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The factory employs more than 1,300 workers to produce the house’s incredible collections. The craftsmen follow one another in different tasks to the rhythm of the machines, rotating molds and rotating plates.
Many designers have signed original collections for Vista Alegre, Jamie Hayon, Sempé, Christian Lacroix and Marcel Wanders.The latest, named “Futuris- mo”, is characterized by its vibrant colors and geometric shapes, a true tribute to movement and a contemporary reinterpretation of this artistic energy.
The Montebelo Vista Alegre Hotel, a superb 5-star establishment, recently opened its doors to welcome visitors with its facilities designed by Sam Baron. The Vista Alegre Atlantis group, a reference in the world of tableware and crystal decoration, is not limited to its three production factories; it is a real national heritage beyond its economic reality.
The Alcobaça factory has been manufacturing glass and crystal since 1944 in the pure tradition of master glassmakers. This art of fire is a source of pride due to its incomparable artistic heritage.
Raphael Bordallo Pinheiro is one of the most outstanding personalities of Portuguese culture of the 19th century, journalist, caricaturist, illustrator and ceramics manufacturer; he founded in 1884 the earthenware factory of Caldas da Raina, in the province of Estremadura. Today his creativity and his genius are perpetuated in his homonymous brand thanks to the alliance of ancient technologies and the most modern.