FURO
FURO
Fernando Brízio, PRT, 2010
Cork. Granulated cork. Finely grounded and pressed into blocks using synthetic resin. Or cut into shapes, for bowls or stools. Round, angular. Thin, thick. Adapted to each idea.
handle, Stool, 2008
Wood covered with 100% New Zealand wool, red
H 45 x W 30 x D 30 cm
Gift: Fernando Brízio/ TemaHome, Portugal
Limited edition
ABOUT THE DESIGNER
Fernando Brízio
Born in Angola, Fernando Brízio holds a degree in design from the Faculty of Fine Arts in Lisbon, the city where he lives and works. His work, sometimes developed without being commissioned, has challenged disciplinary boundaries. He has developed objects produced industrially as well as limited series, along with exhibitions, set-design and interior spaces for companies and organizations such as Droog (The Netherlands), Experimentadesign (Portugal), Cor Unum (The
Netherlands), Nike (Portugal), Authentics (Germany), Fábrica Rafael Bordallo Pinheiro (Portugal), ModaLisboa (Portugal), Il Coccio (Italy), Established & Sons (United Kingdom), Serralves Museum of Contemporary Art (Portugal), Cristina Guerra Contemporary Art (Portugal) and Galerie kreo (France).
He is a professor and the coordinator of the product design master’s programme at ESAD–Escola Superior de Artes e Design Caldas da Rainha, Portugal, and has been a visiting professor at ECAL–École cantonale d’art de Lausanne, Switzerland, and the Karlsruhe University of Arts and Design, Germany. He has participated in numerous conferences and juries in Portugal and abroad. His work is exhibited and published internationally, forming part of the permanent collection at the Museum of Design and Fashion in Lisbon, and of the Indianapolis Museum of Art, USA, as well as various private collections.
Fernando Brízio *1968
Studies: Product Design at the Faculty of Fine Arts in Lisbon (1996)
Philosophy: Fernando Brízio's consistent and finely crafted body of work hinges on a challenging relationship between object and user and the creation of designs that invite different readings and appropriations.
Cooperations: Droog, Schréder, Torino World Design Capital, experimentadesign, Lisbon City Council, Il Coccio, Cor Unum, Fábrica Rafael Bordalo Pinheiro, Galerie Kreo, choreographer Rui Horta
Exhibitions: MUDE – Museu do Design e da Moda, Lisboa, IMA – Indianapolis Museum of Art among others
Status: Freelance Designer
Lives/works: Lisbon
Contact: www.fernandobrizio.com