The first Casa Loewe has already opened in Portugal
AN Loewe has just landed at number 207 Avenida da Liberdade, the most luxurious avenue in the Portuguese capital., in a space measuring 400 square meters (m2), where there is no lack of ready-to-wear, leather goods, jewelry and women’s accessories. men.
The exterior, with its original facade and stone windows, has been fully restored and features a 75 m2 terrace. Led by creative director Jonathan Anderson, the Lisbon store’s ‘design’ concept incorporates Loewe elements, while paying homage to the Portuguese city. Materials such as brass and concrete create a strong contrast with the central pillars, covered with ceramic tiles by Viúva Lamego, a small Portuguese company founded in 1849.
Throughout the interior of the store there are contemporary furnishings, including handcrafted Abaca fiber rugs, such as iconic Utrecht armchairs and Steltman chairs by Gerrit Thomas Rietveld, and the Floating Stone table by Axel Vervoordt. Characteristic Loewe glass podiums filled with everyday objects are also incorporated throughout the space.
As art has always been a central topic for the brand, Casa Loewe exhibits a selection of works by international artists, including Forest (2019), an acrylic sculpture on papier-maché by Brazilian artist Erika Verzutti, whose practice often combines objects everyday, like fruits and vegetables, with ceremonial forms.
Also on display are two works by the finalists of the Loewe Foundation Craft Prize 2019: a piece from the sculpture series Dichotomy (2019), by British artist Harry Morgan, which produces a special mention, and Collection of Contained Boxes (2018), a composition of three pieces by British artist Andrea Walsh. These pieces share space with Bowl (2014), a ceramic work by Japanese artist Takuro Kawata, and a series of oak vases carved by Jim Partridge and Liz Walmsley.
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