Associative Design ’The Best of Portugal'
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Contacts
http://associativedesign.com/associativedesign@aimmp.pt
Press kit
Associative Design ’The Best of Portugal Press KitCurated mix of contemporary and luxury Portuguese design
As part of Milan Design Week 2018, Associative Design will showcase ‘The Best of Portugal’ in Brera Design District, a key area in Milan for the promotion of design. Originated by the Portuguese Association of Wood and Furniture Industries (AIMMP), Associative Design promotes Portuguese brands and products globally.
Bringing Portuguese flair and creativity to Milan Design Week, the Associative Design showcase will feature an expertly curated mix of contemporary and luxury Portuguese design and innovation, including furniture, lighting and objets d’art. The exhibition incorporates 18 companies with new designs from luxury furniture brand Duquesa e Malvada and a fresh home collection from Granorte, a leading sustainable cork flooring manufacturer. Serip Lighting will display new lighting designs, and recent newcomer OIA will present its Kandinsky side tables.
Items from the AD Challenge ’17 will also be on show. Launched in 2017 by Associative Design, the AD Challenge invited fifteen Portuguese and international designers to submit proposals exploring new and innovative furniture designs.
Activities schedule
| April 17 | |
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| 11:00 — 21:00 | Exhibition - An expertly curated mix of contemporary and luxury Portuguese design and innovation, including furniture, lighting and objets d’art. |
| 11:00 — 18:00 | Press preview - Media Open Day |
| 21:00 — 24:00 | Cocktail party - Late Night Cocktail Receptions with music and the finest Portuguese food and drink, prepared by chef Hélio Loureiro. |
| April 18 | |
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| 11:00 — 21:00 | Exhibition - An expertly curated mix of contemporary and luxury Portuguese design and innovation, including furniture, lighting and objets d’art. |
| 21:00 — 24:00 | Cocktail party - Late Night Cocktail Receptions with music and the finest Portuguese food and drink, prepared by chef Hélio Loureiro. |
| April 19 | |
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| 11:00 — 21:00 | Exhibition - An expertly curated mix of contemporary and luxury Portuguese design and innovation, including furniture, lighting and objets d’art. |
| 21:00 — 24:00 | Cocktail party - Late Night Cocktail Receptions with music and the finest Portuguese food and drink, prepared by chef Hélio Loureiro. |
| April 20 | |
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| 11:00 — 21:00 | Exhibition - An expertly curated mix of contemporary and luxury Portuguese design and innovation, including furniture, lighting and objets d’art. |
| 17:00 — 19:00 | Press preview - The Design Cork Award Awards Ceremony by Granorte with special guests Jasper Morrison, Michael Sodeau, Marco Carini and Carlos Mendonca. |
| 21:00 — 24:00 | Cocktail party - Late Night Cocktail Receptions with music and the finest Portuguese food and drink, prepared by chef Hélio Loureiro. |
| April 21 | |
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| 11:00 — 21:00 | Exhibition - An expertly curated mix of contemporary and luxury Portuguese design and innovation, including furniture, lighting and objets d’art. |
| April 22 | |
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| 11:00 — 21:00 | Exhibition - An expertly curated mix of contemporary and luxury Portuguese design and innovation, including furniture, lighting and objets d’art. |
Exhibitors
& companies
Bancci
Bancci was founded in 2017 adding to the portfolio of companies held by X8 Solution Group, who have been producing high quality furniture for more than 25 years. Based out of Lordelo, in Porto, Portugal, the 100,000sqft manufacturing centre delivers products to various destinations across the world.
&blanc
&blanc is a collection of attractive, small-scale home accessories made with Corian®, expertly demonstrating the material’s creative potential.
Castro Wood Floors
Manufacturing wood floors at family company Castro e Filhos since 1970, Castro Wood Floors are a product of the company’s dedication and commitment to wood and craftsmanship. Products include hardwood flooring, engineered wood flooring and decking. Castro Wood Floors will showcase its Deck floor.
DAAO Concepts
DAAO Concepts (a trademark of DAAO Architecture and Design), is a collection of functional furniture pieces designed by Portuguese designer Danilo Olim. The collection includes the clever wall-like 17 bookshelf and the well made 21 chaise longue, a chair formed of two parts that rotate 360º.
Duquesa & Malvada
Designers Mint, a creative collective of architects and designers, designed a number of items for luxury furniture brand Duquesa & Malvada, reflecting the brand’s commitment to high quality, handmade personal design. Duquesa & Malvada offer designs that reflect a stylish urban lifestyle.
Fagotel
Fagotel is a furniture and interior contract company working in the high-end international hotel sector, with a portfolio incorporating interior design projects and furniture production.
Granorte
Founded in 1972, family business Granorte initially recycled the cork wastage produced by the wine cork stopper manufacturing industry. Dedicated to product research and development, Granorte is now a leading sustainable cork flooring manufacturer.
Green Apple
Green Apple creates and manufactures furnishings and lighting for both the residential and hotel sectors. Marketed as a luxury brand, Green Apple’s designs are made in Portugal and exported worldwide.
Horizon 47
Combining a passion for technology, sound and furniture, Horizon 47 presents a new concept for smart furniture. Its innovative Moon Chair, with a hidden electro-acoustic system, was developed to offer aesthetics, exceptional comfort and a unique surround sound experience.
Johema
Working in collaboration with Portuguese furniture manufacturer Johema, experimental Portuguese designer André Teoman created the rather ingenious Galinha Sideboard for the AD Challenge ’17. The Galinha Sideboard rests on wooden eggs, sports brass chicken feet handles and Kvadrat ‘feathers’.
MBN Tailor
Furniture manufacturer MBN Tailor has grown steadily since the company was founded in 1980. With passion and perfectionism, it produces products for a range of designers and projects.
Muranti
Furniture brand Muranti and manufacturer Craft Dream Productions strive to find harmony in design, colour, materials and manufacturing. With a focus on creating high-end designs using rich materials, those artisans working with Craft Dream Productions treat every piece like a work of art.
OIA
Born in 2017 in Oiã, Portugal, OIA is a modern-day brand whose products are a combination of traditional stone craftsmanship and cutting-edge technology. Designer André Teoman created OIA’s first series of designs, working in conjunction with BARMAT, a Portuguese purveyor of natural stone products.
Serip
That Place
Across its body of work, Portuguese brand That Place tells a story of beauty and passion, exploring the concepts of fluidity, simplicity and functionality in design. Pieces by Lígia Soromenho include the smooth and striking Drop Lamp, and the graceful and irregular Moon Chair.
Viarco
Viarco, a historic Portuguese pencil manufacturer (in the business since 1907), worked with Digitalab to create the Risko drawing desk. This beautiful, clean and modern desk is ideal for drawing, sketching and painting, and incorporates storage areas for paper and varied stationery needs.
Wewood
Established in 2010, Wewood is a Portuguese brand whose expert use of joinery produces superlative solid wood furniture. The exceptional Bridge Desk was designed by Christophe de Sousa for the AD Challenge ’17.
Location
San Marco 4
Piazza San Marco, 4
Milano
