ReCreate
ReCreate - Craft & Design Studio
Lisbon, Lisbon, Portugal · Bombarral, Portugal
2450-549 Azambujeira dos Carros
ReCreate is a Lisbon-based craft & design studio creating distinctive bags, wallets and everyday objects from existing materials. Advertising banners, technical textiles and other recovered resources become functional pieces, each individually composed and numbered. The studio also develops design projects and limited series for brands and cultural institutions.
- Materials/Resources
- Materials/Resources:
- Methods/Processes
- Methods/Processes:
- Sourcing model
- Sourcing model:
- Services Offered
- Languages
- Languages:
- Portuguese
- English
- Scale
- 2–5 people
About the practice
At ReCreate, the starting point is rarely a blank sheet. It may be a section of an advertising banner, an end-of-life uniform or a technical fabric with colours, marks and a previous purpose. The studio begins by looking at what each material has to offer. Its resistance, flexibility, texture and visual composition influence the decisions that follow. Rather than forcing every material into the same solution, we explore how its particular qualities can become part of a functional object. The result is a collection of bags, wallets, pouches and accessories designed to be carried, handled and used in everyday life. Each piece is individually composed and numbered. Two objects may share the same model, but their surfaces tell different stories. Alongside its own collections, ReCreate collaborates with companies, museums, cultural institutions and other organisations to develop limited series and design projects using existing materials. A banner from an exhibition, a material from an event or a textile associated with an organisation can become something that continues to have a purpose long after its original use. Based in Lisbon, Portugal, ReCreate brings together craft, contemporary design and a simple but persistent curiosity: what else could this material become?
This re-maker or reuse business is included in a public directory. Information may have been submitted by the maker or business, nominated by another person, or added through a partner process. Listings are not endorsements, certifications or guarantees.