This year’s Lisbon by Design features pieces, craftworks and collaborative made in exclusively for the design fair, which is hosted in the city’s Gomes Freire Palace.
Now in its fourth edition, the annual event showcases , and decorative objects as solo and collaborative installations in a series of rooms.
founder Julie de Halleux explained that the 24 exhibitors created exclusive pieces for the show, which is open to the public from 23 to 26 May, and some worked together to exhibit complementary works side by side in the same room.
“Everything is made in Portugal, and, moreover, everything has been created unique and specifically for the fair and their allocated space,” De Halleux told Dezeen.
“Focused on contemporary interpretations of Portuguese heritage, as well as the deep-rooted connection to tradition and nature, visitors can expect to immerse in an assorted collection of techniques and perspectives.”
Designer , who hails from Brittany but now resides in Portugal, created a range of furniture and lighting with graphic shapes made from ceramic.
His designs included a coffee table with a pyramid-shaped base and circle wooden tabletop, side tables covered in spikes and a ceiling lamp with long ceramic strands draped and hung over a frame.
“The light shade is made of porcelain normally used for vases, but I decided to make hand-rolled snakes, and they’re not fixed so they move in the air,” Louis told Dezeen.
For her Portugal-based design studio , Brazilian artist Bhya Sugai created a blue and terracotta-coloured concrete table with complementary linen textiles, which were exhibited alongside stoneware by Portuguese studio .
Sharing similar terracotta hues, the pieces by Pareidólia included sculptural tables and lamps with geometric forms.
“I’m from Brasilia and have a relationship with concrete – it feels like home when I work with concrete,” Sugai told Dezeen. “But the terracotta colour is related to Pareidólia’s ceramics from Portugal.”
Another collaboration formed for the design fair was furniture and tableware crafted by Portuguese design studio and Portuguese artist .
Apewood used driftwood to create a dining table and a shelving unit, which was pinned together with chicken bones. This was intended to complement Lobo’s organically shaped metal cutlery and monolithic iron chairs.
In one of the Gomes Freire Palace rooms was a curated space by Porto-based design company , which included collectible pieces from different studios.
Alongside wooden furniture pieces was a hanging cone pendant light designed by Danish studio and wall lights made from Portuguese marble and ash wood, designed by Origin Made co-founder .
Hand-tufted wall tapestries designed in 1971 by Portuguese architect and designer Daciano da Costa were displayed by the main staircase.
Named Penta, the design was reproduced by for Lisbon by Design.
Celebrating its 175th anniversary, Sintra-based tile manufacturer showcased two of its artist residencies – tiled panels with a hand-blotted design by with ceramic pots by .
Portuguese ceramic artist , who usually creates monster-like figures in bright colours, aimed to merge artistic identities with textile sculptor by creating an all-black design informed by Pratas’ dark woven wall hangings.
Also featured at Lisbon by Design were light shades that were hand crocheted by Portuguese textile artist from unwanted woolstock, as well as a series of wood, metal and glass furniture by Lisbon-based , and .
Elsewhere in the exhibition were sculptures by Belgian ceramist , textiles and furniture by Serra da Estrela-based wool manufacturer , painted textile wall panels by design duo , and furniture and textiles by Portuguese lifestyle brand with Lisbon-based designer .
More pieces by Portuguese designers included a wool installation by , tapestries by , sculptures by , decorative ceramics by , and ceramic wall lights by .
Other recent design fairs that have taken place include , which included , and in London, where architect made from a polystyrene-based imitation stone.
The photography is by Claudia Rocha unless stated.
Lisbon by Design takes place from 22 to 26 May at Gomes Freire Palace, Rua Gomes Freire 98, Lisbon, Portugal. See for an up-to-date list of architecture and design events taking place around the world.