Multidisciplinaire Design Magazine Curating Narratives and Impactful Ideas
Multidisciplinaire Design Magazine Curating Narratives and Impactful Ideas
Lisbon isn’t just about tiled facades, pastel de nata, and endless sunlight anymore. It’s also becoming a hot spot for collectible design. And one of the best proof of that is The Collector’s Residence by @luso.collective in collaboration with @themodernspaces.
This project isn’t your typical design exhibition. It’s a fresh, immersive space that flips the script on how Portugal showcases its creative edge. While the country has long been celebrated for handcrafted furniture traditions, this initiative steps into a whole new dimension: where design becomes art, and every piece tells its own story.
Featuring 11 designers, among locals and residents, the exhibition isn’t just a lineup of objects. It’s an intentional journey. The layout was carefully curated to balance usability with contemplation, giving visitors room to pause, reflect, and experience.
Empty zones weren’t left by accident. They’re a statement. Each blank space allows the showcased works to breathe, offering every object the spotlight it deserves. Here, function and artistry don’t just coexist, they amplify each other.
Photo Credits
Askew Cabinet by Further Ther
Assento Stool by Macheia
Pony Sawhorse by Miguel Saboya
Alex Kuznetsov Art
What really makes The Collector’s Residence so exciting is the way it forces you to rethink materials. Every showcased work sparks new interpretations of how textures, surfaces, and finishes affect not only the shape of design but also our emotional connection to objects.
It’s that moment when a chair isn’t just a chair, but a narrative. Or when a lamp transforms into a sculpture. This dialogue between perception and matter is what elevates the project. It’s contemporary design with soul.
The Collector’s Residence is about authenticity. It’s not about trends or fleeting aesthetics, it’s about curated storytelling. Every detail, from the intentional layouts to the raw dialogue between art and function, feels fresh, modern, and unapologetically Lisbon.
And let’s be real: in a time when everything feels mass-produced, The Collector’s Residence is a reminder that design can still feel personal, original, and deeply human.
This iniciative was though for you don’t just look at objects, but experience them.
It’s where function meets emotion, and where Lisbon proves that the future of design is already happening here.
Photos by @koolests
Credits
T-02 Table by Paul Boucher
Askew Chair by Further Ther
Unite Seven-Four-Six by Alex Kuznetsov
