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“We’ve been creating new patterns using new col-
ours but we are creating on a base that is already
very rich and has a patrimony and heritage that
the looms pass to us. We are taking out of the
looms incredible work, new work, original work,
and people really appreciate the work that we’ve
been doing and they really buy the new patterns.”
The textile used on De La Espada furniture,
Espinhada, is an early pattern from the Fabricaal
factory from the days of Mizette Nielsen’s own-
ership, with colours chosen by Margarida — one
of the first rugs she designed when she became
owner. The colour choice is based on the archi-
tecture of Conceição Silva, “a beautiful, very
talented architect from the ‘60s. And he built
an impressive resort between ‘64 and ‘75, totally
from the ‘60s — it’s like the purity of the ‘60s,
in Portugal, in Tróia. And I own one apartment
from Conceição Silva which is like a diamond.
And I have decorated that apartment with all the
original colours and furniture from the ‘60s from
Conceição Silva. And he used a lot the wood, the
oranges, and that’s why I made that Espinhada. I
made that Espinhada thinking that if Conceição
Silva was alive, he would choose that Espinhada
to decorate one of his apartments or one of his
resorts in Tróia.”
