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Bica do Sapato
Restaurants
Bica do Sapato is a former warehouse located near to the Tagus River, with 70s inspired decor and a touch of modern design. Huge windows on to the riverside offer a great view and light into all rooms.
The restaurant has three areas: a cafeteria, offering traditional Portuguese cuisine; a restaurant, offering a more modern, innovative menu with some Mediterranean influences; and Sushi - both traditional Japanese and Portuguese Fusion.
The restaurant is owned by Fernando Fernandes and José Miranda (also owners of the Pap’Açorda in Bairro Alto) and Manuel Reis, owner of the LUX Disco Bar. John Malkovich is also an associate.
Executive Chef, Fausto Airoldi, supervise the other chefs: Paulo Pinto in the restaurant, João Leandro in the cafeteria, Sushi Chef Fernando Kussano and Pastry Chef Paulo Fernandes.
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Farol Desigh Hotel
Hotels
Located on the oceanfront 20 minutes from central Lisbon, and with a design that is described as "both modern and classic", Farol Design Hotel offers accommodation for events, meetings, presentations and product launches.
Recent events include the international car launches for Toyota RAV 4 and the Nissan Micra C+C, as well as the Laureus World Sports Awards.
The hotel was recently voted by Elle Germany as one of the 60 Best Hotels in Europe in the "Beach Hotels" category.
MSN and Expedia also named it as one of the "top 10 hippest and coolest hotels in the world".
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SEVEN VISUAL & SIMON FREDERICK
Advertising photographers
Simon Frederick is an English photographer based in Lisbon, working in the areas of advertising, fashion, music, landscapes as well as personal commissions.
In 2005, he set up Seven Visual, a photography production company specialising in creative real photography, art direction, pre-production and post-production together in a new, modern 2,000 square metre studio in Lisbon's Graça district.
Simon says that he is particularly interested in working with clients "who have the vision to commission original imagery that creates an affinity with and touches the people that it is ultimately aimed at."
Recent work includes projects for EMI Portugal, creating the cover images for five CDs called “Five Stars”, a compilation of the favourite music selected by five members of the Portuguese World Cup squad. The campaign includes press ads and website. A film crew followed the shooting sessions in Lisbon, London and Milan. The images are currently airing on Portuguese TV and the CDs are available throughout Portugal.
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Rock in Rio Lisboa
Event management
The City of Rock, in Bela Vista Park, recently had the biggest festival ever - for six days, 14 hours a day, it was party time in Lisbon!
When Roberto Medina decided to bring the Rock in Rio festival to Europe, he wanted to combine the world’s biggest music festival with social charities. His dream came true and Portugal welcomed the 4th edition of Rock in Rio with open arms.
During the six days of the festival, about 385,000 people attended. There was a good international impact too: nearly 700 million people from 60 countries followed the event. and more than 700 journalists got an accreditation for the daily covering of the festival. The event created 10,000 direct jobs and 15,000 indirect jobs.
More than 70 artists from Portugal and abroad performed a total of more than 130 hours of performances on the several stages built for the City of Rock.
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Spot Lighting Service
Lighting/ electrical material
Spot Professional Lightservice has "closed the gap" and established a bridge to Lisbon, having recently opened a Spot Service Center in the city.
Their experience in Spain of renting Profoto, Briese Flashlights and professional photo equipment is now offered in Lisbon, and includes the rental of digital cameras.
Orders, usage and return are all available in one central Lisbon location.
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Pestana Palace
Hotels
Located in Alto Santo Amaro, one of the most tranquil areas in the city of Lisbon, The Pestana Palace Hotel is a member of The Leading Hotels of the World.
Formerly, the building was the Valle-Palace, now restored to its former glory, overlooking the Tagus River. The hotel is surrounded by beautiful gardens, a unique space in Lisbon, and a classified 'national monument'.
It offers "luxury, comfort and sophistication, and the excellent service that is expected throughout the Pestana Palace Hotels & Resorts Chain". There are also spacious conference facilities and various leisure options.
Lisbon's International Airport is located 10 km away, with easy access to the hotel.
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Alexander Koch
Advertising photographers
Alexander Koch has been working as a professional photographer since 1983. His work ranges from advertising, architecture, fashion and industrial photography to photo-reports and artwork. Throughout his career he has collaborated with some of the best known advertising agencies , shooting campaigns for brands such as Absolut Vodka, Mercedes, Levi's and Hugo Boss. In parallel with his commercial work, he has been showing several individual and collective art exhibitions in galleries and museums in Britain, Germany, Israel and Portugal. In 1998, he opened his Lisbon studio, featuring a production, art-direction and post-production team as well as a digital department. -
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Eleven
Restaurants
ELEVEN Restaurant is located in the centre of Lisbon's business district, overlooking the entire city and surrounded by beautiful gardens. It is both a restaurant and a place of culture and art.
The architecture of the purpose-built building is modern, minimalist and organic, using natural materials like wood and decorative stones, with enormous glass windows that open towards Lisbon and the river Tagus. The restaurant changes during the day as it adapts to the changing effect of the outside light and the views over Lisbon.
The chef and one of the partners, Joachim Koerper's restaurant "Girasol" in Spain holds two Michelin stars. In 2002 the Gourmetour guide rated it the best restaurant in the country. Joachim Koerper is also a member of both Relais Gourmands and Traditions&Qualité, two associations of the world's foremost chefs.
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BLUE Magazines
Magazines
The process of internationalisation of blue Media started in late 2004. Their first licence in a major European market is for Germany, and they have others almost agreed.
The idea of “exporting” their products was hatched almost at the same time of the blue concept, as all of their magazines are designed from an international perspective. Within the development process, they ensure that there is a strong idea of the worldwide magazine market in that specific segment, so that they can produce the best magazine for it.
“blue Spirit” publishers get not only the rights to a nicely designed magazine, but also the opportunity to manage the blue brand, construct the "blue community". Licence holders are asked to have a “blue attitude”...
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António Gamito
Advertising photographers
António Gamito has 14 years' experience as a professional photographer.
In 1990, he studied at C.R.E.A., Amsterdam, where he assisted several Dutch photographers, including Paul Blanka. He then worked in Amsterdam for some years in fashion, people, portrait and lifestyle.
The great light, nice weather and beautiful locations influenced António's return to his own country. He is now based in Lisbon, shooting advertising, fashion, landscape, stills and travel-lifestyle.