Miguel Arruda
Portugal
Miguel Arruda, develops his work in the areas of Sculpture, Design and Architecture. In 1968 he completed his studies in sculpture at the University of Fine Arts of Lisbon and in 1989 received a degree in architecture from the Faculty of Architecture of Technical University of Lisbon. Starts working as a university professor in 1969, having obtained the title of Full Professor at the Faculty of Fine Arts in Lisbon in 2003. Here he is coordinator of the Course of Equipment Design (1998-2006) and president of its Board of Directors (2004-2008). He has lectured on the theme of Design and Architecture in Portugal and abroad, namely in Italy at Federico II University in Naples and at the Polytechnic Institute of Milan. His design work has been presented at major international fairs, including Milan, Paris, Madrid, Birmingham, Kortrijk, Stockholm, Tokyo, Shanghai and New York. Access Miguel Arruda Newsroom
Featured Designs
Miguel Arruda
Folding Chair
Through its design, a relationship was created between the rectangular and cylindrical section elements, the latter having a special ergonomic relationship with the human body. Made from natural wood, the design guarantees great mechanical resistance. All hinge and fittings are made entirely of wood, giving the piece a more artisanal character. The bench and chair are made from Pine or Sucupira wood, and for reasons of material resistance, the dowels are made exclusively of Sucupira. The pieces are foldable, without the use of any metal mechanism, allowing for easier storage and transport.
A' Furniture Design Award - Bronze (2024) - Access Miguel Arruda Folding Chair Press Kit
Miguel Arruda
Decorative Lighting Solution
Nuvem goes beyond the confines of traditional illumination. Slamp patented Opalflex recycled material, versatile modules can be infinitely combined creating floating landscapes. The design can be lit by multiple, bidirectional spotlights that can be positioned above the system or threaded through to illuminate from below. The easily adaptable, mutable installation brings an artistic, ethereal touch to any kind of space. The modules can be infinitely combined to create floating landscapes and transforming an architectural space running across ceilings and down the walls, creating an infinite sky.
A' Lighting Products and Fixtures Design Award - Golden (2020) - Access Miguel Arruda Decorative Lighting Solution Press Kit
Miguel Arruda
Sofa
This agglomerate by Amorim Composits, from a composition of cork particles with polyurethane both recycled and consolidated with a binder, is launched inside a metal mold and subjected to pressure and temperature resulting in a specific physical cohesion, elasticity and effective adherence when overlapped. That suggested a set of 9 blocks of different dimensions and shapes for a sofa with one or two seats. The physical and tactile qualities and the possibility to add upholstery solutions with different colors provides diferent confort and ambience solutions, achieving different comfort levels.
A' Furniture Design Award - Silver (2021) - Access Miguel Arruda Sofa Press Kit
Miguel Arruda
Desk
Whether ancient or contemporary, the column is a shape always present in the architectonic imagery. Inspired by it, the Cilindro produced by Levira, due to the fact that it articulates in two semi-cylinders, allows one of the halves to be constituted as a container, while the other half, by lifting to a horizontal position the plane that closes it can become a working surface. This surface has on its bottom face a telescopic tubular leg which folds through a small mechanism, allowing the horizontal positioning of the plane that constitutes the work surface.
A' Furniture Design Award - Silver (2020) - Access Miguel Arruda Desk Press Kit