The porcelain factory of the Portuguese brand VISTA ALEGRE® was founded in 1824 in Ílhavo in the centre of Portugal, born of the dream of a visionary Portuguese. More than 175 years later, in a journey that produced a vast portfolio of products closely associated with European history and cultural life, the merger between the Vista Alegre group and the Atlantis group took place, forming the largest national tableware and giftware group and one of the largest in the sector worldwide, namely the Vista Alegre Atlantis Group. Today the pieces of the brand, always at the forefront of innovation and design, appear on the tables of the most prominent personalities as well as embassies and various other state or private institutions and organisations, and are likewise represented in several international museums. Combining tradition and modernity in a harmonious way, the brand VISTA ALEGRE® continues to invest in partnerships with international designers and artists, emerging or established, thereby contributing to the continuous refinement of the arts of porcelain and crystal. Inviting some of the most outstanding creators remains a constant. Among the artists who have contributed to defining the unique character of the brand VISTA ALEGRE® are Joana Vasconcelos, Eduardo Nery, Pedro Calapez, Carsten Gollnick, Sam Baron, Karim Rashid, Nadir Afonso, Armanda Passos, Roberto Chichorro, Christian Ghion, Teresa Lima and João Vaz de Carvalho, among many others. These are some of those responsible for pieces that will continue to shape the path of the brand VISTA ALEGRE®, a permanent source of pride for the company and a powerful instrument of global affirmation.
