AT HOME IN THE WORLD

by De La Espada

As we begin to enter the colder months, we reflect on the summer just behind us when, after a year of limited movement, we had a newfound freedom; an opportunity to explore the world around us once again.

In honour of summer, of freedom, of home, and of familiar territory left unexplored, we asked two of our friends, Rodrigo Sousa and Diogo Barros Pires, to embark on a road trip to explore the beauty of Portugal and to reimagine the concept of home. Placing our furniture in unexpected and lesser-known locations, with vignettes that are at once domestic and wild, crafted and found, they take us on a journey around our home country, and explore what it means to be At Home in the World.

We invite you to follow their journey through the journal entries linked below.

 

POSTSCRIPT

"We remember affectionately the people we met throughout our journey, old and new friends, shared meals and creative energy; all things that genuinely made us feel at home in the world."
DAY EIGHT

"For our final photo shoot we chose the Comporta area."
DAY SEVEN

"Situated in Lousã mountain, Talasnal is part of a group of 'shale villages'"
DAY SIX

"You can’t tour Portugal and not see the coast so we set out on the scenic road Estrada Atlântica."
DAY FIVE

"Monsanto is a beautifully preserved granite masonry village perched on a hill amid massive boulders."
DAY FOUR

"Our next stop was Lindoso in Peneda-Gerês, a nature reserve shared with Spain at the northern border."
DAY THREE

"We travelled to Serra da Freita, one of the most appealing mountain ranges in Portugal."
DAY TWO

"We wanted to capture windmills, icons of the Portugal landscape, on our trip, so we headed to Serra da Atalhada"
DAY ONE

"We set off first to Vale das Buracas (Valley of the Holes)"
TRIP PREPARATION

"Today we met at the De La Espada factory in Lentisqueira, Mira to spend a few days preparing for our road trip"
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