“Inspired by art, designed for living”

Vanguard Properties invited the much-respected artist and sculptor José Pedro Croft to create a site-specific piece for its first completed project in Lisbon. Viewed as one of the most important Portuguese artists of his generation, Croft employed his usual approach, which meant that the space itself dictated the nature of the work. The sculpture consists of three panels attached to the structural pillar, which is located in the lobby of the building.

Covered on one side with the same wood that lines the walls, and on the other side with mirrors made visible in a pivoting movement, the piece creates a form of interplay, where the exterior landscape extends to the interior, confusing and dematerializing the architectural space, as well as the column upon which it rests.

Cláudia R. Sampaio is the artist responsible for creating the tile mural that features in the A'Tower atrium.

Represented since 2018 by Manicómio, a not-for-profit organisation that supports artists with psychiatric issues, artist Cláudia R. Sampaio first graduated from film and stage school (Escola Superior de Teatro e Cinema), before working as a screenwriter for film and television, as well as publishing six books of poetry. Produced by the Viúva Lamego tile factory, her mural (5.39m x 2.12m) depicts a dreamlike scene, replete with colours, shapes and figures, all from the imaginative world that the artist creates in her work.

Inês Norton's oeuvre very often deals with issues connected to the natural/organic vs artificial/synthetic, as well as certain concerns about sustainability, albeit often achieved through intentionally ironic discourse.

The piece at Infinity Tower forms part of the limited edition of Soft Parts sculptures, which came to fruition following artistic research into "the current mutation of our perception regarding the contours that define us." Untitled, which is made of lacquered aluminium, is a site-specific piece, devised by the artist using a “pieces for spaces and spaces for pieces” approach.

Golf is, in its very essence, a timeless activity and a unique sport that places its players in front of nature within a logic of tranquil resilience. More than the direct opponents, players are up against nature and its invisible and complex subtleties.

Each swing and each well-struck stroke determine the level of satisfaction. The mastery of the game, the expertise, the happiness of the comradeship forged on the field, success, are pure pleasures for the body and the mind.

Playing a round of golf is not only physical exercise nor merely the desire for a result. With each good stroke, a wave of pleasure envelops the player, creating a positive cycle of good feelings and satisfaction. These are the rhythmic oscillations under the blue sky that trigger the release of serotonin, the brain’s neurotransmitter of happiness.

An adaptation of the project “Gravity in Suspension”, by Clanet & Brito, which won the Sommer Pavilion International Ideas Competition promoted by Cascais City Council. The pavilion has been adapted to house one of João Louro's most striking works: an exact reproduction of Little Boy, the first atomic bomb dropped on Hiroshima in 1945, which was made in 2018 as part of the Linguistic Ground Zero project at MAAT /Projeto Room.

The conceptual artist has in Little Boy an anti-bellicist manifesto and an invitation to reflect on destruction, the destructive vehicle itself, and the symbolic relationship established with culture and its icons.

Invited to create a number of pieces for the White Shell resort, ceramicist Anna Westerlund found inspiration in the Algarve’s light and natural beauty, which she transformed into a rich and varied palette of warm earthy tones and the sea’s infinite blue that her work usually mirrors.

White Shell’s architecture was another source of inspiration for the ceramist, who explored the geometry and drama of light and shade that she combined with the plasticity of the materials to create a language of balance and formal harmony. The tangible quality that plays a key role in Westerlund’s approach can be found in everything she does, remaining equally true to the organic and natural style so characteristic of her work.