Artists' Studios

João has over a decade of experience, and his work is defined by crafting impactful brand identities and typefaces. Blending creative thinking with strategic insight, he is driven by the art of building compelling visual narratives while also engineering systems that teams can confidently use long after his contribution. His approach is grounded in a commitment to tailored design solutions and collaborative processes shaped for each partner he works with. One of his ongoing priorities is ensuring that the freelancer–agency or designer–client dynamic becomes not only stress‑free but genuinely enriching—a space where creativity thrives.

Luísa (1998, Brasília) is a textile artist and PhD student in Arts at the University of Beira Interior (UBI). Her practice has its origins in the sewing and collage techniques she explored in childhood, now revisited in abstract works that combine ancestral and contemporary references in an experimental and interdisciplinary approach. She began her artistic journey with embroidered illustration in Milan (2018-2019), later expanding her practice to encompass a wide range of textile processes. Since 2022, she has participated in exhibitions and residencies, deepening her involvement with wool and exploring its potential as a material and metaphor.

Lia is originally from Faro and continues to live there, with artistic training and a path connected to the arts from an early age. However, it was in 2018, during her third period living abroad in France, that she discovered collage — born from being far from her usual materials and from the need to reinvent her practice. Her work weaves together surrealism and the absurd, creating layered visual narratives that invite calm attention, pause, and contemplation. Breaking away from the fleeting logic of contemporary daily life, her practice proposes a slower, more critical and sensitive gaze, where art becomes a space for questioning — capable of moving, transforming, and touching without asking for much permission.

Marisa (1997, Loulé) is a visual artist. She has been drawn to drawing and painting since an early age, but it was in 2023 that she began studying classical oil painting techniques at Atelier Daniel Africano in Porto. Since then, she has continued her artistic practice in figurative painting, with a particular focus on the human figure. While living in Porto in 2025, she began painting tiles professionally and developed a deep appreciation for the craft. Her decorative and utilitarian pieces are inspired by the colours and imagery of traditional Portuguese tilework, which dates back several centuries. In addition to painting, she explores other techniques including drawing, engraving, screen printing, and cyanotype. She has participated in several group exhibitions since 2021.

CASULUM is a photography studio open to all ages, focused on emotions and with respect for authenticity, in a minimal and timeless approach.

Inês Gonçalves and Morgan Bastos are independent designers working across creative direction, branding, and visual identity. Together, they co-founded ONE ANOTHER, a collaborative creative practice shaped through shared projects and collective processes alongside other creatives.

Rui (1976, Faro) is an architect and the founder of AAP | TAEP – Associated Architects Partnership (2011), an architectural practice operating from Portugal and Kuwait, with regular work in Bahrain, Qatar, and Dubai. His practice spans different scales and programs, with a particular focus on housing, public facilities, and urban planning, and has been featured in specialised publications and exhibitions.

In parallel with architecture, he develops work in the artistic field. He is a resident artist at LAC – Creative Activities Laboratory (Lagos) and collaborates with Ricardo Cruzes on the project Cruzes + Vargas = 3, presented in exhibitions such as A Soma das Partes (LAC, Lagos), Construções na Areia (Galeria Gama Rama, Faro), Quase Obra (Galeria Trem – Manuel Baptista, Faro), and Cidade Indómita (A Sede, Porto).

Tom (1981, London), is a London born painter. His creations are an experiment into release, expressions of freedom in an altogether constrained world. Tom’s work delves into that of the human psyche, with a fascination in the cycle of birth, life, growth and death. Tom now lives between London and Portugal.

Sara is the founder of Uraeus Studio. The project began in 2020, when she deepened her interest in the world of tattoos. She decided to create a space that brought together art, informality, and an environment where every idea is heard and recreated with the utmost detail.

Uraeus Studio is designed for people who appreciate art, good music, and an intimate, casual, relaxed atmosphere. The studio operates behind closed doors to ensure privacy and full attention to each project, offering a setting shaped for those who value creative intimacy and thoughtful artistic collaboration.

Zuzanna is a multidisciplinary communication designer. Her path is defined by the fusion of different fields: with a background in Linguistics and Design, experience in advertising, and an early passion for Art, she has developed a unique approach to visual creation. Her professional experience has been strengthened through on‑site roles in Poland, Portugal, and Spain. She also dedicates part of her creative practice to crafting one‑of‑a‑kind bags, each piece conceived as the tangible result of conceptual thought and inspired by the strangely poetic, impossibly possible moments of everyday life. Handmade après des heures by a communication designer who treats time as a material in itself, every bag is a singular Edition 1/1 object, carrying the quiet luxury of unhurried creation.