Our brand
Archibalda's mission is to create objects which, by their mere presence, will magnify a room and captivate attention, while creating an atmosphere imbued with emotion: giving objects a soul....
Our values
Our story
Archibalda is the result of a wonderful meeting between Géraldine and Fabian, passionate about art and design. They aspire to design objects that transcend the atmosphere of a space through their simple presence, creating a deep emotional resonance. To achieve this objective, each creation was designed as a sculpture. Sharing a particular sensitivity for ceramics, they wanted their first collection to be exclusively composed of it.
Géraldine Noël est une 'passionnée existentielle', débordante d'émotions. Céramiste, sculptant le grès et la porcelaine toute en fabriquant ses propres émaux, elle a décidé de lancer Archibalda afin de créer des objets dotés d'une personnalité,… d'une âme. Elle apprécie le pouvoir des objets à créer une atmosphère singulière et à animer les intérieurs; chaque objet doit éveiller une émotion telle une madeleine de Proust. Elle aime les objets qui captent l'attention et qui interrogent par leur matière, leur forme, leurs couleurs et leur texture et qui invitent à la contemplation.
Fabián Pellegrinet Conte est un designer
d'intérieur, de mobilier et d’objets, avec de plus de 30 ans d’expérience en Europe,
en Asie et en Amérique. Grand voyageur, passionné de musique et de cinéma, il
se considère comme un conteur d'histoires : l'objet qu'il crée doit raconter une
histoire, de son inspiration à sa réalisation, afin que chaque intérieur reflète
la personnalité de ses occupants, insufflant une atmosphère singulière et
personnelle. Attaché à la création d'espaces uniques, les objets
qu’il conçoit sont le reflet d'un monde éclectique, mêlant ses origines et les
divers univers qu'il a explorés .
Art in all its forms: from the vibrations of the voice to exceptional lamps
Combining music with ceramics was at the heart of the creative process of the Tosca and Otello lamps: transforming sound into sculptural forms in order to evoke a whole range of emotions.
This dream has become reality, by combining technology with knowledge of the material: from the shape generated by sound to 3D printing, including the casting of the slip, glazing and firing, the process is unique .
This major innovation made it possible to create extraordinary shapes, technical feats of our Portuguese artisans, provoking curiosity and a desire to explore.
Using an innovative 3D technique, the frequencies and harmonics of the voice were transposed into organic, scuptural forms. Our craftsmen then worked for many months to ensure that these forms, defying the laws of ceramics, could be shaped in stoneware and withstand firing at over 1200 degrees, elevating ceramics to a new level of artistic expression.
This major innovation enabled the creation of extraordinary shapes, arousing curiosity and the desire to explore..
Craftsmanship, an exceptional know-how
Each creation has been meticulously made by hand to give life to unique creations, the fruit of ancestral know-how.
In the workshop, the craftsman models with skill: each stage of manufacturing is like a dance with the material, each gesture, a promise....
Conversing with earth and enamels has been at the center of each creation in this collection. Ceramic appeared to be the ideal material to express the personality of objects ; the earth and the enamels transform, express their limits, surprise, grow impatient, waver, and like the butterfly emerging from its chrysalis, after a silent dialogue with the fire, create a unique object.
Homemade
Each object is unique
Made in France and Portugal
Our creations were made in Portugal
International Shipping
Particular care is taken to protect each object