Passa Ao Futuro presents Sam Baron x Toino Abel

From May 28 til June 1, during Lisbon Design Week, Passa Ao Futuro presents at Depozito the new collection of Toino Abel designed by Sam Baron.

May 28, at DEPOZITO 5h30pm - 7pm: Opening and meeting with the creatives.

Born from a collaborative residency organised and facilitated by Passa Ao Futuro to reimagine soft rush basketry. What began as a homeware collection evolved into a fresh take on the basket itself, blending function, beauty and the timeless rhythm of handmade craft.

A Vida Portuguesa at Pratt Institute

At the invitation of the Pratt Institute and as part of the presence at the MoMA Design Store, Nuno Coelho, Jorge Colombo and our founder, Catarina Portas, will present three lectures on art and design in Portugal on March 7th, in the Alumni Reading room of the Pratt Institute.

New edition of the book "Genuine and Touching Products of Portuguese Creation"

Launched in January 2025, the new edition of the book "Genuine and Touching Products of Portuguese Creation", published in Portuguese and English, tells the story of around 40 products and brands represented by A Vida Portuguesa and illustrated by Jorge Colombo.

A Vida Portuguesa at MoMA Design Store

A Vida Portuguesa makes its U.S. debut in the year of its 18th anniversary, though an exclusive Pop-Up MoMA Design Store in New York City — at their Soho and Midtown locations and online — opening January 8th through March 10th.

A Vida Portuguesa launches the reissue of the famous "TOM Dolls"

After many years of research and work, A Vida Portuguesa proudly presents a meticulous reissue of the famous "TOM Dolls".

Having acquired the rights from the heirs, we received the artist's Thomaz de Mello (1906 - 1990) files containing the technical drawings, manufacturing and painting, and many beechwood figures, more or less finished but still to be painted. Finding a carpenter, a former collaborator of the artist, to complete them and recruiting a range of talented painters, the new "TOM Dolls" are a faithful recreation of the figures of the period, with a modern style, true pieces of retro design but with grace and originality that are always up to date.

A collection of twenty-five figures that perpetuate costumes and crafts that today survive only in the universe of the country's folklore and ethnography, calling for a new look at a surprising discovery. All the dolls are numbered and signed, making each figure a unique object.

From Anchieta to Rua Nova do Almada, but still in Chiado!

We're staying in our beloved Chiado neighborhood, in Lisbon, but we've moved from Rua Anchieta to Rua Nova do Almada nº 72.