Curated by Felipa Almeida
PLATO Évora, 21 June – 13 September 2025
photography by: Filipa Pinto da Silva, André Velez Cruz.
“Moringue Vazio Não Carrega Só Vento” is a group exhibition and editorial project that stems from an open invitation to reflect on ceramics. At its center stands the moringue – a traditional two-spouted vessel once used for drinking and serving water – taken here as a starting point for artistic dialogue.
The show gathers works by twenty-seven artists from different backgrounds and generations, each presenting their own vision of the moringue. Beyond its utilitarian role, the object becomes a vessel of memory: it recalls the gestures of those who made it, the rhythms of agricultural life, and the collective acts of care, sharing, and labor that surround it.
The title, which could be translated as “An empty moringue does not carry only wind,” points to the idea that even without function, the moringue holds meaning. It preserves traces of history, resists erasure, and continues to embody the possibility of continuity and tradition.
The project is accompanied by a publication developed with Maria Manuela Restivo, extending the exhibition into the realm of research and reflection, and connecting it to the private collection that inspired its conception.
Lisbon Design Week is an annual cultural event held in Lisbon. This festival focuses on contemporary design and high-end craftsmanship, celebrating the talent of the local creative community. It takes place every year in May, alongside the ARCO Lisboa art fair.
The mission is to create a unifying event that supports cultural innovation, showcases new and emerging local creative talent, and energizes the city’s spirit and economy by promoting excellence in design.
Founder: Michèle Fajtmann
During Lisbon Design Week, Pareidólia Design presented the new tile panel series “Biophilia”, an invitation to explore the connection between humanity and nature. With a tile panel as the central element and several wall pieces, including a light fixture, the artist’s work reveals the complexity of natural forms reinterpreted through ceramics and tiles.
Each piece invites the viewer to look beyond the surface, diving into a world where the familiar transforms into something new and unexpected—celebrating curiosity and the creative potential of ceramics. It is an exploration of the essence of natural forms and their inner structures.
This connection is expressed through a continuous personal curiosity about the origin of things, a search for the “why” behind their lines, textures, and patterns. Through deconstruction, the work encourages reflection on the natural environment and how we truly perceive it.
This new wall art series is the result of the artist’s careful—almost meditative—contemplation of the world around her.
location: Estúdio Nuba, travessa da boa hora à ajuda 38A
Paris Design Week is an annual intimate fair highlighting a curated array of high-end contemporary collectible craft and design crafted all over the world.
The concept and curation os the Portuguese representation that took part of the Paris Design Week 24 edition was created by the interior designer Margarida Moura Simão, MS Studio Arch, who carefully selected 50 portuguese brands in a sample of what is best made in Portugal in furniture, lighting, ceramics, textiles and art de la table, under Made in Portugal brand.
Curator: Margarida Moura Simão
Location: Galerie Joseph, 16 rue des Minimes, 75003 Paris
Promotor: AICEP (Portuguese Trade & Investment Agency)
LISBON by DESIGN is an annual intimate fair highlighting a curated array of high-end contemporary collectible craft and design crafted in Portugal.
The primary aim is to present exceptional pieces, many of which are specially commissioned for the fair or making their debut appearance, captivating and inspiring collectors, art consultants, interior designers, real estate developers, and a broader audience of aficionados of beautiful objects and design
Founder: Julie de Halleux
Location: Palacete Gomes Freire
Photography & video: Pedro Gomes Almeida, Cláudia Rocha
In the context of the first edition of Lisbon Design Week, a showcase of artistic and collectible design, high craftsmanship, and the intersection of design with the fields of art and creativity, that took place in various Lisbon neighbourhoods, the interior design studio and store dedicated only to Portuguese brands – Santo Infante was part of this event with a house decorated 100% in Portuguese, with some inspired pieces tailored for this space, in one of the most historic neighborhoods in the city of Lisbon, Chiado.
Interior Design: Santo Infante
Location: Lisbon, Rua Garrett 36
Photography: Marta Poppe
Real State: Jll residential and Jll Team Cvilarinho
To celebrate International Color Day, March 21, the Associação Portuguesa da Color (APCor), in partnership with Santo Infante, inaugurated an exhibition “Portugal a Cores” with the aim of exploring color and the various handcraft techniques.
The exhibition took place at Fábrica Features, Benetton store, in Chiado, was divided into five colors, each space having been worked on by different artists and brands, creating unique environments.
Interior Design: Santo Infante
Curatorship and event organization: Associação Portuguesa da Cor, Santo Infante
Location: Lisbon, Rua Garrett 83
Photography: Marta Poppe
Partnership: Fábrica Features Lisboa, Magja Collda
ENTRETANTOS arises from the desire to promote and highlight contemporary Portuguese culture in the context of fashion and design. Valuing sustainability, innovation and cultural diversity.
Pareidólia was invited to participate in this second edition – Interconexões.
Creative director: Gabriel Gama
Executive producer: Victor Hugo Mello
Location: Lisbon, The Studio base
Photography: Enzo Sinai, Catarina Macedo Ferreira
Estúdio Nuba
Tv. da Boa Hora à Ajuda 38A, 1300-277 Lisboa
info@pareidoliadesign.com
