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Graduated from ESAA BOULLE school in 1990, Christophe
LECOMTE started his advertising career, creating prototype flasks and PLV's for
an important cosmetics brand.
In 1994, he joined the design department of a leading furniture
manufacturer.
His technical knowledge and passion for furniture
naturally encouraged him to create his own activity as an independent designer,
putting his creativity at the service of the collections of major brands and
manufacturers.
Today its collections navigate between emotion and
function, with a common denominator of elegance and ergonomics.
His aim is to offer emotion through the object,
reconciling function with aesthetics and comfort.
Collaborating with animovel for about a decade, and with
a wide knowledge of the brand and production processes, he has already created
some of the brand's most iconic collections.
Alexandre Calvário, industrial designer, graduated
from the Universidade Técnica of Lisbon and with nearly a decade of experience
in the development and design of high-end and luxury furniture.
He has been collaborating for a few years with several
independent partners and brands in interior design projects, and has recently
started to collaborate with animovel.
He developed some products related to the new
rebranding of the animovel brand, which were included in the upholstery
collection, namely a modular sofa, armchairs and new chairs.
Born and raised in Porto, Portugal, Joana completed a
Degree in Architecture at the University of Porto, one of the most prestigious
Schools of Architecture in Europe, having spent an academic year at the
Federico II University in Naples, Italy
Joana started her career working at the studio Alvaro
Leite Siza Vieira, in a very international and avant-garde environment. In
2003, Joana moved to Madrid, where her work encompassed residential and winery
architecture and interior design. The year 2009 brought a new shift to the San
Francisco Bay Area, where Joana started her own interior design company,
mixeDesigns. In 2015 Joana began her collaboration with animovel, sporadically
developing pieces in collaboration, such as our Moorea table, an icon of our
“table & chairs concept”.
Christophe de Sousa is a French-Portuguese designer, born in France in 1979. At a very young age he came to live in Portugal, his parents' country of origin.
This mix of experiences allowed him a broad vision and understanding of different cultures. Traveling, in addition to spending time with people from different backgrounds, served as a basis for his inspiration.
He showed a passion and ability for drawing from a young age.
The degree in Industrial Design at Universidade Lusíada do Porto became the formal basis of his creative adventure.
Collaboration with several companies from the most varied sectors, and the international awards with which his work was distinguished, supported his “know-how” to grow and develop, reflecting the evolution of his unique “trait”.
Passionate about the creation and production process and obstinate about form versus function, he is a born observer, finding the greatest allies in the search for perfection in details!
Since the beginning of 2017, Christophe de Sousa Studio has been based in Porto, Portugal. He works with renowned companies such as Delta Cafés, Siemens, Wewood, Merzedes-Benz Headquarter Office and international institutions (Universidad Católica de Chile and BID16 - Bienal Iberoamericana de Diseño).
His work is appreciated on the European continent (European Parliament Product Design Award 2017 - Bruxelles, Belgium), as well as abroad (Good Design Product Award 2017 Chicago, USA).
The anidesign studio, an integral part of animovel,
works on product development and design. The know-how accumulated from decades
of experience allows the technical team to design new products and develop
different concepts whenever possible.
At anidesign, pieces like our Puzzle table were
created and developed with the greatest detail and consideration for
contemporary design elements. This design was created to respond to customer
requests and in an almost immediate response to what the market regularly asks
for.
The technical team is endowed with talent, experience
and this enables the in-house development of unique pieces.
In an ever-changing world, having designers who follow
this course of change allows you to constantly anticipate and launch trends.
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