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ALDA TOMÁS<br />

A SPAL orgulha-se de participar no percurso profissional de uma designer em verdadeira<br />

afirmação nacional e internacional.<br />

Alda Tomás nasceu em São Paulo, Brasil. Com três anos de idade veio para Portugal, onde<br />

fez todo o seu percurso académico e profissional. Fez o curso de Imagem e Comunicação<br />

na Escola de Artes Decorativas António Arroio, licenciou-se em Design de Equipamento<br />

na Faculdade de Belas Artes da Universidade de Lisboa e frequentou o curso de Piano<br />

no Conservatório Nacional de Lisboa.<br />

Integra o Gabinete de Design da SPAL desde 2002 onde tem aperfeiçoado a sua<br />

ligação à porcelana.<br />

Em conjunto com a SPAL, que tem viabilizado a execução das suas criações, é a designer<br />

que mais presenças regista no projecto Remade in Portugal, um projecto vocacionado<br />

para a promoção do ecodesign.<br />

Em 2009 foi distinguida pelo Centro Português de Design (CPD) com uma Menção<br />

Especial do Jurí pelo seu percurso na SPAL, na categoria Prémio Sena da Silva – Design<br />

de Equipamento e Industrial.<br />

Os seus trabalhos têm sido apresentados nas principais feiras nacionais e internacionais<br />

e encontram-se à venda em prestigiados pontos de venda da Europa, EUA e Japão.<br />

SPAL is proud to have taken part in the professional achievements of a designer on her way<br />

to international recognition.<br />

Alda Tomás was born in São Paulo, Brazil. At the age of three she came to Portugal, where<br />

she developed her studies. Coursed Image and Communication in the School of Decorative<br />

Arts António Arroio and later took a degree in Equipment Design at the Faculty of Fine Arts<br />

of Lisbon. At the same time attended piano lessons in the National Conservatory of Lisbon.<br />

Later Alda Tomás took part in the project of integration of young designers in the industry<br />

and she started working with glass. She worked for labels like Mglass and Jasmim, but as far<br />

as materials concern, porcelain caught her eye. Currently, she works at SPAL Porcelanas,<br />

where she has been responsible for the design and development of new products.<br />

Together with SPAL, Alda Tomás is the designer more times present in the Remade in Portugal<br />

editions, an ecodesign oriented project.<br />

In 2009 Alda Tomás was awarded by the Portuguese Design Council (CPD) with a Special<br />

Mention of the Jury for the work she has been developing for SPAL, in the category Prize Sena<br />

Da Silva - Equipment and Industrial Design.<br />

Currently her work is presented in both national and international fairs and commercialized<br />

in some of the most prestigious shops in Europe, US and Japan.

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