Professor at DA – Arts Department at FAL – Faculty of Arts and Letters of UBI – Beira Interior University (Portugal), since 2006 in Design | PHD in Design | Design Researcher | Industrial Designer | Integrated Research Member of VICARTE – Glass and Ceramics for the Arts | Research Unit and Collaborating Research Member of CIEBA – Centre for Studies and Research in Fine Arts – Design Group | Research Unit. Also Collaborating Research Member at iA – Unidade de Investigação em Artes | UBI – Universidade da Beira Interior at DESIGNALab and at DES ́SIDE Lab. Fields of Research: Contemporary Glass and Ceramics in Portugal, Sustainable Design in Portugal, Craft Design in Portugal.
Representative works:
SANTOS, C.P. (2024). Authorship and Craft in Glass Design from Portugal. Abstract accepted and to be presented on The 5 TH. Barcelona Conference on Arts, Media and Culture, held in Barcelona, Spain & Online. November
SANTOS, C.P. (2024). Projetos de Design Sustentável em Portugal. Pela Inclusão e Cidadania. DESIGNA2024 – International Conference on Design Research CITIZENSHIP oct.24-25 at UBI-Universidade da Beira Interior. Covilhã. CIEBA. Published in a book of abstracts. To be published on the Proceedings. ISBN 978-989-9229-11-2 DESIGNA2024_Book-of-Abstracts.pdf
SANTOS, C.P. (2024). Glass Design in Portugal Nowadays. Presented on The European Conference on Arts & Humanities (ECAH2024). July 11-15, 2024. Held in University College London & SOAS, University of London, London, United Kingdom, and Online
SANTOS, Cláudia Pedro (2023). Contemporary Glass Design in Portugal: From 2000 to Now: The 4th Cycle. Presented on The 4th Barcelona Conference on Arts, Media & Culture (BAMC 2023). Barcelona. Spain. Barcelona Conference on Arts, Media & Culture (BAMC2023), Barcelona, 2023.
Santos, C.P. (2023). Chapter 7 Sustainable Design Products In Portugal. In Í. J.de M. Dantas (Ed.), Art, Design, Communication and Fashion: An Interdisciplinary Approach (pp. 130-146). Ankara, Türkiye: Global Academy Publishing House. https://dx.doi.org/10.59740/academy.17
SANTOS, C. P. (2023). Sustainable Design Products in Portugal”. 1.st International Conference and Exhibition on Sustainability in Music, Art, Textile and Fashion. (ICESMATIF 2023). Madrid, Spain.
Organization and realisation of a theoric and practical workshop of FUSING (Fused Glass applied to Design) within the scope of the master’s degree in industrial design at UBI – Universidade da Beira Interior, on the theme: “Design in Glass, within the context of product design and development,” in collaboration with Professor Ana Margarida Ferreira. Course / Discipline taught in 2022.
SANTOS, C. P. (2022). Authorship in Glass Design in Portugal – From 50 ́s to Contemporaneity.
Trabalho publicado no Livro de Atas da Conferência Científica Internacional ANTIFRAGILE GLASS 2022 https://doi.org/10.57623/979-12-5953-096-7 ISBN 979-12-5953-034-9
SANTOS, C. P. (2022). Authorship in Glass Design in Portugal – From 50 ́s to Contemporaneity. Presented in Internacional Scientific Conference ANTIFRAGILE GLASS 2022. Università Iuav di Venezia, Università Ca’ Foscari Venezia and the Fondazione dei Musei Civici Veneziani. Venice, 2022.
SANTOS, C.P. (2012). O Design de Ourivesaria e Joalharia em Portugal no Século XX. DESIGNA – International Conference of Design Research, Covilhã, Portugal. 2012.
SANTOS, C.P. (2018). The Design in the Industry of Glass in Portugal at 20th Century””. RPD – Rapid Product Development in Oliveira de Azeméis, 2008.
Design Projects
1. Santos, Cláudia. 1997 – Development of the silver and crystal centerpiece design project for Leitão & Irmão – Antigos Joalheiros da Corôa, within the scope of the Post-Graduation in Design for the Jewellery and Jewellery Industry, by CPD – Portuguese Design Centre and GSD – Glasgow School of Arts. Exhibition at Palácio da Bolsa and CPD – Portuguese Center of Design. 1997;
2. Santos, Cláudia. 2000 – Development of the design of the centerpiece line and planter in crystal and silver “Oásis” for the Marinha Grande Mglass brand. Exhibition at AMBIENTE Frankfurt Fair, 2000.
3. Santos, Cláudia. 2001 – Development of the design project for the “Meia-lua” salad bowl in crystal for the brand and shops ATLANTIS, S.A..
4. Santos, Cláudia. 2001 – Development of the design project for the bottle and shot of “Gutta” crystal liqueur for the brand and shops ATLANTIS, S.A..
5. Santos, Cláudia. 2001 – Development of the design project in co-authorship with Designer Catarina Gomes of the Desk-Set “Effects” in silver and crystal for the brand Marinha Grande Mglass.
6. Santos, Cláudia. 2001 – Development of the design project in co-authorship with designer Catarina Gomes of the silver and crystal “link-light” jewellery set/set for the Marinha Grande Mglass brand, which was sold at TAP Air Portugal’s Sky-Shop.
7. Santos, Cláudia. COBBLESTONES COLLECTION 2023. With photos in the Corning Museum of Glass Archives.
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