Identification
Personal identification
- Full name
- Alexandra Cabral de Andrade Teixeira
- Date of birth
- 1978/02/15
- Gender
- Female
Citation names
- Cabral, Alexandra
- Teixeira, Alexandra
Author identifiers
- Ciência ID
- 3517-9447-8168
- ORCID iD
- 0000-0003-3819-6558
Email addresses
- cabral.faul@gmail.com (Professional)
Websites
Knowledge fields
- Humanities - Arts
- Humanities - Arts - Performing Arts Studies (Musicology, Theater Science, Dramaturgy)
- Humanities - Arts
Languages
Language | Speaking | Reading | Writing | Listening | Peer-review |
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Portuguese (Mother tongue) | |||||
English | Proficiency (C2) | Proficiency (C2) | Proficiency (C2) | Proficiency (C2) | Proficiency (C2) |
Education
Degree | Classification | |
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2012 - 2019
Concluded
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PhD in Design (Doutoramento)
Major in Fashion Design
Universidade de Lisboa Faculdade de Arquitectura, Portugal
""Design de Figurinos Dinâmicos e Interactivos para a Performance Artística" (Design of Dynamic and Interactive Costumes for
Performance Art)" (THESIS/DISSERTATION)
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Approved with Distinction |
2012 - 2013
Concluded
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Advanced Studies in Design (Pós-Graduação)
Major in Moda
Universidade de Lisboa Faculdade de Arquitectura, Portugal
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2008 - 2010
Concluded
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M.A. in Fashion Design (Mestrado)
Major in Fashion Design
Universidade de Lisboa Faculdade de Arquitectura, Portugal
"Moda e Obra de Arte Contemporânea: Processos, Percursos e Contaminações na Obra de Joana Vasconcelos (Fashion and Contemporary
Work of Art: Practices, Processes and Cross-Contaminations in the Work of Joana Vasconcelos)" (THESIS/DISSERTATION)
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17 |
1998 - 2004
Concluded
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Licentiate Degree in Fashion Design (Licenciatura)
Major in Fashion Design
Universidade de Lisboa Faculdade de Arquitectura, Portugal
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Affiliation
Science
Category Host institution |
Employer | |
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2013/10/01 - Current | Researcher (Research) | Universidade de Lisboa Centro de Investigação em Arquitetura Urbanismo e Design, Portugal |
Teaching in Higher Education
Category Host institution |
Employer | |
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2024/09/25 - Current | Invited Assistant Professor (University Teacher) | Universidade Lusófona de Humanidades e Tecnologias, Portugal |
2019/09 - 2022/08/31 | Invited Assistant Professor (University Teacher) | Universidade de Lisboa Faculdade de Arquitectura, Portugal |
Universidade de Lisboa Faculdade de Arquitectura, Portugal | ||
2013/09 - 2019/09 | Invited Assistant (University Teacher) | Universidade de Lisboa Faculdade de Arquitectura, Portugal |
Universidade de Lisboa Faculdade de Arquitectura, Portugal | ||
2017/11 - 2019/07 | Invited Assistant (Polytechnic Teacher) | Escola Superior de Tecnologias e Artes de Lisboa, Portugal |
2013/03 - 2013/05 | Invited Assistant (Polytechnic Teacher) | Instituto Politécnico de Castelo Branco Escola Superior de Artes Aplicadas, Portugal |
2007/09 - 2008/08 | Assistant (University Teacher) | Raffles Design Institute Shanghai, China |
Positions / Appointments
Category Host institution |
Employer | |
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2024/01/29 - Current | President of the Board | Associação Via Criativa - Design para o Desenvolvimento Local, Portugal |
2023/01/01 - Current | Creative Director of PONTE - International Meeting on Fashion and Design | Associação Via Criativa - Design para o Desenvolvimento Local, Portugal |
PONTE - International Meeting on Fashion and Performance, Portugal | ||
2021/10/06 - Current | Fashion and Costume Design Project Coordinator | Associação Via Criativa - Design para o Desenvolvimento Local, Portugal |
Others
Category Host institution |
Employer | |
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2015/11 - 2017/03 | Trainer / Lecturer | World Academy, Portugal |
2015/11 - 2015/12 | Trainer / Lecturer | Lisbon School of Design, Portugal |
2012/01 - 2014/11 | Trainer / Lecturer | Modatex - Centro de Formação Profissional da Indústria Têxtil, Vestuário, Confeção e Lanificios, Portugal |
2005/03 - 2005/04 | Trainer / Lecturer | Escola de Tecnologias Inovação e Criação, Portugal |
Projects
Contract
Designation | Funders | |
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2021/10/06 - 2022/10/05 | Designing the Future Land
Principal investigator
Associação Via Criativa - Design para o Desenvolvimento Local, Portugal
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Governo da República Portuguesa
Concluded
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Other
Designation | Funders | |
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2024/01/15 - Current | Europe Through Textiles: Network for an integrated and interdisciplinary Humanities (EuroWeb)
Researcher
European Cooperation in Science and Technology, Belgium
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Ongoing
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2023/05/12 - Current | Community Theater Group of Mértola - Costume Design Collaboration in creations arround the local cultural heritage. Production
by Boa Criação - Cultural Cooperative
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Câmara Municipal de Mértola, Portugal
Boa Criação - Cooperativa Cultural, Portugal |
Ongoing
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2021/05/01 - Current | Identity and Heritage at the Interdisciplinary Intersections in Fashion and Design
Principal investigator
Universidade de Lisboa Centro de Investigação em Arquitetura Urbanismo e Design, Portugal
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Ongoing
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2019 - Current | The Performative Body in Fashion Design Processes
Principal investigator
Universidade de Lisboa Centro de Investigação em Arquitetura Urbanismo e Design, Portugal
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Ongoing
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2012/10 - 2019/10 | Design of Dynamic and Interactive Costumes for Performance Art
Principal investigator
Universidade de Lisboa Centro de Investigação em Arquitetura Urbanismo e Design, Portugal
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Concluded
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Outputs
Publications
Book chapter |
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Conference paper |
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Conference poster |
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Journal article |
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Journal issue |
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Online resource |
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Report |
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Thesis / Dissertation |
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Website |
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Artistic / Performance
Artistic exhibition |
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Curatorial / Museum exhibition |
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Activities
Oral presentation
Presentation title | Event name Host (Event location) |
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2024/12 | "Dynamism and Color in the Costume Design in Cinderella", Fashion Talks - invited speaker, New Giza University, Giza, Egypt | Fashion Talks
New Giza University (Giza, Egypt)
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2024/11 | "Learning- by-doing: M.A. Student’s Zero-Waste exploration in Fashion Design with textiles produced with Naia from Eastman", FL Conference - Fashion & Sustainability, Universidade Lusófona, Lisboa, Portugal | FL Conference - Fashion & Sustainability
Universidade Lusófona (Lisboa, Portugal)
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2023/09/21 | "Identity and Heritage at the Disciplinary Intersections in Fashion and Design", CIAUD - FAUL, as part of the Design and Social Sciences Research Group (Grupo de Investigação em Design e Ciências Sociais) | 5th Research Seminar of CIAUD
Universidade de Lisboa, Faculdade de Arquitetura
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2023/07/29 | "Body and Costume: Immersion in Cinderella" (O Figurino e o Corpo: Imersão em Cinderela) | PONTE - Encontro Internacional de Moda e Performance
(Lisboa, Portugal)
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2022/05/14 | "ID Compass" (co-athorship with Anneke Grapër and Carmen Carmona Movalatex), "MOVE: Kulturelle Begegnungen in Musik, Kunst und Literatur", Centre of Global Studies Forum | MOVE: Kulturelle Begegnungen in Musik, Kunst und Literatur
Institut für Archäologische Wissenschaften, Universität Bern, org. Dr. Annick Payne (Berna, Switzerland)
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2022/04/11 | "ID Compass" (co-authorship with Anneke Grapër and Carmen Carmona Movalatex), "On the Move. Migration in Antiquity" conference, Conference Centre Monte Verità, Ascona | "On the Move. Migration in Antiquity", Conference Centre Monte Verità
Institut für Archäologische Wissenschaften,Universität Bern, org. Dr. Annick Payne (Ascona, Switzerland)
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2022/02/05 | "Dynamism and color in the costume design in Cinderella" (Dinamismo e cor no design de figurinos em Cinderela) | Jornadas Internacionais de Cenografia e Figurinos
ESBAL - Escola Superior de Belas Artes de Lisboa (Lisboa, Portugal)
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2021/03/21 | "Dynamism and color in the costume design in Cinderella" / oral presentation by invitation, webinar celebrating the Color Day, "Directing the Gaze: Color in Performance". ("Dinamismo e cor no design de figurinos em Cinderela" / webinar Dirigir o Olhar: Cor na performance, APCOR) | Dirigir o Olhar: Cor na performance
Associação Portuguesa da Cor (online, Portugal)
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2016/12/05 | "Costume Design: Ergonomics in Performance Art", Conference paper 2014 / presented at Costume & Fashion in Context & Practice Symposium 2016 / co-authorship with Carlos Manuel Figueiredo | Costume & Fashion in Context & Practice Symposium
Huddersfield University (Huddersfiled, United Kingdom)
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2013/09 | Smart Costumes for Performance Art_ 4th Performance: Visual Aspects of Performance Art, 2013, Mansfield College, Oxford, United Kingdom | 4th Performance: Visual Aspects of Performance Art,
Mansfield College (Oxford , United Kingdom)
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Supervision
Thesis Title Role |
Degree Subject (Type) Institution / Organization |
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2019/01/14 - Current | The Textile Surface as Second Skin - Skin Deep Emotions in Clothing (A Superfície Têxtil como Segunda Pele – As Emoções à
Flor do Vestuário)
Supervisor
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Universidade de Lisboa, Faculdade de Arquitectura, Portugal
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2021/01/21 - 2022/07/28 | Body and Ancestry in Costume: Skin that Wears (Corpo e Ancestralidade no Figurino: Pele que Veste)
Co-supervisor of Roseli Paraguassú dos Santos
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Mestrado em Design de Moda (Master)
Universidade de Lisboa - Faculdade de Arquitetura, Portugal
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2019/01/13 - 2021/10/01 | The Creative Process in Fashion Design as Exploration and Creative Expression: Self-Knowledge (Processo Criativo em Design
de Moda como Exploração e Expressão Criativa: Autoconhecimento)
Co-supervisor of Margarida Nunes Curto
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Design de Moda (Master)
Universidade de Lisboa - Faculdade de Arquitetura, Portugal
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2019/01/13 - 2021/10/01 | Silhouette Distortion Inspired by Francis Bacon: What is its Impact on Individual and Social Perception? (Distorção da Silhueta
com Inspiração em Francis Bacon: Qual o seu Impacto na Percepção Individual e Social?)
Supervisor of Marta de Sequeiros Correia e Rodrigues
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Design de Moda (Master)
Universidade de Lisboa - Faculdade de Arquitetura, Portugal
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2017 - 2018 | Fashion as Communication and Artistic Expression: Author Design by Dino Alves (Moda como Comunicação e Expressão Artística:
o Design de Autor em Dino Alves)
Co-supervisor of Margarida Cerejo Sales
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Mestrado em Design de Vestuário e Têxtil (Master)
Instituto Politécnico de Castelo Branco, Portugal
Universidade de Lisboa Faculdade de Arquitectura, Portugal |
Event organisation
Event name Type of event (Role) |
Institution / Organization | |
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2024/07/06 - Current | PONTE - International Meeting on Fashion and Design/ Organization. Seminar on Fashion/Performance/Heritage/Textiles, "Always
Future" edition. (2024)
Seminar
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Associação Via Criativa - Design para o Desenvolvimento Local, Portugal Centro Universitário de Belas Artes de São Paulo, Brazil |
2023/07/29 - Current | PONTE - International Meeting on Fashion and Design/ Organization. Seminar on Fashion/Performance/Heritage/Textiles, "Garden
Party" edition (2023/07/29 - 2023/07/30)
Seminar (Co-organisor)
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Associação Via Criativa - Design para o Desenvolvimento Local, Portugal Centro Universitário de Belas Artes de São Paulo, Brazil |
2024/07/05 - 2024/07/07 | PONTE - International Meeting on Fashion and Design/Creative Direction, "Always Future" edition. Cultural event on fashion
and performance in their connections with the creative industries, with heritage and sustainability as backgrounds. Fashion
Show (national and international fashion students or recent graduates; international fashion brands); Performances and Fashion
Films; Exhibition (photography, textile design, fashion design). PONTE unites creatives and researchers from Portugal, Brazil,
Paraguay, Egypt and the U.K.. (2024/07/05 - 2024/07/07)
Festival (Co-organisor)
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Associação Via Criativa - Design para o Desenvolvimento Local, Portugal Centro Universitário de Belas Artes de São Paulo, Brazil |
2024/04/20 - 2024/04/20 | Eco-Print Workshop, Arts and Crafts Biennial - New Design Alentejo (Dias Abertos Alentejo, Bienal de Artes e Ofícios - Novo
Design) and Via Criativa Association - Design for the Local Development, Alcaria Ruiva, Mértola, Portugal. (2024/04/20 - 2024/04/20)
Workshop (Co-organisor)
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Associação Via Criativa - Design para o Desenvolvimento Local, Portugal |
2024/04/11 - 2024/04/11 | Eco-Print Workshop at the Ethnobotanic Festival of Pulo do Lobo (Festival Etnobotânico do Pulo do Lobo), at Amendoeira da Serra, Mértola, Portugal. Co-organised by Montícula - Association for the Sustainable Development and Preservation of Nature and Via Criativa Association - Design for the Local Development. (2024/04/11 - 2024/04/11) | Associação Via Criativa - Design para o Desenvolvimento Local, Portugal Montícula - Associação para o Desenvolvimento Sustentável e Conservação da Natureza, Portugal |
2023/07/29 - 2023/07/30 | PONTE - International Meeting on Fashion and Design/Creative Direction, "Garden Party" edition. Cultural event on fashion
and performance in their connections with the creative industries, with heritage and sustainability as backgrounds. Fashion
Show (national and international fashion students or recent graduates; international fashion brands); Performances and Fashion
Films; Exhibition (photography, textile design, fashion design). PONTE unites creatives and researchers from Portugal, Brazil,
Uruguay.. (2023/07/29 - 2023/07/30)
Festival (Co-organisor)
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Associação Via Criativa - Design para o Desenvolvimento Local, Portugal Centro Universitário de Belas Artes de São Paulo, Brazil |
2022/05/07 - 2022/05/07 | Natural Dyeing Workshop, Arts and Crafts Biennial - New Design Alentejo (Dias Abertos Alentejo, Bienal de Artes e Ofícios
- Novo Design) and Via Criativa Association - Design for the Local Development, Alcaria Ruiva, Mértola, Portugal. (2022/05/07 - 2022/05/07)
Workshop (Member of the Organising Committee)
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Associação Via Criativa - Design para o Desenvolvimento Local, Portugal Spira – Revitalização Patrimonial, Portugal |
2022/04/15 - 2022/04/15 | ID Compass Collective Art Performance (Alexandra Cabral, Anneke Gräper, Carmen Carmona - Movalatex), conference "On the
Move: Migration in Antiquity", Conference Centre Monte Verità (Ascona, Suíça) (2022/04/15 - 2022/04/15)
Conference (Other)
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Universität Bern Institut für Archäologische Wissenschaften, Switzerland |
Event participation
Activity description Type of event |
Event name Institution / Organization |
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2023/05/03 - 2023/05/05 | International EuroWeb Workshop "Making, Wearing, Displaying: Textiles and the Body in Pre-Modern Societies"
Workshop
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Universidade de Lisboa Centro de Arqueologia, Portugal
Universidade de Lisboa Faculdade de Letras, Portugal |
2020/08/23 - 2020/08/23 | Participation in the Critical Costume 2020 conference working group, session no. 35 Rhetorical Costume, moderated by Jane Collins | Critical Costume 2020
Oslo National Academy of the Arts, Norway
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Jury of academic degree
Topic Role |
Candidate name (Type of degree) Institution / Organization |
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2023/12/04 | Bolivian Women in São Paulo: Design, Identity and Social Belonging (Mulheres Bolivianas em São Paulo: Design, Identidade e
Pertencimento Social)
(Thesis) Arguer
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Alvanise Rodrigues Silva do Amaral (Master)
Centro Universitário de Belas Artes de São Paulo, Brazil
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2022/07/28 | Body and Ancestry in Costume: Skin that Wears (Corpo e Ancestralidade no Figurino: Pele que Veste)
Supervisor
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Roseli Paraguassú dos Santos (Master)
Universidade de Lisboa - Faculdade de Arquitetura, Portugal
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2022/01/22 | Textile Screen Printing Applied to Fashion Design: a study for the construction of a manual (Serigrafia Têxtil Aplicada ao
Design de Moda: um estudo para a construção de um manual)
President of the jury
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Cibele Mazai (Master)
Universidade de Lisboa - Faculdade de Arquitetura, Portugal
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2021/10/01 | The Creative Process in Fashion Design as Exploration and Creative Expression: Self-Knowledge (Processo Criativo em Design
de Moda como Exploração e Expressão Criativa: Autoconhecimento)
Supervisor
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Margarida Nunes Curto (Master)
Universidade de Lisboa - Faculdade de Arquitetura, Portugal
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2021/10/01 | Silhouette Distortion Inspired by Francis Bacon: What is its Impact on Individual and Social Perception? (Distorção da Silhueta
com Inspiração em Francis Bacon: Qual o seu Impacto na Percepção Individual e Social?)
Supervisor
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Marta de Sequeiros Correia e Rodrigues (Master)
Universidade de Lisboa - Faculdade de Arquitetura, Portugal
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2021/01/27 | Thoughts on the internship at UNIS Textile Design Studio: Spring/Summer 2021 (Reflexões do Estágio na UNIS Textile Design
Studio: Spring/Summer 2021)
President of the jury
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Bárbara Loução Correira (Master)
Universidade de Lisboa - Faculdade de Arquitetura, Portugal
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2020 | Thermal Camouflage and Fashion Design
(Thesis) Main arguer
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Catarina Pimenta (PhD)
Universidade do Minho - Campus de Azurém, Portugal
Universidade da Beira Interior, Portugal |
2020 | Dandyism Survival : Men's Clothing Focused on Dandies (Dandyism Survival : Vestuário Masculino Focado nos Dandies)
(Thesis) Main arguer
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Cláudia Brito (Master)
Universidade de Lisboa Faculdade de Arquitectura, Portugal
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Association member
Society Organization name | Role | |
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2015 - Current | Associação Via Criativa - Design para o Desenvolvimento Local (Via Criativa Association - Design for the Local Development) - Co-Founder | co-fundador |
Committee member
Activity description Role |
Institution / Organization | |
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2024/07/06 - Current | PONTE - International Meeting on Fashion and Design/ Scientific Comission. Seminar on Fashion/Performance/Heritage/Textiles,
"Always Future" edition.
Member
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Associação Via Criativa - Design para o Desenvolvimento Local, Portugal Centro Universitário de Belas Artes de São Paulo, Brazil |
2023/07/29 - Current | PONTE - International Meeting on Fashion and Design/ Scientific Comission. Seminar on Fashion/Performance/Heritage/Textiles,
"Garden Party" edition.
Member
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Associação Via Criativa - Design para o Desenvolvimento Local, Portugal Centro Universitário de Belas Artes de São Paulo, Brazil |
Conference scientific committee
Conference name | Conference host | |
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2024/06/24 - 2024/06/29 | Scientific Committee (Clothing and Textile Design) of the 9th EIMAD - International Research Meeting on Music, Arts and Design (EIMAD - Encontro Internacional de Investigação em Música, Artes e Design) | Instituto Politécnico de Castelo Branco |
2022/10/20 - 2022/10/21 | Scientific Committee - 1st Meeting of Project and Social Sciences (1º encontro de Projeto e Ciências Sociais, FAUL) | Universidade de Lisboa, Faculdade de Arquitetura |
2022/07/07 - 2022/07/09 | Scientific Committee (Clothing and Textile Design) of the 8th EIMAD - International Research Meeting on Music, Arts and Design (EIMAD - Encontro Internacional de Investigação em Música, Artes e Design) | Instituto Politécnico de Castelo Branco |
2019/10/06 - 2019/10/09 | 2nd International Conference of the Faculty of Specific Education, Kafrelsheikh University, Hugarda, Egypt | Kafrelsheikh University, Egypt |
Consulting
Activity description | Institution / Organization | |
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2022/06/26 - 2022/06/26 | "Ponte 20" - Consultancy and casting direction for the Fashion, Art and Sustainability performance/installation event promoted by Rastilho Associação Cultural at the Alcântara Library, in connection with the inauguration of Edis One's mural "Rio Tejo". Participation of former FA-ULisboa Fashion Design students. | Rastilho Associação Cultural, Portugal Biblioteca de Alcântara, Portugal |
Distinctions
Award
2024 | 3rd Prize Product/Fashion (Professional Category) TraMod - International Award on Interactions between Tradition & Modernity
in Architecture & Design, to the project "Designing the Future Land with Safra"
TraMod Academy, Turkey
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2012 | Fashion Writer 2012 Prize - Jornal i contest (ModaLisboa media partner) |
2009 | 48 Hour Film Project Lisboa (Best Usage of Prop, Best Sound) "Constante" shortcut, co-authorship with Liliana Ferreira |
2004 | 1st Prize in the Fashion Category / Young Creators Exhibition 2003 (Mostra de Jovens Criadores), IPJ and Clube Português de Artes e Ideias |
1997 | 2nd Prize in the Music Category / Young Creators Exhibition 1996 (Mostra de Jovens Criadores) as part of "Henrique Borges
& Sinfonia", IPJ and Clube Português de Artes e Ideias
Instituto Português do Desporto e Juventude, Portugal
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Other distinction
2021 | Funding, under the Healthy Neighborhoods Program, for the "Designing the Future Land" project (Programa Bairros Saudáveis,
Governo Português)
Governo da República Portuguesa, Portugal
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2019 | DGARTES funding for Creation, multidisciplinary production GARB'URLESCO (costumes).
Direção-Geral das Artes, Portugal
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2013 | Accreditation iTechStyle Innovator by CITEVE (tailor jacket recreation) |
2006 | work of art on permanent display at the Casoria Contemporary Art Museum (Naples, Italy), 3 looks inspired b the "Amélie" film. |
2005 | Representing Portugal (Fashion category) at the Biennale of Young Creators of Europe and the Mediterranean, Castel Sant'Elmo, Naples |