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🌞 We are Zajal — a studio based in Lisbon.
We love the sea, poetry, stories, textures, and that spirit of the 70s.
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If you’re in Lisbon and are looking for great fiction or nonfiction in English, start with Good Company 🌞 I love drinking a cup of coffee, reading a book and then simply purchasing my next read before I leave. And if you’re keen on interior design, you’re in for a treat. The dark wood, olive green and the artwork integrated into the joinery definitely make an impression. #lisbontips #wheretogonext #lisbonguide #interiordesign #lisbondesign

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I’ve been collecting places I think are worth knowing. Now, I’m sharing them as part of our Zajal beautiful world 🌞

The Zajal Guide will go beyond Lisbon. It will be a curated list of recommendations of places, shops, hotels, galleries, and everything else that catches my eye.

But it feels right to start with Lisbon. First stop is Embaixada, the most beautiful concept store, located inside the Ribeiro da Cunha Palace in Príncipe Real. #zajalstudio #lisbonguide #lisbonrecommendations #lisbondesign #lisbonportugal

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You know I tend to look at the world through a lens that connects history, context, politics, stories and design. Lately, I’ve been studying Asmara, often referred to as Africa’s Modernist City.

Between the 1930s and early 1940s, the Eritrean capital became an extraordinary ground for Italian modernism. But it is impossible, and mostly wrong, to separate this architecture from the context in which it was built. Much of the Asmara we admire today was created under Italian colonial and Fascist rule, as part of an imperial vision for the city.

What fascinates me is what happened afterwards. Eritreans inherited this architecture, lived in it, adapted it and eventually made it part of a city and an identity entirely their own.

I’ve gathered some of the buildings and details I find most interesting here. 🌞 #modernism #asmara #asmaramodernist #interiordesigner #portugaldesign

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