"Where craftsmanship becomes collaboration, and design becomes shared authorship."
RONDINA AL’M’AR CHAIR
Rondina Al’m’ar is a contemporary design collaboration uniting carpentry, textile art and tapestry. Created by Craft Gardens in partnership with Rondinart and Beiriz Rugs, this chair embodies the meeting of three Portuguese crafts — wood, fibre and weaving — reinterpreted through a shared language of material, authorship and sustainable creation.
Conceived as both functional object and artistic gesture, Al’m’ar transforms seating into presence: where structure, texture and light coexist as a tactile and emotional experience.
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THREE CRAFTS. ONE DIALOGUE.
At the heart of Al’m’ar lies a dialogue between disciplines. Rondinart brings the precision of contemporary carpentry.
Beiriz Rugs contributes the heritage of Portuguese tapestry. Craft Gardens introduces textile as sculptural language.
Each element is not merely combined, but composed. Wood becomes structure. Fibre becomes surface. Weaving becomes narrative. Together, they form a chair that is not only designed, but authored — a piece where craft traditions are reimagined through contemporary form.
MATERIAL, SUSTAINABILITY & PROCESS
Sustainability is integral to the project’s conception. The textile components developed by Craft Gardens are created using regenerated and responsibly sourced fibres, embracing material regeneration as both ethical stance and creative language.
The chair is produced through slow, artisanal processes in Portugal, where each material is handled with respect for its origin and expressive potential. Rather than mass production, Al’m’ar celebrates precision, care and the value of making.
FROM FURNITURE TO ART OBJECT
More than a chair, Rondina Al’m’ar exists at the intersection of design and contemporary craft. Its presence is tactile, sculptural and emotionally resonant — inviting the body while engaging the senses.
Conceived for curated interiors, exhibitions and design-led environments, the piece functions simultaneously as seating and as spatial statement. It is an object that inhabits space with intention, where use and contemplation coexist.
CONTEXT & PRESENTATION
Developed as part of an ongoing dialogue between contemporary Portuguese makers, Al’m’ar reflects a shared commitment to craftsmanship, sustainability and cultural continuity.
Whether presented in exhibitions, design fairs or architectural projects, the chair stands as a testament to collaborative creation — where multiple practices converge into a singular, coherent form.
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