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on my radar: cementiles collection by bisazza | o regresso em grande dos azulejos hidráulicos

Posted on June 28, 2017

They are back and I love them — even if in Portugal we have a long tradition of making tiles, I must say that I have a thing with cement tiles. Fortunately, Bisazza, the well-known Italian producer of glass mosaics for interior and exterior decoration, has the same crush on this decorative style of the past (cement tiles were quite popular during the second half of the 1800s and early 1900s among privileged classes) and has launched Cementiles, a very exclusive collection…

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on my radar: zegna’s toyz for (big) boys | zegna vai lançar linha exclusiva de acessórios masculinos em pele

Toys for boys… no matter how old are you. Zegna’s Toyz collection, an exclusive line of men’s accessories, entertainment and home products, will be commercially available at Ermenegildo Zegna flagship locations worldwide only in mid-autumn 2017, but a variety of items, shown…

April 5, 2017

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spot alert: andré lisbon wall

It’s almost too good to be true, but apart from Tuesdays and Saturdays, when Feira da Ladra (flea market) takes place at Campo de Santa Clara, it’s common to find ourselves alone in front of Andre Lisbon Wall. Nevertheless,…

November 23, 2016

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claus porto: a new store in lisbon | a nova loja de lisboa

Can a talk show host change the history of a brand? Yes, specially if we are talking of a media mogul like Oprah Winfred. A few years ago, she included the hand-made soaps produced by Portuguese factory Claus Porto among her favorite…

October 12, 2016

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vela 1: a mobile-friendly bike | carregar o smartphone sem pedalar

Vela 1 is the first model developed by Vela, a Brazilian independent electric bicycle startup based in São Paulo and Los Angeles. Its retro style is quite charming, I admit, but the x-factor about Vela — nevertheless it does not…

September 22, 2016

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on my radar: San Francisco Museum of Modern Art (SFMOMA) | USA

San Francisco Museum of Modern Art (aka SFMOMA) was the first building of Swiss-Italian Pritzker Architecture Prize Mario Botta in the US, but since its opening, back in 1995, it received more criticism than praise —apparently his vision of…

September 21, 2016

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spot alert: boutique design centre pompidou | paris

Centre Georges Pompidou, one of my all time faves in Paris, is even better now after its last addition: a brand new design shop in the lobby of the museum created by architect Marie Deroudilhe (a former protégé of Sir…

September 12, 2016

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issey miyake x iittala: organic forms with a purpose | origamis para usar

When I think about the Japanese fashion brand Issey Miyake I think about hi-tech-driven fabrics, textures, lightness, organic shapes and pale colors. When I think about the Finnish brand Iittala specialized in tableware, cookware and home interior design, well…

April 12, 2016

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cos x hay: live, work, dine | viver, trabalhar, comer

COS x Hay. Sweden x Denmark. The two Scandinavian brands have done it again; just in time to cheer our Spring up with a fresh palette of green, blue and rose and organic materials like wood and cork. Their…

April 1, 2016

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smythson x vahram muratyan: read my notes (not my lips) | vamos voltar a enviar bilhetes?

Paris vs New York, based on visual clues that distinguish both cultures, is one of my favorite coffee table books and it was my first contact with the graphic work of the French artist Vahram Muratyan. This best-seller was…

February 22, 2016