Barbot Bernardo
We offer innovation, strategic design and education services and work in the fields of culture and creativity, urban transition, agroecology, sustainable production and small-scale manufacturing.
Our unit Saber Fazer, offers research and education services in artisanal and semi-industrial techniques, focusing on natural textile fibre production and processing.
Ofício is our design studio and creative agency.
Barbot Bernardo is certified in Portugal as a Vocational Education and Training Provider (VET).
Services for Individuals and Organisations
We support our clients in their growth and development as companies or individuals, through designing and delivering innovation and sustainability strategies and offering education and learning services.
Our creative agency supports our clients in their communication and marketing processes.
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Business strategy, innovation and design thinking
Business development and marketing
Project management
Sustainability planning
Capacity building and training
Identification of opportunities and proposal writing for grants and incentives
Through Ofício:
Graphic design and illustration
Brand management
Custom typography
Content creation, digital marketing and social media
Web design
Photography, video and audio Production
Through Saber Fazer:
Training and education for organisations and individuals
Research and documentation on production technics
Raw matter production for research and education
Technical books publishing
Digital learning contents production
International Cooperation Projects
With an experienced team of experts and educators and a growing network of international partners, we participate in different European and International projects, having a particular interest in innovative learning methodologies, the development of the cultural and creative industries and the role of cities and rural communities in tackling the climate emergency.
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Project Management and coordination
Consortium building
Proposal writing
Education and capacity building
Innovative learning methodologies: community learning, social media learning
Research and Development
Book design
Dissemination, graphic and web design
Instructional design and e-Learning
Photography and video
Team
Miguel Barbot and Alice Bernardo
Barbot Bernardo was created following our founders, Alice and Miguel's shared vision for a world shaped by local production chains, ethical and sustainable organisations, and communities committed to climate transition.
With a background in design, marketing and business management, Miguel Barbot is our innovation and strategic design coordinator. He supports entrepreneurs and organisations in their business processes, focusing on the cultural and creative industries, urban development and agroecology. Miguel is also Ofício's creative director.
Alice Bernardo is our learning, education and capacity-building coordinator and an expert in transmitting technical knowledge in artisanal work, semi-industrial production, and textile fibre production.
A trained architect, Alice is an educator, consultant, and researcher interested in creating local production chains from producers to consumers and developing innovative learning methodologies to support the climate transition. Alice founded Saber Fazer in 2011.
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Maria Helena is a project manager and consultant at Barbot Bernardo and art director and graphic designer at Ofício. Being a graphic designer, drawing and illustration are part of her DNA.
Since 2003, Helena has been working with many international brands in areas such as fashion, retail, education, museums and public institutions.
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Mariana Teixeira is Barbot Bernardo’s studio manager, supporting our team in the internal processes and being the contact person in our consulting and international cooperation projects.
She is a trained graphic designer and is the production manager at Ofício.
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With a background in design and further training in Textile Art, Joana is Saber Fazer studio and shop manager. Joana is also our contact person and provides valuable support to our training and learning programmes.
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José is a video artist who plays a fundamental role in developing our education content and communication projects for our clients.
José focuses his projects on documentary and experimental video, developing works linked to Portraiture and the Collection of Meanings. José has exhibited his work in the Bronx, Buenos Aires, Plovdiv, Berlin, Barcelona, Timisoara, London, Dallas and Portugal. José is the Co-Author of our Roteiro Oficinal do Porto project, where he has made videos presented at the CHEONGJU CRAFT BIENNALE, Real to Reel: The Craft Film Festival UK, Handmade Doc Fest, Italy & Festival of Making.
José graduated in Fine Arts and Sculpture from Porto University.
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Margarida is a graphic designer interested in editorial projects and education and pedagogy. She started an internship at Ofício in 2024, working with our team on book design, e-learning, communication and branding projects.
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Capitão grew up in the studio. He is in charge of human resources and divides his duties between providing emotional support to the team and controlling the team schedule: he likes to have dinner at 6:30 pm, so he makes sure everyone is out of the office at 6:00.
Ofício
Ofício is Barbot Bernardo’s graphic design studio and creative agency and was created to support our clients in implementing their marketing strategies, from identity design to content creation.
Ofício design, editorial and content development projects are aligned and inspired by our deep roots on the cultural and creative fields and Saber Fazer’s expertise in craft and artisanal production techniques.
Saber Fazer
Saber Fazer is, since 2011, dedicated to the research, development and dissemination of artisanal and semi-industrial production techniques, with a particular interest in natural textile fibres production and processing.
As an educational project, our primary goal is to ensure the transmission of technical knowledge, educating and raising awareness for the fundamental issues that involve this theme: environmental, social and economic sustainability.
