2022 / / Professional

KICK-OFF

• Company
  Vista Alegre , Portugal
• Lead Designer
  Damian O'Sullivan
• Design Team
  Damian O'Sullivan
• Client
  Vista Alegre SA
• Project Link
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Kick-off is an ode to football, the most beloved game in the world. This new collection signed by the prestigious Englishdesigner Damian O'Sullivan revisits the rich sporting history of Vista Alegre a company that has played an essential role in promoting this sport in Portugal combining it with the manufacture of porcelain. Designing technically complex pieces this exclusive collection includes an oversized vide-poche and an unusually shaped coffee cup and mug

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.