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About João Faria : João Faria is an architect from Northern Portugal. After an 18 year activity in architecture and teaching, he has devoted his time to designing objects that really meant something for him. Emotional Objects is born from this passion. He designs objects for his needs and hopes that someone else likes it too. Objects are created from this need and then, the design is taken to its limits, without compromises. João makes its own prototypes and tests its ideas and solution like a sculptor. After testing one or several solutions, its time to choose the best artisans to make it feasible. Manufacturing it's always very limited, mostly due to the design characteristics. First of all, its a labour of love.
STATEMENT OF ART:
More Than Function.

ORGANIZATION:
João Faria Concept

NON-DESIGN OCCUPATION:
Wood or related products assembler Industrial production, manufacture, metal

EDUCATION:
1997, Achitecture, Lusíada University, Portugal.

EXPERIENCE:
1998-2008, Chief Architect at Arquitectos, Ideias e Vídeo, Lda.
1999-2013, Design teacher.
2013- Now, Founder, CEO and Creative Director at Emotional Objects.

PRIVATE EXHIBITIONS:
2016, Maison & Objet, Paris/France
2016, Tent London / London Design Fair, London/UK
2017, Maison & Objet, Paris/France
2018, Maison & Objet, Paris/France
2018, ICFF, New York/USA
2018, Decorex International, London/UK
2018, Homeing, Lisbon/Portugal
2018, Downtown Design Dubai, Dubai/UAE
2019, ICFF, New York/USA
2019, Habitat, Valencia/Spain
2019, Decorex International, London/UK

MIXED EXHIBITIONS:
2013, POPs Serralves, Serralves Contemporary Art Museum, Oporto, Portugal
2014, POPs Serralves, Serralves Contemporary Art Museum, Oporto, Oporto, Portugal
2015, Los Mejores Diseños del Mundo, Santander, Spain
2019, Sleep In, Oporto/Portugal

EVENTS:
2019, Sleep In, Oporto/Portugal

AWARDS:
2013, 2 nominations for the exibition POPs Serralves Contemporary Art Museum, Oporto;
2014, first prize POPs Serralves Contemporary Art Museum, Oporto;
2015, Golden Award, A' Design Competition;
2016, 3 Iron A' Award Design;
2018, 2 Silver A' Award Design;
2018, Nominee Best Brand Innovation by Harper's Bazaar Interior Awards;
2020, Iron A' Award Design.

PRESS APPEARANCES:
2013, "Old Friend", Visão Magazine, Sete 3, May, Portugal;
2014, "Iris", Time Out Porto, page 85, August, Portugal;
2014, "Iris", Cidade Hoje, pages 1 and 3, October, Portugal;
2015, "Iris", O Povo Famalicence, page 6, April, Portugal;
2015, "Iris", Opinião Pública, page 1 and 7, April, Portugal;
2015, "Iris", Jornal de Notícias, page 40, May, Portugal;
2015, "Iris", Visão Magazine, Sete Porto e Norte", page 15, May, Portugal;
2016, "Iris", Roof Magazine, page 9, March, Portugal;
2016, Time Out Porto, July, Portugal;
2016, "ExCentric", Mobiliário em Notícia Magazine, September, Portugal;
2017, Mobiliário em Notícia Magazine, pages 46-48, September, Portugal;
2017, Rua Magazine, pages 28-30, November, Portugal;
2017, "ExCentric", Trends Magazine, page 94, December, Portugal;
2018, "Mikado", Design Retail Magazine, April, New York/USA;
2018, "Mikado", Mobiliário em Noticia Magazine, pages 32-35, October, Portugal;
2018, "Arabesque", Urbana Magazine, November, Portugal;
2018, "We Love Our Music", Lifestyle Observador Magzine, page 45, December, Portugal;
2018, Design Middle East Magazine, pages 50-51, December, Dubai/UAE.

LANGUAGE SKILLS:
Portuguese (Native), English (Advanced), Spanish (Intermediate), Italian (Intermediate), French (Pre-intermediate).

COMPUTER LITERACY:
Autocad (Expert);
3D Studio (Advanced);
Revit (Intermediate);
Adobe Illustrator (Intermediate);
Adobe Photoshop (Intermediate);
Solidworks (Intermediate).

WEB SITE:
http://www.emotionalobjects.com

PORTFOLIO URL:
http://www.emotionalobjects.com

RSS URL:
http://www.emotionalobjects.com

REGISTRATION DATE:
2014-09-17 12:50:30

COUNTRY/REGION:
Portugal

ACCOUNT TYPE:
Professional

Awards received by João Faria


Emotional Object #020: "gift Wrap" Coffee Table

A' Design Award Winner for Furniture Design Category in 2015
João Faria Concept for Emotional Objects
Emotional Object #010 Roots Coffee Table

A' Design Award Winner for Furniture Design Category in 2015
João Faria Concept for Emotional Objects
Emotional Object # 018: Excentric Office Furniture

A' Design Award Winner for Furniture Design Category in 2015
João Faria for Emotional Objects
Mix and Match Seat

A' Design Award Winner for Furniture Design Category in 2019
Joao Faria for Emotional Objects
Mikado Residential Furniture

Silver A' Design Award Winner for Furniture Design Category in 2017
Joao Faria for Emotional Objects
Roots Home Desk

Silver A' Design Award Winner for Furniture Design Category in 2017
Joao Faria for Emotional Objects
Lazy Day Collection Seating

Silver A' Design Award Winner for Furniture Design Category in 2021
Joao Faria for Emotional Objects
Iris Butter Dish

Golden A' Design Award Winner for Bakeware, Tableware, Drinkware and Cookware Design Category in 2014
João Faria Concept for Joao Faria Concept



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