Date: 3 December
Hour: 5 p.m.
Venue: Civil Engineering Museum, Alameda campus

«The book Modernist Women Interior Designers and Artists, edited by Ana Tostões and Zara Ferreira, will be officially launched at the Civil Engineering Museum, Instituto Superior Técnico, in Lisbon, on December 3, at 5 p.m., as part of the IST-CiTUA ARCH TALKS FALL 2024, promoted by the Centre for Innovation, in Territory, Urbanism and Architecture (CiTUA).

The event is open to the public and offers an opportunity to celebrate the invaluable contributions of women to the development of modern culture, highlighting the scope of their creations and the impact of their perspectives across different fields of contemporary life.

Published by Docomomo Portugal and the Docomomo International Specialist Committee on Interior Design (ISC/ID), the book Modernist Women Interior Designers and Artists highlights the multifaceted creativity of women. Covering eight countries across four continents—Portugal, Belgium, Denmark, Italy, former Yugoslavia, Turkey, the USA, Brazil, Tunisia, Mozambique, South Korea, and Hong Kong—the work offers an in-depth look at the contributions of 15 creators: architects, urban planners, artists, educators, women’s collectives, and anonymous citizens. Their perspectives are as varied as their fields of work, ranging from textile design to politics.

Modernist Women Interior Designers and Artists is a celebration of the invaluable contributions of women to the creation of a better world, attesting to their influence and calling for the recognition of the full spectrum of voices that enriched modernity’s cultural landscape.»