BICHO-CARPINTEIRO
AT SEIXO
Three restless friends, a new collection and a day in the Douro that refused to slow down.
Certaines personnes ne tiennent pas en place. Nous en avons habillé trois.
En portugais, on a une expression pour parler des personnes qui ne tiennent tout simplement pas en place : ter bicho-carpinteiro. Littéralement, avoir la bestiole du menuisier. À peine un projet terminé, elles esquissent déjà le suivant. Là où d’autres voient une pause, elles voient un vide à combler.
It's also the name of our new collection, our Portuguese take on carpenter wear. And when we asked ourselves who should wear it first, the answer took about three seconds: Vasco Coelho Santos.
Vasco is the chef and founder of Euskalduna Studio, the Michelin-starred restaurant in Porto, and one of the most loved names in Portuguese cooking. He is as good at bringing people together as he is in the kitchen. If you've eaten at Euskalduna, you'll know that's saying something.
But Vasco never does it alone. João and Rui are his partners in every opening, and a big part of why every project in the group works. Three different people, one shared habit: they never stop. Each new place is another excuse to discover something, take a risk and look after their guests a little better.
They also happen to love clothes. Which made our job very easy.
Bicho-Carpinteiro rend hommage aux personnes comme elles. Des vêtements de travail conçus pour durer, pour celles et ceux qui construisent sans cesse quelque chose : les entrepreneurs, les personnes qui ne tiennent pas en place, celles et ceux qui ont une nouvelle idée avant même que la précédente ait fait son chemin. Une collection créée à cent pour cent pour les passionnés. Impossible de penser à de meilleures personnes.
So we went to find them at Seixo, their project in the Douro with Sandeman, from Sogrape. A place we're very fond of, and a project close to our hearts.
The light did what Douro light does. The terraces went on for as far as you could see. And the three of them wore the collection the way they wear everything else: easily, comfortably, and never standing still for very long. Asking them to hold a pose felt slightly unfair.
