Casa Do Design Matosinhos

Casa do Design is a key space for the exhibition, dissemination, archiving and production of design knowledge. It stems from a partnership with the City Hall of Matosinhos.

Exhibition BURILADA-ART-FACTS FOR SURVIVALOriginal Source: Casa do Design

Burilada - artifacts for survival, 2016

Burilada, Casa do Design's inaugural exhibition, had design objects on display that are agents of reconfiguration of the culture heritage in contemporary Portugal. It sought to relate design and its arts and crafts dimension, by recovering artifacts, folklore, practices and identities.

Exhibition ALMANAQUE-PORTUGUESE GRAFIC DESIGN IN MAGAZINESOriginal Source: Casa do Design

Almanaque - Portuguese Graphic Design in Review, 2017

Almanaque presented the history of graphic design, illustration and printing in Portugal. Consisting of magazines from José Bártolo’s collection, Almanaque depicted around 150 years of ideas, aesthetic currents and technological transformations evident in graphic design in Portugal.

Exhibition ORFEU RECORDS (1956-1983)Original Source: Casa do Design

Discos Orfeu (1956-1983) - Images / Words / Sounds, 2017

Discos Orfeu presented the legendary Orfeu record label, created in 1956, in Porto, by Arnaldo Trindade. The first major exhibition dedicated to this record label, it displayed countless record covers and documentary material by some of the greatest Portuguese designers of the 20th century.

Exhibition PORTUGUESE MOTORCYCLEOriginal Source: Casa do Design

Motorbikes of Portugal, 2017-2018

Motorbikes of Portugal provided an overview of the production and use of motorbikes in Portugal, in the 20th century and up to early 21st century, as work and leisure vehicles. The exhibition also aimed to reflect the social and cultural experience surrounding  motorbikes.

Exhibition IMAGINARY PORTUGAL-TOURISM, PROPAGANDA AND POWEROriginal Source: Casa do Design

Imaginary Portugal - Tourism, Propaganda and Power, 2018

A documentary exhibition on the use of graphic design towards the promotion of an 'Imaginary Portugal', an ideal created by the Estado Novo's nationalist propaganda and whose imagery was used in posters, brochures, magazines, books and popular art objects.

Exhibition IMPRIMERE-ART AND PROCESS OVER 250 YEAR OF IMPRENSA NACIONALOriginal Source: Casa do Design

Imprimere, 2018-2019

Imprimere - Art and Process in the 250 years of the National Press: Documentary exhibition that brought together instruments, machinery, technologies and artifacts illustrating the history of print production in Portugal. Imprimere sought to convey a didactic perspective on the graphics, techniques and technologies involved in book production.

Exhibition TÓSSAN-LIFE IS FUNNY BUT I TAKE IT SERIOUSLYOriginal Source: Casa do Design

Tóssan - Life is Funny But I Take it Seriously, 2018-2019

An exhibition gathered the estate of the multifaceted artist, illustrator, comedian and poet António dos Santos, a.k.a. Tóssan, someone who only wanted to discover his own identity. The exhibition displays Tóssan’s drawings, caricatures and documentation reflecting the artist's creative process.

Exhibition SINAL-100 YEARS OF TELECOMMUNICATIONS AND POSTAL SERVICE DESIGN IN PORTUGALOriginal Source: Casa do Design

SIGNAL, 2019

SIGNAL - 100 Years of Design in Portuguese Telecommunications and Mail, showed the evolution of aesthetic trends, technical resources, political and economic changes in Portugal over the last 100 years, revealing the connection between design and the transformations of telecommunications and mail in the country.

Exhibition FRONTIERE-CONTEMPORARY DESIGN EXPRESSIONSOriginal Source: Casa do Design

Frontiere - Contemporary Design Expressions, 2019-2020

Part of the 1st Porto Design Biennale, Frontiere presented stories of designers who sought to react to contemporary difficulties in Italy. A testimony to new dimensions in the approach to design, new creative, entrepreneurial and community dynamics.

Exhibition MANUEL LAPA-FROM LIGHT AND FROM SHADOWSOriginal Source: Casa do Design

Manuel Lapa — Of Light and Shadows, 2020

Retrospective exhibition of the work of Manuel Lapa (Lisbon, 1914-1979), painter and graphic designer who forged his own path among a golden generation of graphic designers who served the Politics of the Spirit of António Ferro and his National Department of Information.

Exhibition MODERN TIMES-PORTUGUESE CERAMICS INDUSTRYOriginal Source: Casa do Design

Modern Times - Portuguese Industrial Ceramics, 2020

An exhibition dedicated to the presence of design in the Portuguese ceramics industry, which sought to highlight the relationships between Portuguese ceramic production and the international scene, in the aftermath of the artistic avant-garde of the early 20th century, focusing on the inter-war period.  

Exhibition TOM-EVERY POSSIBLE DRAWINGOriginal Source: Casa do Design

TOM — all possible design, 2021

Exhibition of the work of Thomaz de Mello, Tom, whose activity as an illustrator and designer developed from the 1920s until his death in 1990. The exhibition showcased original illustrations, publications, ethnographic figures, graphic and photographic material and other elements of Tom's work.

Exhibition MUSEUM OF THE VIBRANT MATTEROriginal Source: Casa do Design

Museum of Living Matter, 2021

The main exhibition of Porto Design Biennale 21 revealed material practices and built an archive of living matter together with designers, local experts and citizens, seeking to encourage the construction of new practices and relationships for the future.

Exhibition D-THE COLLECTION ON DISPLAYOriginal Source: Casa do Design

D - Collection on Exhibition, 2021-2022

Starting with the monographs of the D Collection, dedicated to Portuguese designers and published by the National Press, the exhibition explored the potential of these books to function as an archive through which historical interpretations and critical readings of Portuguese design can be established.

Exhibition UNIVERSO OLIVETTI:COMMUNITY AS CONCRETE UTOPIAOriginal Source: Casa do Design

Olivetti Universe: Community as Concrete Utopia, 2021-22

A showcase of the design and technology, community and territory envisioned by Adriano Olivetti between the 1930s and 1960s in Ivrea, Italy. The iconic typewriters set the tone for a visionary landscape, at the forefront of global design and industry.

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CASA DO DESIGN

General Coordination: Bárbara Araújo and Diogo Vilar
 
City Council of Matosinhos
Mayor: Luísa Salgueiro
Councillor for Culture: Fernando Rocha
Project Coordination: Clarisse Castro, Maria José Rodrigues and Maria José Mesquita
 
ESAD-IDEA, Research in Design and Art
Curatorship, Design, Editorial Coordination, Production, Web, Communication

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