Ambiente Frankfurt 2017 allowed an all to seldom reunião with Portuguese brand Vicara. And an occasion which served to remind us that we really should catch up with them more often..... Vicara at Ambiente Frankfurt 2017 In many respects we've been admirers of Portuguese brand Vicara since before Vicara even existed: Back at Dutch Design Week 2010 we met Spore Vase by Paulo Sellmayer, an object which instantly spoke to something deep within us and has become one of those reference objects we
read moreThe weekend April 4th to April 6th 2014 sees the 3rd annual "European Artistic Crafts Days". Organised by the French National Institute of Arts and Crafts (INMA), the Journées Européennes des Métiers d’Art will be celebrated with untold events, workshops, open days and exhibitions in Spain, Italy, Switzerland, Germany, Belgium, Great Britain, Latvia, Hungary and Portugal. And by us through the candleholder Medallion by Gonçalo Campos & Maria Bruno Néo for Portuguese brand Vicara, a new product
read moreCork. At the moment there is simply no getting away from it. A couple of weeks ago Ronan and Erwan Bouroullec unveiled their Cork Desk for Vitra at Orgatec. Back in April we had Cover by Daphna Laurens at Dutch Invertuals in Milan. And last year at Dutch Design Week we marvelled at Tiago Sá da Costa's Corkmatters Lamp exhibited as part of the Made Out Portugal #4 show. Might not sound like much, but given that before Eindhoven 2011 the last serious cork product we can remember seeing was
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