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“ Cities tell me stories.” Bat eye ® has in its genesis a creative, Marco Sousa, who following his graduation and after years of dedication to architecture and passion for cities, felt the need to create furniture that caught in the elements of convergence between art and architecture, transcribing for furniture the forms, movements, gestures and colours that he kept with his eyes. Cities tell stories: we heard them and seize them; we interpret them and recreate that distinct and personal vision. The city conveys life in every corner, in every street that goes unnoticed, even in places...

“I want to create pieces of the world for the entire world.” “As an architect, I felt the need to create furniture that caught in the elements of convergence between the art and the city. The shapes, movements, gestures and chromatics that I retain are transcribed into furniture as a tribute to the places. No one chooses the city where they born, but sometimes the city chooses us. It happened to me with Porto. My features became the streets features, the city’s light owns my colours and maybe I’ll draw to discover its mysteries. I have a lot to draw.

Each piece is made by the best artisans. Since prehistory, man has been producing objects, buildings, images. Each culture has its own relationship with the objects, which makes it difficult to separate art and design. From this premise, Bat  ® has been drawing and eye  sculpting pieces that can be seen as art and design pieces. This symbiosis can only work with the best artisans, a fact that can be perceived in the perfection and boldness of our collection. The noblest materials are present in each piece, carefully selected and worked down to the smallest detail. Exclusive for you. Each...

Provoke Stimulate Passionate. And what is the path that leads us there? First of all, the ability to create. To rip. To take risks. To understand that the latest technology only resists if it is blended with tradition. Furthermore, understand that the worthiest of the gestures is worthless if it is not crafted by the most competent artisans. From the noblest materials, excellence will emerge. From precise detail, uniqueness will arise. And from the passion that we put into everything we do, the perfect piece will emerge. With all this added value, we’re constantly feeling the risk of our...

SHARDS sideboard WHEEL SET side table page 94-95 CIRCUS mirror page 96-97 CRYSTAL center table page 98-101 MAJESTY chair BRIDGE console DOME mirror DOME VERTICAL mirror WHEEL side table ABBEY BLACK table lamp ABBEY WHITE lamp STONE sideboard REFLECTION console CASK mirror CASK mirror DIVINITY dressing table DIVINITY bench GUILTY side table ELEGANCE console ELEGANCE SQUARE console ABBEY lamp PILLAR bench SENSUALITY armchair BLUE side table TIES bench RHYTHMIC sideboard QUEENLY coffee table QUEENLY dinner table BEARSKIN bench SILHOUETTE sideboard page 56-59 QUEENLY mirror BALLET table lamp...

Porto, the hometown of Marco Sousa, is the starting point of this collection. Also, it’s a port of departure, from those who see the city for a long time and now have decided to review it in these pieces and give it the deserved honor. There, we see the Douro river that reflects us, there we see the D. Luiz I bridge linking the two banks, there are colors, gestures and the light of those who know their city by heart. The collection has the boldness and sympathy; the materials have the tradition and nobleness of the Porto’s people. So it is the character of Porto. So it is the Porto...

“It is said that Porto is grey, almost Gothic. But when it shines, there are no doubts, it is true gold reflected on stone.” PORTO’S STONE Granite is an integral part of the city of Porto; it is upon it that the city is built. To observe Porto is to rediscover the images of a hidden dream we hold within us. Bat eye ® presents its latest creation: ‘Stone’, a piece that reflects the beauty of the stone that lights up the city. ‘Stone’, an unique sideboard handmade crafted, coated with golden leaf and a blue satin interior depicting the radiant involvement of whole Porto ab

MATERIALS & FINISHES Base in iron, structure in wood finished in gold leaf, interior in blue satin fabric. 14

“The reflection of the Douro river brings us moments     lived in this city.” REFLECTION console W 160 cm | 63” H 100 cm | 39” D 40 cm | 16” DOURO RIVER This piece represents the reflect of the Douro river, which brings us great memories of the city, the walks, the courtships, the sunny afternoons of conversations with friends and the nights, the nights... In ‘Reflection’, the table top is silver plated with a special lacquer gradient that gives it the sense of bi-colour: with different luminosities, we will have different tones. This piece is carefully sculpted by the best artisans, in p

MATERIALS & FINISHES Structure in palisander wood finished in silver with a special varnish gradient. 20

CASK mirror “More than the silhouette of who observes it, it reflects the essence of the city: the wine .” Talking about Porto is talking about the nectar: Port wine. It was from the overlapping movements of barrels in rabelo boats that emerges the mirror ‘Cask’ “a mirror that reflects more than the silhouette of those who observe it, reflects some of the history of the wine and the city of Porto”. This mirror stands out for the refined finish, which can be lacquered black or white and plated copper, silver or gold. PORT WINE BARRELS MATERIALS & FINISHES Structure in wood finished in...

“To feel the history and soul of the city.” GUILTY side table W 56 cm | 22” H 68 cm | 27” D 31 cm | 12” PORTUGUESE TILES ‘Guilty’ it’s a piece to feel the history and the soul of Porto. With hand painted wood, it represents the portuguese tiles, which constitute a major aspect of Porto’s architecture as they are applied on walls, floors and even ceilings. They tell the history of the city. ‘Guilty’ is a side table with its structure and drawer in rosewood and hand painted wood, all designed with elegance an