 This exhibition brings together six original pieces by the artistic duo SÖNMUN, created with the tufting technique and each work emerges from the raw material that has accompanied the couple since the foundation of their studio in Loulé: wool. Color, texture and gesture are transformed here into a visual language – in a dialogue between the figurative and the abstract.  “Maria” & “José”, 2025 ~ Dimensions: 70x100cm Technique: hand-tufting Materials: wool yarn, french pine woodMore Details »  “Mulher com cântaro” (“Woman with jug”), 2025 ~ Dimensions: 90x120cm Technique: hand-tufting Materials: wool yarn, french pine woodMore Details »  “Horizonte Azul” (“Blue Horizon”) Triptych, 2025 ~Dimensions: 50x70cm Technique: hand-tufting Materials: wool yarn, french pine woodMore Details »  “Horizonte Azul I” (“Blue Horizon I”), 2025 ~Dimensions: 50x70cm Technique: hand-tufting Materials: wool yarn, french pine woodMore Details »  “Horizonte Azul II” (“Blue Horizon II”), 2025 ~Dimensions: 50x70cm Technique: hand-tufting Materials: wool yarn, french pine woodMore Details »  “Horizonte Azul III” (“Blue Horizon III”), 2025 ~Dimensions: 50x70cm Technique: hand-tufting Materials: wool yarn, french pine woodMore Details »Inspired by Algarve traditions and the region’s cultural heritage, SÖNMUN’s works are at once homage and reinvention. Through wool, they evoke traditions, memories, and landscapes, bringing them into the contemporary context of textile art and interior design.The intersection of art and interior design is one of the most stimulating dimensions of this proposal: the pieces move fluidly between domestic space and exhibition space, questioning boundaries and expanding possibilities. At the same time, textile art is today part of the debate within contemporary art, elevating materials traditionally associated with the “domestic” or “decorative” universe into a true artistic language.Curatorship: Ana Goulão & Tivoli Marina VilamouraWHO WE ARESÖNMUN is a lifestyle brand focused on home decor.Based in the south of Portugal, SÖNMUN was founded in 2022 by the two creative minds and wild at hearts, Marcos Alfares and Emilie Cavaco. Former visual merchandisers and after years of experience working on the retail and textile business, the couple built a particular passion for colors and textures and finally moved forward on the production of their own and unique designed pieces.Carefully handmade between the sun and the sea of Algarve, SÖNMUN is a craftwork that uses mainly the tufting technique as its signature. |
| For more information about these pieces or inquiries regarding bespoke pieces please contact us through e-mail at sonmunstudio@gmail.com |
PLANETALGARVE 