Claudia Moreira Salles
High-tech design and high-quality workmanship, perfect marble, fine woods and legendary Portuguese corks form the essence of the Swiss premiere on the eve of Art Basel / Design Miami 2018. The Mise-En-Scène of the 40 square meter Zürich salon is arranged with works such as Alpinina by Jasper Morrison; Hipódromo, Eclipse 02 and Secção by Miguel Vieira Baptista; Large Vessel and Tall Vessel by Michael Anastassiades; Cork Kit by Amanda Levete; Cork Bench by Naoto Fukasawa; Bísaro, Pata Negra and Vase with Roots by Fernando Brízio and many more … A treat for true collectors and design lovers. The Bowl Compass and Mancebo by Claudia Moreira Salles were also presented at the BNW Salon in Zürich.
BOWL COMPASS
A stone disc with a decreasing thickness from the edge to the centre is divided by a wooden blade. A bowl. The division of the circle into two recipient spaces serves to separate nuts from their shells or two types of appetizers. The wooden triangle accentuates the slope of the stone. The two materials create a contrast of colour and texture – the Portuguese stone Semi-rijo do Arrimal and the Brazilian Jacarandá wood. The small scale of the piece allows for the use of production leftovers of both materials. The shape is reminiscent of a compass or a simple exercise of geometry where the diameter of a circle is drawn.
- Type Bowl
- Date 2017
- Dimensions Ø 300 x 20 mm
- Weight 1.82 kg
- Material Semi-rijo do Arrimal Limestone, Jacarandá Wood | Semi-rijo do Arrimal Limestone, Ipê-roxo Wood
- Edition Limited 8+3
Made in Portugal using Portuguese stone and Brazilian wood. Also available in Ipê-Roxo Wood (by order)
Prototype developed for the First Stone programme, for Assimagra.
100% recyclable.
MANCEBO
Mancebos (coat racks) are pieces destined to remain hidden by coats, purses and other paraphernalia. When exposed, they function as sculptures waiting to be covered. The Mancebo Angras seeks to distance itself from the more common form of this type of object, which is usually made up of vertical rods, supported by a tripod with protruding arms or hooks. This piece stands out because of its material and shape. Marble slabs with indented edges that function as hooks are placed at 90-degree angles. The weight of the stone provides the necessary stability. The white marble offers greater resistance and the lack of contrasting veins creates a harmonious relationship between the surface and the shape.
- Type Coat Rack
- Date 2017
- Dimensions 250 x 250 x 1600 mm
- Weight 35.49 kg
- Material Branco Vigária Marble
- Edition Limited (16+3)
Made in Portugal using Portuguese stone.
Prototype developed for the First Stone programme, for Assimagra.
100% recyclable.
This exhibition presents pieces that were mainly created through projects commissioned by experimentadesign: pieces integrating the latest “First Stone” programme (2016 – 2017), the “Metamorphosis” project presented at the EXD’13 Biennale or even the project “Efeito D” for the EXD’09 Biennale. The exhibition integrates also pieces of independent projects created by designers constituting the pool of Lisbon Gallery Design & Architecture.
Working with some of the most relevant Portuguese and international protagonists within the field of design and architecture, Lisbon Gallery presents pieces that manifest a strong component of research and innovation. Most of the selected works were produced in Portugal, or turned out as a result of exploring other industries. All the pieces are commercialized in limited series or standard editions.New forms of working with materials were born during the design process of these pieces, creating new logics and representations. The preference over natural and organic materials or with a certain weight and history, projects in itself an identifying characteristic of the Lisbon Gallery: its investment in the area of sustainability.
Having its pieces travelling once more to international territory, the Lisbon Gallery gets a step closer to the international approach it has been claiming, as a way to disseminate its content and to promote the design mostly made in Portugal.
