Clareira
2019
Collaboration with Nani Campos & Ana Paula Abrunosa
Partnerships
Museu del Arte popular
Michelangelo Foundation
Passao Futuro
Portugese ministry of culture
«Clareira» is a rug that was created in the Museum of Popular Art in Lisbon. It is the result of a collaboration between two designers and a Portuguese weaving craftswoman. It is made of reed, the «Stipa Gigantea», a natural fiber from the Beselga area located in the northeast of Portugal. «Clareira» creates a space of intimacy, as an invitation to relax in the context of a shared environment. Its name, «clearing», refers to the idea of openness and light. We used a braiding technique, called «Ponto», traditionally made by women, to weave a dense and solid weft. The three circles merge into a sensual shape that protects and embraces the body. Around this shape, the fibers emerge in their raw form. They draw soft and sensory borders while creating a personal proximity with the user.
photography by Jenna Duffy
Clareira2019
Collaboration with Nani Campos & Ana Paula Abrunosa
Partnerships
Museu del Arte popular
Michelangelo Foundation
Passao Futuro
Portugese ministry of culture
«Clareira» is a rug that was created in the Museum of Popular
Art in Lisbon. It is the result of a collaboration between two
designers and a Portuguese weaving craftswoman. It is made
of reed, the «Stipa Gigantea», a natural fiber from the Beselga
area located in the northeast of Portugal. «Clareira» creates a
space of intimacy, as an invitation to relax in the context of a
shared environment. Its name, «clearing», refers to the idea of
openness and light. We used a braiding technique, called «Ponto», traditionally made by women, to weave a dense and solid
weft. The three circles merge into a sensual shape that protects
and embraces the body. Around this shape, the fibers emerge
in their raw form. They draw soft and sensory borders while
creating a personal proximity with the user.
photography by Jenna Duffy
