Projects
Over the years, we have supported many clients and managed education, research, strategy and design projects in varied creative fields.
A common denominator across all of our projects, is our passion to create value through deep dedication to art, creativity, sustainability and responsible production.
Flax and Linen Production
Since 2015, we have been developing research activities related to flax and linen production, specifically Linho Galego, an indigenous variety from Portugal. The research has allowed us to create the knowledge base for many activities, including our training programs, online courses such as the one developed in the GatewayCrafts project, projects such as Saber Fazer em Serralves and Saber Fazer em Famalicão, and production consultancy services for private clients.
Craftmanship+ (Porto/ UE)
Project management and proposal preparation for an Erasmus+ project. The idea for the project came from Ofício/Saber Fazer, an application prepared with the consultancy Advancis Business Services, Aveiro University and a consortium of organisations from different countries. Started in 2015, Craftsmanship+ focused on knowledge transmission processes in the craft sector, both in terms of teaching techniques and in management and entrepreneurship processes.
Saber Fazer at Festa do Outono de Serralves
Since 2014, Saber Fazer has been responsible for organising and guiding educational and experimental activities at the Festa do Outono, a large event that takes place annually in the Serralves Foundation park, in Porto. Our activities, which occupy a considerable area of the event, are dedicated to areas such as Wool Processing, Wool Felting, Weaving and Basketry.
Saber Fazer in Famalicão
This was a research and education project for the Municipality of Famalicão, where activities were carried out in two basic schools, the Museu da Indústria Têxtil da Bacia do Ave and Parque da Devesa. The activities were dedicated to flax, linen, silk, and natural dyeing plants, including demonstration and long-term courses with all the productive cycles.
Portuguese Wool
This was pioneering work, as all the wool from native Portuguese breeds was gathered and processed for the first time. The knowledge gained gave us valuable insights into the type of wool that each native breed produces and its potential for textile use.
Saber Fazer in Serralves
Research project and annual educational program for the Serralves Foundation. The project included activities dedicated to natural textile fibres and their processing techniques. The entire program was supported by the production of raw materials in situ, namely wool from the Serralves Park herd, linen, silk, and dye plants.
Lupa
Strategy for a homeware and illustration brand. The work with Lupa in 2013 was one of the first with the "brand" Ofício. Still, it was not the first or the last collaboration with the illustrator Maria Helena, who, eight years later, joined our team as art director and senior designer. In this project, we supported the brand with its strategy and in supplier identification and product development.
Mafalda's
Strategy for a restaurant at the Matosinhos Fish Market. Mafalda’s is one of the projects we are particularly proud of. In 2013 Mafalda Pando asked us for help in rethinking her business shortly after taking it on independently. We reflected on possible ways forward and planned a completely different concept for the restaurant, which was the basis for its future growth.
Piurra Furnituring
Strategy for a furniture brand. In this project, we supported Piurra num processo de spin-off's creative director in a spin-off process and in the establishment of the brand as an independent company. After diagnosing and surveying possible paths, we designed a plan to reopen a physical store and defined a new sales strategy.
Roteiro Oficinal do Porto
Research and documentation on the productive ecosystem in Porto. ROP, a Saber Fazer project, began in November 2012 to map the specialised local labour and small-scale production units that currently work in the city.
Camisaria Machado
Photography for a custom-made shirt production business. Camisaria Machado is a family business founded in the 1980s in Joane, Famalicão. In this project, carried out in 2012, we portrayed daily-life at the workshop. See the album here.
Velo Culture
Strategy, marketing and graphic design for a pioneering project in the Matosinhos Fish Market. Founded in 2011, Velo Culture is a reference brand in everything that respects cycling as a means of transport and a more discerning way of being in road and travel cycling. Read about Velo Culture in our Journal.
Mulheres de Bucos
In 2011, we recorded wool processing in Bucos, Northern Portugal. This involved excellent community involvement, which resulted in our contribution to the book Mulheres de Bucos—Trabalho da Lã and in the curatorial process for the installation of a museum at Casa da Lã, which can still be visited today.
Flax and Linen Production
Since 2015, we have been developing research activities related to flax and linen production, specifically Linho Galego, an indigenous variety from Portugal. The research has allowed us to create the knowledge base for many activities, including our training programs, online courses such as the one developed in the GatewayCrafts project, projects such as Saber Fazer em Serralves and Saber Fazer em Famalicão, and production consultancy services for private clients.
Factor PME
Support to a Portuguese consultancy in the technical coordination of a joint project in the field of digital economy and information and communication technologies. The project was funded by COMPETE.