2024 Duck Time Calendar Plate by Vista Alegre
The collectible 2024 Calendar Plate could not fail to allude to Vista Alegre’s bicentennial, which is celebrated this year. Signaling, at the same time, the transience of time and the timelessness of creativity and art, the Duck Time Calendar Plate projects us into the future by evoking emblematic moments in the brand’s history. In the surrealist and original vision of Alessandro Lecis and Alessandra Panzeri, the duck is the central figure. A migratory bird symbolizing travel, fearless spirit and resilience, moving in the elements of Earth, Water and Air, this animal also alludes to the mascot that, it is said, served as a model for the first artists of Vista Alegre. As a backdrop, in perpetual motion and under the watchful eye of José Ferreira Pinto Basto, figurative and symbolic elements make up a multi-chronological narrative that unfolds in the same space. From the camels that transported the production of porcelain to the urban centers to the first private fire brigade, from the introduction of football in Portugal to the commercial entrepreneurship of José Ferreira Pinto Basto and his descendants, represented by the various merchant ships. Welcome to the world, and to the time, of Vista Alegre.
- Porcelain
- Dishwasher and microwave safe.
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About the Company:
The Vista Alegre porcelain factory was founded in 1824, in Ílhavo, part of the Aveiro district (near the sea, in central Portugal). The company was the product of the heart and mind of a 19th century Portuguese entrepreneur and visionary, João Ferreira Pinto Basto. Throughout its history, the Vista Alegre brand has been closely linked to the cultural life of Portugal, though it has maintained a high level of international renown as well, exporting its products to more than 60 countries. Their products are used in some of Europe's finest hotels and restaurants..