Antarte shows the excellence of Portuguese joinery at the Osaka World Expo

In partnership with Japanese architect Kengo Kuma, Antarte materialised more than 40 pieces of furniture for the Portuguese Pavilion.

This Sunday sees the start of the Osaka World Expo, one of the largest global events dedicated to innovation, culture and sustainable development, and Antarte is part of yet another project with a global dimension, materialising dozens of pieces designed by Kengo Kuma.
The Japanese architect designed the Portuguese Pavilion and counted on the Portuguese brand as a partner to manufacture more than four dozen pieces of furniture for our country’s pavilion.
Among the various types of pieces that can be seen in the space representing Portugal are benches, high stools and tables for the restaurant and cafeteria, as well as sofas and the table where the Book of Honour will be placed in the VIP lounge. The materials were chosen with sustainability in mind, such as Portuguese ash wood, cotton and linen for the sofa coverings, or hand-turned Portuguese cork agglomerate. The production techniques respect the ancestral knowledge of Portuguese carpentry,
The highlight is the table on which the Portuguese Pavilion’s book of honour will be placed. It is made up of 177 pieces of Portuguese ash wood, with different diameters and lengths, all turned by hand over more than 200 hours of manual labour.
Examples of these pieces can be seen at the Antarte Museum, the only museum in Europe entirely dedicated to the history of woodworking, located at the Antarte Centre, the company’s industrial hub in Rebordosa – Paredes.