Designer: Rui Alves|Craftsman: Abel Alves
Typology: stool (mestre) & coffee table (mestra)
Materials: Portuguese Minho Chestnut Tree Wood
Techniques: hand-worked wood
Dimensions: stool: 300x300x500 mm | coffee table: 300x500x750 mm

Designer: Luís Nascimento
Craftsman: Martinha
Typology: wall clock
Materials: canvas, embroidery frame & clock mechanism
Techniques: cross sticht
Dimensions: 510∅ mm

Designer: Rui Pereira
Craftsman: Francisco Tadeu, Joaquim Dias
Typology: coat hanger
Materials: wrought iron, wood & cobalt chloride coating
Techniques: forging iron & wood making
Dimensions: 510x600x1900 mm

Designer: Sara Lamúrias
Craftsman: Vasco Luz
Typology: multiple container
Materials: wood and leather
Techniques: hand-worked wood
Dimensions: 400∅x180 mm

Designer: Sara Lamúrias
Craftsman: Vasco Luz
Typology: multiple container
Materials: wood and leather
Techniques: hand-worked wood
Dimensions: 400∅x180 mm

Designer: Giuseppe Greco
Craftsman: The Wallprinters
Typology: ruler
Materials: portuguese pine wood
Techniques: wallprint
Dimensions: 100x50x30 mm

Designer: Rui Alves|Craftsman: Abel Alves
Typology: stool (mestre) & coffee table (mestra)
Materials: Portuguese Minho Chestnut Tree Wood
Techniques: hand-worked wood
Dimensions: stool: 300x300x500 mm | coffee table: 300x500x750 mm

Designer: Rui Alves|Craftsman: Abel Alves
Typology: stool (mestre) & coffee table (mestra)
Materials: Portuguese Minho Chestnut Tree Wood
Techniques: hand-worked wood
Dimensions: stool: 300x300x500 mm | coffee table: 300x500x750 mm

Designer: Luís Nascimento
Craftsman: Martinha
Typology: wall clock
Materials: canvas, embroidery frame & clock mechanism
Techniques: cross sticht
Dimensions: 510∅ mm

Designer: Luís Nascimento
Craftsman: Martinha
Typology: wall clock
Materials: canvas, embroidery frame & clock mechanism
Techniques: cross sticht
Dimensions: 510∅ mm

Designer: Rui Pereira
Craftsman: Francisco Tadeu, Joaquim Dias
Typology: coat hanger
Materials: wrought iron, wood & cobalt chloride coating
Techniques: forging iron & wood making
Dimensions: 510x600x1900 mm

Designer: Rui Pereira
Craftsman: Francisco Tadeu, Joaquim Dias
Typology: coat hanger
Materials: wrought iron, wood & cobalt chloride coating
Techniques: forging iron & wood making
Dimensions: 510x600x1900 mm

Designer: Sara Lamúrias
Craftsman: Vasco Luz
Typology: multiple container
Materials: wood and leather
Techniques: hand-worked wood
Dimensions: 400∅x180 mm

Designer: Giuseppe Greco
Craftsman: The Wallprinters
Typology: ruler
Materials: portuguese pine wood
Techniques: wallprint
Dimensions: 100x50x30 mm

Designer: Giuseppe Greco
Craftsman: The Wallprinters
Typology: ruler
Materials: portuguese pine wood
Techniques: wallprint
Dimensions: 100x50x30 mm

Design à mão

“Design à mão” (Design by Hand) is an online platform developed by Rita Botelho for her Master thesis in ECAL that works as a meeting point between Portuguese craftsmen and designers all over the world who want to work together. They can both submit projects that are a result of that sort of collaboration or just submit their individual work in case they want to collaborate in the future. The main goals of this platform are to make the contact between craftsmen and designers easier, to join different generations and motivate the creation of opportunities to exchange different techniques and work approaches in innovative projects that revitalise Portuguese crafts. If you have doubts, suggestions or anything we should know, feel free to contact us at info@designamao.com or filling the form below. Also, you can subscribe to our newsletter to receive the latest information about new projects.

Rui Alves » Abel Alves
Luis Nascimento » Martinha
Rui Pereira » Francisco Tadeu + Joaquim Dias
Sara Lamúrias » Vasco Luz
Giuseppe Greco » The Wallprinters