JULY 15- AUG 2ND, 2019. Lisbon, portugal

portuguese basket technology summer camp

 
 

The Summer Camp was an initiative of the Portuguese Ministry of Culture in partnership with the Michelangelo Foundation for Creativity and Craftsmanship and Ricardo Espírito Santo Silva Foundation.

This summer camp was a 3 week intensive workshop taking place at the Popular Art Museum (MAP) in Lisbon, Portugal. Ten Design, architecture and craft students were invited to explore five Portuguese basket weaving methods and co-create a series of new pieces with 5 Portuguese master craftspeople guided by design mentors.

The objective was to push the boundaries of what these techniques can be used for in the twenty first century while addressing the question: How can basket weaving contribute to a sustainable future in co-working and shared living society?

The Summer Camp was held prior to the “Hundreds of Baskets” exhibition on Portuguese Basket technology at the Museu de Arte Popular Lisbon. The Summer Camp outcomes were included in this exhibition. 

 

OUTCOMES

 

ClaReira 

Junça carpet lounging space

Ana Paula Abrunhosa- craftswoman

Mariana Campos- student

Emma Cogné- student

How can basketry create a space within a space? 

Clareira is made from Stipa Gigantea, a natural fiber used in the junça technique, natural from the region of Beselga, Viseu. Clareira was born to create
a space of intimacy as an invitation for lounging in a shared environment. We used the braided technique, called « Ponto » traditionally made by women, to build a dense rug. The three circles merge into one sensual shape to protect and embrace the body. Around this shape the fibers emerge in their raw form, soft borders that allow for sensory experiences. As an hommage to junça, Clareira is designed for one to immerse themselves into a field.

Photo credits: Jenna Duffy

 

Coreto

Junça and Baracejo Coffee table

 

Ana Paula Abrunhosa- craftswoman

Fernando Nelas Pereira- craftsman

Isabel Martins- craftswoman

Alexandra Pambouka- student 

Gonçalo Gama- student 

 

How can basketry product create a more sustainable living by bringing nature into shared living

In the past, basketry was mostly rural areas as a mean of storage or transportation in everyday tasks. Our challenge was to bring this humble material to a new context, adding value and making relevant for the twenty first century urban living.

Coreto is a coffee table that can be easily transformed from 2D to 3D. A flat pack furniture that can be easily put together without screws. It was also designed to fit in a check-in luggage.
Nowadays, many people live as “modern nomads” frequently changing home. The aim behind Coreto was to design an object that responds to the “modern nomads” needs of mobility without compromising on sustainable living.

Photo credits: Jenna Duffy, Alexandra Pambouka, Gonçalo Gama

 

Cruzamentos

Vime Screen 

Fernando Nelas Pereira- craftsman

Francisca Cardoso Patrocínio- student 

Niels Nijman- student

 

How can basketry create different moods through lighting?

Cruzamentos is a piece that grows from Vime of Gonçalo, Guarda, in the plantations of Fernando Nelas Pereira. The piece is composed of movable panels that interlace with one another.

The movement of the piece allows for the creation of more or less privacy. By sliding the panels open and closed, the user can create different densities of transparency. Cruzamentos is a tool to alter atmospheres and space organization

Photo credits: Jenna Duffy

 

Meio 

Vime and Bunho lounging seat 

Manuel Ferreira- craftsman 

Fernando Nelas Pereira- craftsman

Iany Gayo- student 

Weronika Banas- student 

 

How basketry can release tension?

MEIO is a relaxation tool that uses movement to help release tension. A marriage between two techniques and natural materials - Bunho and Vime - bringing playfulness and comfort to our daily lifes.

Photo credits: Jenna Duffy

 

To Caminhos 

Wayfinding, 3 pieces, each in a different material 

Palm, Bunho and Bracejo 

Isabel Martins- craftswoman 

Manuel Ferreira das Neves- craftsman

Vanessa Flórido- craftswoman 

Francesca Miotti- student 

Denise Santos- student 

  

How can basketry help create inclusive way-finding in a cowork space? 

We have focused on the properties and the possibilities of the different traditional tech- niques by putting them in an unusual context and transforming the natural materials into ecological means of communication.

Using textures and shapes achievable with each approach, changing their rhythm and they way they repeat, we have created visual and tactile way-finders, which could be fol- lowed by people with sight disabilities in finding directions and locations within a shared or public space.

Photo credits: Jenna Duffy, Denise Santos

Graphic design Summer Camp: Audrey Schayes

For orders please contact us - info@passaaofuturo.com - and we will put you in touch with the teams.

Pieces for sale by artisans and students.