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PORTO RESIDENCY
Since 2014, De La Espada Residencies have pro-
vided an opportunity for visitors to experience
the De La Espada lifestyle first hand, not only
with design, but with art, music, theatre, and
discussion. For 2021, in response to pandemic-re-
lated travel restrictions, we hosted a quieter
residency designed for virtual exploration, this
time in Porto, Portugal.
Porto is a city close to our hearts; it is the home-
town of De La Espada co-founder Luis De Oliveira
and, less than an hour’s drive from the De La
Espada factory, is a familiar stomping ground
for our team. We chose a very special apartment
in the Palácio do Comércio, a historic building
with a rich history and, through photography and
video, invited guests to experience this remark-
able piece of architecture and the imagined De La
Espada home we created within it.
