Banema, one of the most important Portuguese companies in wood products and derivatives, opened its first concept store, Banema Studio, in Lisbon in September 2020.
Located in Campo de Ourique, one of Lisbon’s most vibrant and emblematic neighborhoods. This venue also includes Banema Lab, an ideas laboratory that focuses on the origins of the brand founded in 1964.
Banema Studio presents design excellence through objects that combine formal balance with the finest materials in a contemporary and sophisticated ambiance that also manages to be inviting. This timeless selection of beautiful pieces can transform spaces and produce unique sensations. Banema Studio is a singular project in which the selection of each brand – some presented for the first time in Portugal – object, book, aroma, fabric, and artwork requires detailed curatorship and research. It involves a vision and awareness that constantly tracks new trends and the best products made in Portugal and around the world in the areas of accessories, art, design, fragrances, lighting, lifestyle, and furniture.
For Lisbon Design Week, Banema Studio has developed a creative project by inviting woodmaker Miguel Saboya to install a pop up carpentry workshop in the venue.
The public will be able to watch the maker Miguel Saboya creating a piece and by the end of the week, the piece will be on display at the shop.
Miguel Saboya is a Lisbon-based, Brazilian designer employing traditional techniques of woodwork and joinery to produce contemporary pieces of furniture. He was first introduced to woodworking in Portugal’s prestigious Ricardo Espirito Santo Foundation. There, he started to uncover the country’s rich tradition in craftsmanship incorporating this heritage, as well as influences from his native Brazil, into his work.
Miguel Saboya was part of LDW first edition.
Photos courtesy of Banema Studio