Portfolio

General Secretariat of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (2009)

Production of bindings with gold decoration

Fundação Calouste Gulbenkian (2009)

Recreation of the Cabinet of Curiosities for the ‘Darwin’ Exhibition

Fundação Oriente (2008)

Gold-leaf gilding of the façade of the Museu do Oriente building

Hotel Tivoli/Av. da Liberdade (2008)

Restoration of the Hall – Gilding of the wall in gold leaf

Commissioned by the Portuguese Government

Production of various pieces of furniture and interior decoration for the embassies of Portugal: in Brazil (S. Clemente Palace, Rio de Janeiro); in Germany (Bonn); in Italy (Rome); in the USA (Washington); in the NATO headquarters (Brussels); in China (Beijing); in Bulgaria (Sofia)

Production of pieces of furniture and interior decoration for the Presidency of the Council of Ministers and various Ministries such as Foreign Affairs and Finance, among others.

Production of pieces of furniture for Belém Palace, the official residence of the President of the Portuguese Republic

Commissioned by the French Government

Production of two Louis XVI-style fauteuil chairs, according to a model by George Jacob, for Queen Marie Antoinette’s ‘boudoir’ at the Palace of Fontainebleau.

Reproduction of an original belonging to the Gulbenkian Museum collection

Production and reproduction of various bindings for the Bibliothèque nationale de France in Paris.

Reconstruction of the library of Madame du Barry in the ‘petits appartements’ in the Palace of Versailles.

Commissioned by other Governments

People’s Republic of Angola: Production of furniture and decoration for the Presidential Palace, in Luanda.

Republic of Guinea-Bissau Production of furniture and decoration for the Government Palace, in Bissau.

Commissioned by the Banca Nacional

Decoration and production of furniture and others pieces for: Caixa Geral de Depósitos, Banco Nacional Ultramarino, Banco Pinto & Sotto Mayor, Banco Fonsecas & Burnay, Crédito Predial Português and Banco Espírito Santo, among others.

Notable private commissions

Hotel Palácio de Seteais: Full decoration and production of all pieces for the main suites and the function room.

Hotel Ritz, Lisbon: Decoration and production of furniture and other decorative objects.

Production of classic furniture for film sets, commissioned by American film studios.

Quinta dos Cónegos, Maia: Decoration and production of furniture, ornaments and wall paintings (after fire).

Office of the Museum of Macao: Reproduction of a Chinese screen (17th-18th c.) belonging to the furniture collection of the National Palace of Queluz

Société Bancaire de Paris: Production of several pieces of furniture.

Companhia de Seguros Fidelidade: Production of several pieces of furniture.

Fábrica de Porcelanas Vista Alegre: Production of moulds for porcelain pieces.

20 boxes for the three limited-edition ‘Pride of Portugal’ clocks, by Franck Muller.