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By Portugese architects Espaço A3
Photos FG+SG – Fernando Guerra, Sergio Guerra
Via Archdaily

The PR House is one square floor. One corner seems to rest on the upper reaches of the slope, but actually sits on top of the floor below, which is dug into the hill. The other three corners extend out in the air over the lower parts of the terrain. One corner rests atop a cement portico that accentuates the fragility of the glass that encloses the main living space.
By P&R Arquitectos
Photos: FG + SG Ultimas Reportagens

The award-winning Casa no Geres house design, located in Peneda-Geras National Park in northern Portugal, is part concealed within the hillside, and part precariously cantilevered out over the Cevado River rushing below.

By Correia / Ragazzi arquitectos.

via The Cool Hunter.

By Arquitectos Anonimos
« This extension, a wooden finished container, side toped with big glass plans, answers to a simple program possible to become a private house. »
Via Archdaily

The colorfull packaging of these old time soaps are really inspirating.
Established in 1887 in Porto, Portugal, Claus Porto is the oldest family owned soap and perfume manufacturer in Portugal. Until the 1960’s Claus Porto is specialized in producing soaps and perfumes for the wealthiest of Porto’s merchant families. The products were made and packaged specifically for certain families. The bath products produced in this factory are still made today, using the same turn of the century methods and techniques.

Jimmy Camoes is a nice shop in the center of Lisboa (rua das Flores 100 – Bairro Alto area) presenting objects made by local designers and traditional products redesigned in a pop and modern way.

Colorfull interpretation of this national symbol by Aguas Furtadas Design

Keybags (made with 393 keys from computer keyboard) by Joao Sabino

Portuguese designer Sandra Guerreiro creates bags and wallet using old plastic bags.

« Business cards are usually made of paper. But using paper, even recycled, is not good for the environment. To avoid this issue, the solution was to not print any card at all, but to create a rubber stamp and then « recycle » anything that is at hand (carton paper, cigarette packs, napkins and other wastes) into business cards. »

By Fisher Portugal via Ads of the world