September 2020
Born in California to a family from Rio de Janeiro and raised in the coast of Estoril, Gabriel Ferrandini is a Lisbon legend. Recognised early on as a prodigious talent in the free-jazz scene, he has since emancipated from those traditions into a truly ambidextrous operator. Similarly at ease on stage with jazz hero Alexander … Continued
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September 2020
”You cannot understand good design if you do not understand people, design is made for people” Dieter Rams said once. We wouldn’t have said it better: it is this curiosity for people and their choices that drives us, as we aim to design furniture that is truly valuable in everyday life. We felt this was … Continued
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July 2020
New website and new identity but still the same goal: create contemporary, functional and understated designer furniture. With the launch of a new website, thisisutil.com, as well as an update that solidifies our identity, we are focused on bringing our furniture to more customers on an easier and faster way. Util has always been driven … Continued
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May 2019
Last March we moved into a new studio. Little by little we came to discover our new surroundings and neighbours. Just a few doors down there is a rusty old door that opens up to an old print-shop. Heavily packed with all sorts of machines and tools to bind books, punch holes or slice pieces … Continued
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April 2019
UTIL and FROM LIGHTING, are two independent brands coming from Portugal and Italy – two countries with a long tradition in manufacturing. This year during Salone del Mobile they came together in the venue of Alcova to showcase what they do best in furniture and lighting. To all of those that did not manage to … Continued
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June 2018
Earlier this year we took the car and drove up north to see the manufacturing of our Oyster Stool. It is always exciting to visit manufacturers and specially this one. They are with us since the very beginning and they have always treated us incredibly well. The manufacturing of the Oyster stool is the perfect … Continued
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