BELOMONTE
THE ARTISANS

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BEHIND THE SCENES OF ESCOVARIA DE BELOMONTE, THE MAGIC OF BRUSH CRAFTSMANSHIP UNFOLDS IN THE SKILLED HANDS OF OUR ARTISANS, WHOSE STORIES INTERWEAVE WITH THE THREAD OF TIME, FORMING A FABRIC RICH IN TRADITION AND MASTERY.

 

ANTÓNIO DA SILVA, THE PATRIARCH OF OUR SAGA, INAUGURATED THIS CRAFTSMANSHIP CHAPTER IN 1927, TURNING BRISTLES AND WOOD INTO FUNCTIONAL WORKS OF ART. UNDER HIS GUIDANCE, THE SEEDS OF BELMONTE BRUSHWORK WERE PLANTED, A LEGACY THAT PERPETUATES THROUGH GENERATIONS.

 

FERNANDO CRUZ SILVA, THE SECOND GENERATION, SAW IN HIS FATHER'S HANDS NOT JUST BRUSHES, BUT LESSONS OF DEDICATION AND EXPERTISE. TAKING THE HELM OF THE COMPANY, HE CONTINUED TO SHAPE THE FUTURE OF ESCOVARIA DE BELOMONTE, BECOMING THE MAESTRO OF THAT ORCHESTRA OF TALENTED ARTISANS.

 

IN 1948, WITH THE OPENING OF THE STORE & ATELIER ON RUA DE BELOMONTE, THE TEAM OF ARTISANS EXPANDED TO SIX SOULS DEDICATED TO THE ART. EACH TUFT, EACH INTERLACED BRISTLE, WAS A UNIQUE CONTRIBUTION TO THE SYMPHONY UNFOLDING IN THAT SPACE OF CREATIVITY.

 

FÁTIMA FONSECA, A MATRIARCH OF ESCOVARIA DE BELMONTE, ENTERED THE COMPANY UNDER ANTÓNIO DA SILVA'S AUSPICES. WITH OVER 45 YEARS OF DEDICATION, SHE BECAME A MASTER, A BEACON OF KNOWLEDGE THAT ILLUMINATES THE PATH OF FUTURE GENERATIONS. HER HANDS HAVE SCULPTED NOT ONLY BRUSHES BUT THE VERY ESSENCE OF ESCOVARIA DE BELOMONTE.

 

IN 2007, THE THIRD GENERATION, PERSONIFIED BY OLINDA SILVA RODRIGUES AND RUI RODRIGUES, ASSUMED THEIR PLACE IN THE ATELIER. OLINDA, AN APPRENTICE IN HER YOUTH, BROUGHT NOT ONLY THE FAMILY BLOOD BUT ALSO THE PASSION FOR ART PASSED DOWN BY HER FATHER, FERNANDO CRUZ SILVA. IN THIS ARTISTIC CYCLE, FÁTIMA FONSECA PLAYED THE ESSENTIAL ROLE OF A MASTER, GUIDING THEM ON THE INTRICATE PATHS OF BRUSHWORK.

 

THE ENTRANCE OF SÉRGIO SILVA RODRIGUES ON THE SCENE AROUND 2013 ADDED A NEW DIMENSION TO THE NARRATIVE. ENVELOPED BY THE ENCHANTMENT OF ESCOVARIA DE BELOMONTE, HE FOUND NOT JUST A CRAFT BUT A PASSION REFLECTED IN THE STROKES OF HIS CREATIONS. WITH THREE MASTERS AT HIS DISPOSAL, INCLUDING THE INVALUABLE GUIDANCE OF FÁTIMA FONSECA, SÉRGIO TOOK ON THE CREATIVE DIRECTION OF THE BRAND, BECOMING A VISIONARY IN THE ART THAT TRANSCENDS GENERATIONS.

 

THUS, ESCOVARIA DE BELOMONTE IS MORE THAN A BRAND; IT IS A CONTINUOUS SYMPHONY, WHERE THE HANDS OF THE ARTISANS ARE THE INSTRUMENTS, AND TRADITION, THE SCORE GUIDING EACH MOVEMENT. EACH PIECE, EACH BRUSH, IS A TESTIMONY TO THE TIMELESS COMMITMENT TO CRAFTSMANSHIP EXCELLENCE.