Boa Safra Showroom & Headquarters
Rua de Sanhoane, 729
Pedroso – V. N. de Gaia
Porto
Meet the Designers
Magda Alves Pereira is from Lisbon and has a degree in Furniture Design and Interior Design by ESAD. At the start of her professional career, Magda founded her own company - Bombaamor, an innovative approach to furniture design in Portugal. In 2010, she was invited to be part of the founding team of Boa Safra and since then she has been the head of the Design and Creative Department. Alongside furniture design, Magda is involved in graphic design projects, photography direction and concept development for brands and products. Her mission has been to make things more beautiful and meaningful. She seeks beauty on the practical side of life and wants to help people to feel better in the spaces they inhabit.
“I like to think of aesthetics, alongside dreams and hope as an essential part of our functional life, which defines us.”
Ivo Rodrigues is from Lisbon and has a degree in Equipment Design from the Faculty of Fine Arts of the University of Lisbon.
He started his career collaborating with the designer Raul Cunca and, later, with Miguel Vieira Baptista. Ivo was co-founder of the project HIFENHIFEN - Handcrafted Goods and worked as creative director in companies devoted to technical orthopedics such as Mycinetics - Biomechanical Solutions and O-LAB.
He develops personal projects in product design, graphic design, illustration and photography.
He started his career collaborating with the designer Raul Cunca and, later, with Miguel Vieira Baptista. Ivo was co-founder of the project HIFENHIFEN - Handcrafted Goods and worked as creative director in companies devoted to technical orthopedics such as Mycinetics - Biomechanical Solutions and O-LAB.
He develops personal projects in product design, graphic design, illustration and photography.
“I don't like to speak about Design. I like Design to speak for itself.”
Samuel Pinto is from Almeida and has a degree in Architecture from the Faculty of Architecture of the University of Porto. After working as a freelancer, in 2014 Samuel returned to Almeida with the objective of investing in the family’s business - joinery. A year later he developed Noema Collective ® - a project for the design and sale of furniture produced locally by artisans in partnership with young creators. Samuel is the owner and coordinator of this brand.
“The noema differs from the object itself; for example, the object of the perception of a tree is a tree but the noema of that perception is the complex made up of the predicates and ways of being, given by the individual and non-transmissible experience of the subject, that is to say, the subjective tree (green, illuminated, not illuminated, perceived, remembered, etc)...”
Carlos Aguiar is from Oporto and has a degree in Mechanical Engineering and Industrial Design from the University of Porto.
Carlos has received several awards, such as the Good Design G-Mark, Red Dot and IF-Gold, and is the first and most awarded Portuguese designer.
He works regularly as a design consultant and develops global design strategies and approaches for products from several national and international companies. He holds 8 patents and developed more than 300 products.
He is co-founder and member of Design Includes You, an organisation that promotes activities based on the principles of Inclusive and Participatory Design.
Carlos has received several awards, such as the Good Design G-Mark, Red Dot and IF-Gold, and is the first and most awarded Portuguese designer.
He works regularly as a design consultant and develops global design strategies and approaches for products from several national and international companies. He holds 8 patents and developed more than 300 products.
He is co-founder and member of Design Includes You, an organisation that promotes activities based on the principles of Inclusive and Participatory Design.
“Design must respond to an order, to the strategy outlined by the company ”
Francisco Cardoso is based in Oporto, he graduated in Industrial Design from ESAD – Escola Superior de Artes e Design in 1998.
He currently leads product development at an industrial chair manufacturer, where his work focuses on the relationship between function, structure, and long term use.
“Being a designer is comforting when we can democratize design. ”
He currently leads product development at an industrial chair manufacturer, where his work focuses on the relationship between function, structure, and long term use.
“Being a designer is comforting when we can democratize design. ”
Luís Carvalho is from Coimbra and has a degree in industrial design from IADE - Faculty of Design, Technology and Communication. Since he was a little boy, he has always been interested in assembling, disassembling and building new things. He learnt a lot about carpentry and furniture design from his grandfather and later at university. Because of his passion for the sea and his love for creating things with his hands, he became a surfboard designer and shaper. Currently Luís is considered the best shaper in Portugal and has his own brand - Lacrau.
“I love that side of life where discovery, invention, functionality, fun and open-mindedness stand.”
developed a close relationship with the country’s craft heritage. This experience continues to shape his work, alongside references carried from Brazil.
His pieces often begin with familiar objects. Forms already present in daily life are reconsidered through proportion, weight, and material, gaining a quieter, more permanent presence.
For Boa Safra, Miguel designed the TERRA collection. The work reflects a clear structural logic, an attention to durability, and a continued use of traditional techniques that remain relevant through use.
