Ílhavo, Portugal

Vista Alegre and VA Studio present the unique Duality collection that features classic elements on one side with a white backdrop and blooming flowers in swirls of colors on the other.

Duality’s design has been awarded a 2020 Good Design Award by The Chicago Athenaeum: Museum of Architecture and Design and The European Centre for Architecture Art Design and Urban Studies.

Based on drawings from the late 19th century originating from the Vista Alegre Museum collection, the pieces in this collection merge Vista Alegre’s past with the present.

Inspired by both the charm and the dichotomy between opposing natures, the Duality collection portrays the dialectic between reason and emotion, control and explosion, sobriety and excess. 

On the main faces of its pieces, classic elements prevail, in white, subtly arranged in a delicate harmony. 

On the other side, lush flowers burst out, seeking to invade the peace and destabilize the regularity, in a swirl of colors and romantic motifs. 

Project: Duality Collection
Designers: VA Studio, Vista Alegre Portugal
Manufacturer: Vista Alegre Atlantis, SGPS, S.A.