Menina Colina: The New Porto Guesthouse ♦ More than three decades passed without the doors of the 17th Street of Dr Alberto Aires de Gouveia Street, now called Girl Hill, open. During these years, they hid a story that dates back to the mid-nineteenth century, when José Joaquim Correia, the first owner of this house, […]
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The Amazing Craftsmanship of Cross-Stitch Street Art in Portugal
The Amazing Craftsmanship of Cross-Stitch Street Art in Portugal ♦ Ana Martins is a Lisbon-born artist and designer who goes by the name of aheneah. This artist explores the combination of digital and analogue processes to create her one-of-a-kind works, which include cross-stitch street art. With a background in graphic design and influences from her […]
Maison et Objet Talks: Portugal, Eldorado Archi, Design, Craft?
Maison et Objet talks programme has been quite inspiring this year, where topics from French identity to Chinese and Portuguese design have been discussed. Secrets from Portugal had the pleasure to be live at the last Maison et Objet talks, “Portugal, Eldorado archi, design, craft?”, a conference destinated to discuss why Portugal has played such an […]