2023 / Home (household Products) / Kitchen: Tableware / Professional

Art.Made

• Prizes
  Winner in HOME (Household Products)/Kitchen: Tableware
• Company
  Vista Alegre Atlantis SA , Portugal, Portugal
• Lead Designer
  Vista Alegre Design Studio

ART.MADE
The ART.MADE collection, inspired by the six essential concepts identified by Italo Calvino – Lightness, Speed, Accuracy, Visibility, Multiplicity and Consistency -, is the result of entirely manual work, where the unique skill of Vista Alegre artisan-sculptors is put into emphasis. Designed for the fine-dining sector, this collection confuses the art of plating with the act of creation. Each piece was designed and produced carefully by hand and just as an extraordinary dish is experienced in a unique way by those who enjoy it, each piece in the collection is equally unrepeatable.

Bio
Founded in 1824, the Vista Alegre Porcelain Factory was the first industrial unit dedicated to producing porcelain in Portugal.
The factory started by producing glassware and soapstone pottery, since the composition of porcelain clay was still unknown. In 1880, Vista Alegre ceased its glassware production to focus exclusively on porcelain.
Nowadays, Vista Alegre is more than an industrial unit. It is also part of the Portuguese heritage, boasting buildings of undeniable architectural interest, and a repository of social and artistic memories essential to the building of a Portuguese identity.