Crafting Timeless Elegance At Isabel Sá Nogueira Interiors

Isabel Sá Nogueira, the visionary behind Isabel Sá Nogueira Interiors (@isabelsanogueira), shares her enthralling journey in the realm of interior design, spotlighting her projects in Lisbon and Porto that encapsulate an essence of timeless elegance, beauty and meticulous attention to detail.

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Crafting Timeless Elegance At Isabel Sá Nogueira Interiors

“In Lisbon, it has been a very interesting job because since the first building, it has been expanding to the immediately adjacent buildings, which made the project quite interesting,” Sá Nogueira explains, referring to the captivating projects of timeless elegance that she’s undertaken.

Expressing the evolution of her work, she recounts, “The Torel Avantgarde is already, if I’m not mistaken, 5 or 6 years old. The one in Lisbon is 10, just completed 10 years since its inception. We have just finished the expansion of the third hotel building because there is still another apartment building where we partnered with Boca do Lobo.” Reflecting on a significant milestone in her career, she recalls, “A very special part is that the Torel, the one in Lisbon, was my first hotel in terms of work, of a project. Until then, I only had residential projects, and Torel Lisbon was my first hotel project.”

Regarding her approach to projects of timeless elegance, Isabel Sá Nogueira stresses her adaptability to each space and building, saying: “In each project, I like to get to know the building, the location and what I want to do with it. And usually, from there, the building itself and what I’m asked to do will tell me what I need to do.”

Detailing the thematic essence of her design for the Torel Avantgarde, she explains, “Essentially, the hotel project would be a theme of Portugal’s queens. Combining both, the space itself, the building, with its architecture, plus the proposed theme, clearly resulted in a more classical decoration.”

Diving into the nuances of her philosophy of design and timeless elegance for hotels, she elaborates, “There are intimate details there that are found in houses and not in hotels. And that’s the difference I tried to make. I think that makes a difference.” Reflecting on specific design elements, Sá Nogueira expresses admiration for intricate details, mentioning, “The mirrors with the gilded frames, which I find beautiful, with one that’s cracked and the other one that’s dented. I find them beautiful and think they have everything to do with the old times.”

In admiration of the craftsmanship and attention to detail, she reflects, “I find everything fascinating. I think they really manage to go into all the details. From woodworking, to brass, to all aspects. And they manage to do extraordinary things.” Isabel Sá Nogueira’s narrative offers a glimpse into her design ethos, combining historical inspiration, timeless elegance and meticulous detail to create spaces that evoke timeless elegance and allure.