Margarida Matos

Upcycled Furniture, 2022 -with Policronica

Upcycled Furniture, 2022 - with Policronica

Upcycled Furniture, 2022 - with Policronica

about

Searching, mapping and transforming industrial leftovers into decorative objects and furniture pieces. We started by searching for abandoned factory leftovers and creating an inventory, followed by assembling them into unique shapes.

Architect and designer, interested in crafting and communicating sustainable futures the built environment through adaptive reuse, heritage preservation and spatial design.

work experience

Spatial designer @ TOYNO studio, 2023-present

Architect @ Policronica,2021-2023

Architect @ Palácio do Grilo, 2020

Exhibition and workshop assistant @ Lisbon Architecture Trienalle, 2019

Research Assistant for Arch. Carlos Mourão Pereira, 2018-2019

awards and nominations

Hôtel Elysée-Montmartre, Building of the Year 2025 Winner in Hospitality, with Policronica.

Hôtel Elysée-Montmartre, finalist of Dezeen Awards 2024 in Interiors, with Policronica.

Palácio do Grilo, Prix de Versailles 2023

 

education

User Experience Design Ironhack, 2023

MsC Architecture ULisboa, 2019

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