Os Trabalhadores ( The Workers) by Cyril Pedrosa

As well as being a renowned illustrator and animator, Cyril Pedrosa is one of the most talented French cartoonists today, the author of several celebrated graphic novels published since 1998.
In this new piece from the Je Kraak collection, the artist pays a heartfelt tribute to the multiple generations of women and men who work and have worked in the Factory, taking inspiration from photographic archives to draw a simple and tender portrait of those whose gestures, knowledge and experience have moulded the history of this brand, while representing the beauty of the pieces the brand creates.

Bio Founded in 1824, the Vista Alegre Porcelain Factory was the first industrial unit dedicated to producing porcelain in Portugal.
The factory started by producing glassware and soapstone pottery, since the composition of porcelain clay was still unknown. In 1880, Vista Alegre ceased its glassware production to focus exclusively on porcelain.
Nowadays, Vista Alegre is more than an industrial unit. It is also part of the Portuguese heritage, boasting buildings of undeniable architectural interest, and a repository of social and artistic memories essential to the building of a Portuguese identity.