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RESIDENCE LISBOA
Open over six days in 2019, De La Espada Residence
Lisboa provided a platform for connection through
design and the arts, celebrating the home and the
meaningful objects that are physical manifesta-
tions of the owners’ experiences.
De La Espada and Studio Astolfi transformed a
Lisbon apartment designed by rar.studio into a
stage for activities designed to bring furni-
ture to life: a dramatic performance designed by
Studio Astolfi entitled Let’s Pretend This Never
Happened, a recital by the Fournier Cello Group
led by Annette Costanzi and accompanied by Andrew
Macmillan on the piano, lectures by Hugo Macdonald
and Morgwn Rimel, and an open house.
The residence was furnished exclusively with De
La Espada furniture by designers including Jason
Miller, Neri&Hu, Luca Nichetto and Matthew Hilton.
Lighting was by Roll & Hill and rugs by Kasthall.
The event was part of De La Espada’s efforts
to foster a movement that values interiors and
well-being along with a responsibility to the
wider world both in terms of culture and the very
pressing needs imposed by climate change.
