Two women reinventing Portuguese heritage in luxury pieces
Rescue of national references and the embroidery of Viana do Castelo. Fernanda Lamelas and Marta Champalimaud set to work. One in silk scarves, the other in linen dresses
On Rua da Betesga the luxury revolution begins in Lisbon
A pop-up window by Fernanda Lamelas was installed in the window of Ourivesaria Portugal, on the smallest street in Lisbon. The silk scarf is sought after among an amalgamation of white objects, in an installation by Dino Alves.
The obvious is no longer obvious when a piece surprises in versatility, giving a new dynamic to the silhouette. Fluid and easy to handle, the scarf captures all styles and promises to be talked about.
(…) examples whose architectural details are transposed into life-size watercolors, digitally worked, printed on silk by a specialized team, with the confection and finishing work carried out by artisans in Guimarães, in the north of Portugal.
A romantic at heart, Fernanda Lamelas has made it her missionto capture eternal moments, inspired by the beauty and heritage of Portugal and sorrounding world.
What do the stores of the Gulbenkian foundations, in Lisbon, or Serralves, in Porto, have in common; the Pena Palace, in Sintra; the Hotel Valverde or the Cervejaria Ramiro, in Lisbon? All have silk scarves for sale with the signature of Fernanda Lamelas.
Fernanda Lamelas, architect and urban sketcher, had the drawings she made around cities “stuck” in notebooks. Until the day he turned them into limited-edition silk scarves
Let yourself be discovered by the sublime silk scarves by the artist Fernanda Lamelas, who combines her training in Fine Arts to transform the beauty of filigree into the art of well-dressing.
We spoke with the architect and artist about her latest entrepreneurial adventure, Fernanda Lamelas Arts, a brand in which she creates luxury accessories, with motifs designed by herself.
The scarves are from the Fernanda Lamelas collection, all inspired by places in our Portugal. The designs are made by Fernanda herself, the scarves are in silk and made in Portugal