Boca do Lobo was recently featured in renowned magazine Finantial Times. Read below some excerpts of the article that also featured some of our partner brands.

 

The chic contemporary furniture and lighting emerging from small, high-end Portuguese design brands has been an insider secret in the design industry for a year or so. Now a number of these creative young companies are surfacing from under the radar – not least because they’ve found a splendid new showcase within Harrods’s revitalised and much-expanded third-floor furniture department.

What unites these brands is a commitment to re-imagining traditional shapes, materials and techniques. And the results are refreshing, glamorous and just a bit quirky. Take the Heritage sideboard by Boca do Lobo. This eye-catcher (£17,959, first picture) resembles a row of irregularly sized books. Its façade is clad in hand-painted ceramic tiles featuring historic Portuguese buildings, while the interior is lined with gold leaf. Both this engaging piece pushes contemporary furniture design in intriguing new directions.

Further standout pieces in the new Harrods Is Home campaign include Koket’s glamorous Divine cabinet (£17,649), while Delightfull’s Amy table lamp (£1,149, fourth picture) offers a new twist on a furniture staple. This tribute to the late British singer-songwriter Amy Winehouse has a shapely black aluminium shade that references her beehive hairstyle and a brass base resembling a microphone stand.

“There’s a lot of talent and creativity emerging around the Porto area, with young Portuguese brands bringing a modern twist to classic designs,” says Annalise Quest, Harrods’s director of home. “These pieces are designed to make a statement; some are almost like artworks. And as people increasingly look for provenance, craftsmanship and a backstory when buying furniture, we think they will be very excited by these designs.”