EMOTIONAL ARCHITECTURE
Textile sculptures that shape how space is felt.
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Craft Gardens explores textile, light and material presence as tools to shape atmosphere and spatial experience.
Each piece is conceived as a dialogue between ritual, matter and space — transforming interiors into lived experience.
SITE-SPECIFIC COMMISSION
Kimpton Quinta da Marinha
A site-specific installation of seven monumental textile chandeliers and a six-metre reception artwork, created for the lobby of the Kimpton Quinta da Marinha Hotel in Cascais.
WHERE ART MEETS ATMOSPHERE
Discover how textile art and sculptural light interplay with space, atmosphere, and emotion. From living areas and bedrooms to public settings and curated projects, each piece by Craft Gardens invites a new dialogue between material and environment.
Bespoke textile light for hotels, boutiques and architectural projects.
Hospitality & Curated Interiors
Textile art for contemporary homes.
Living Spaces
Textile light for weddings and ephemeral moments.
Events & Celebrations
Light as sculpture for exhibitions and site-specific installations.
Galleries & Public Spaces
BIOPHILIC ART. REGENERATIVE MATERIALS. SLOW CREATION.
At the heart of Craft Gardens lies a commitment to sustainability as artistic practice. Through biophilic design, regenerative and responsible materials, and a slow handcrafted process, each piece embodies an ethical approach to contemporary art and lighting. Textiles become living matter. Light becomes a dialogue with nature. Creation becomes care. Light becomes presence. Space becomes experience.
AN ARTISTIC PRACTICE
Founded in Portugal by Marta Ramada Leite, Craft Gardens creates contemporary textile works where light becomes a sculptural presence.
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Craft Gardens has been presented in international publications, design platforms and curated contexts where textile, light and contemporary craft are recognised as artistic expression.
The first Portuguese chair to unite woodworking, contemporary textile art and tapestry.
Rondina Al'm'ar Chair — with Rondinart & Beiriz Rugs
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Four distinct approaches to contemporary textile art.
Craft Gardens collaborates with architects, curators and designers to create site-specific works and emotional environments.
EXHIBITIONS & INSTALLATIONS
From curated exhibitions to site-specific installations, Craft Gardens’ work unfolds across international design and art contexts, where textile, light and space converge into immersive experiences.
Tivoli Marina Vilamoura
Hanging Gardens
A temporary art installation featuring two ECONYL® works in dialogue with the Atlantic coast, curated by Ana Goulão for the Tivoli Art Collection.
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Paris Design Week 2025
Quiet Objects
Two site-specific textile works presented at The Vintage Hotel, Lisbon, within a group exhibition curated by Irina Gordienko for The Curated Lisbon.
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Milan Design Week 2026
A New Light Arrives in Milan
A textile chandelier presented in Milan during the world's most influential design week, curated by Victor Niskier and ARQ.NISK.
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FROM WASTE TO SUSPENDED LIGHT
How regenerated materials, time and handcraft are transformed into textile art and luminous presence.
JOURNAL — TEXTILE, LIGHT & CONTEMPORARY CRAFT
Reflections on textile art, light as material, biophilic design and the poetic language of contemporary craft.
Light is not only illumination — it is a living element that defines mood, rhythm, and perception. This journal reflects on light as presence, material, and emotional force within space.
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The Value of Slowness in a Fast World
In a culture driven by speed, slowness becomes a conscious choice. This journal reflects on time, craftsmanship, and the quiet value of creating with intention, care, and material awareness.
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Design goes beyond form and function. It shapes how we feel, move, and connect within a space. This reflection explores design as emotional architecture — where atmosphere, intention, and presence ...
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"Craft Gardens creates textile sculptures and luminous installations where craft becomes presence and light becomes experience."