICO's choices.
She has been in fashion for a decade, but only joined the ModaLisboa calendar in 2025. She was focused on the business and building the brand that brings African fabrics to the contemporary wardrobe.
A few days before hosting the press for breakfast, and a few months before showcasing her ad hoc project in New York, the textile designer gave a tour of her new space and permanent team.
The designer, who took off with Shark Tank, has already passed through Lisbon's 'luxury triangle', reached New York and Paris, and celebrates her presence on the official ModaLisboa calendar: 'I deserve to be here'.
At Brotéria, Béhen showcases 8 new looks, with black dominating, though bridal white is in good form. The only thing missing was the cherry on top of the lace: “Cristiano and Georgina could well order napkins from me.”
The 'panu di téra' is the raw material used by Cape Verdean fashion designer Vânia Barros, who promotes her country's culture in Portugal through pieces with international reach that are worn by public figures, such as the artist Dino d'Santiago.
The organisation states that its initiatives include the 'Pop-Up Store', bringing 'national designers and brands' closer to the public, and the European 'Inclusively Wired' project on neurodiversity.
Little known in Portugal, but increasingly in demand abroad, Tiago Raimundo is making a name for himself in hospitality design. From Dubai to Miami, he creates striking spaces for fine dining and mixology.
French designer Philippe Starck will receive this Friday the degree of Doctor Honoris Causa from the Catholic University of Portugal at the university's headquarters in Lisbon. Accompanying the honour, this Thursday at 18:30 an exhibition dedicated to the designer's work, “Philippe Starck, The Duty of Creativity”, opens at the Fundação Amélia de Mello Gallery on the ... floor.
