Antiga Barbearia de Bairro: Redesigning the face of Portuguese shave culture

Antiga Barbearia de Bairro

Long known for its exemplary soaps and shaving supplies, Portugal’s grooming culture is being given new life in Antiga Barbearia de Bairro, a heritage shaving line from creative group 100ml. Marked by spot-on design and vibrant colors, the packaging alone might be a tenable selling point. Beyond the branding,…

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Curvas Dining Chair: Beauty in simplicity realized by Portugese designer Gonçalo Campos

Curvas Dining Chair

When we last heard from Portugese product designer Gonçalo Campos he had just announced the Geo table, a beautiful balance of raw and polished materials. Now, building on this refined aesthetic is the Curvas dining chair, a solid pine seat purposefully designed to be comfortable and beautiful. To blend…

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The Geo Table

Warm pine and cold granite conjure man’s relationship with nature

The Geo Table

The new pine and granite Geo Table from Portuguese product designer Gonçalo Campos makes a bold design statement with the raw materials. By leaving the underside of the slab tabletop unfinished, Campos aims to remind the user where the individual components come from, while juxtaposing the cold top finish…

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Vodafone headquarters by Barbosa Guimaraes

Portuguese photographer Nelson Garrido has sent us his photos of the new headquarters for mobile phone brand Vodafone in Porto, designed by architects Barbosa & Guimaraes of Matosinhos in Portugal. (more…)