About
Canvas Contract Furniture
Mission
In providing the expertise, dedication, integrity and flexibility, Canvas Contract Furniture aim to enable their clients to achieve the objectives set for their project, whether it be a standard one or a unique, elalorate, inspirational piece.
Canvas: Design Inspiring
Canvas Contract Furniture supplies contract furniture from some of the best European makers, as well as furniture developed and manufactured by its team for bespoke projects.
Background
Canvas Contract is a made of a weave of furniture experience and know-how that begun 20 years ago.
A natural passion for furniture as well as for design were the driving inspiration which led Carlos de Almeida, founder of Canvas Contract Furniture into the furniture industry.
Understanding
This love for timber, furniture and design started as a young boy, while he was helping his father with his shoe-making business. Being in contact with leather and shoe making materials gave him a natural liking and understanding for some materials, textures and the way they work together.
Later, his involvement in music at school brought him to discover musical instruments, their woods and how they are made.
Realisation
With the need to furnish his first home came the first 'furniture test' and the realisation that furniture is his real passion, leading to his career.
Expertise
Having trained in cabinet making as well in marketing management opened the first career opportunity in furniture retail sales, in Sydney Australia. This was to be the first step of a long and rich experience journey: from working in direct contact with the end-user, ie in retail sales, to being involved in the production aspect and then to exporting for a manufacturing company - Joal in Portugal.
Experience
Later, his involvement with designers and architects - Architects Gal Tevet, Jorge Goncalves and Siza Vieira - commercially developing furniture collections for the export market, broaden his horizons and led to many opportunities of commercial work in the contract industry, supplying furniture for hotels.
Evolution
With the commercial development in furniture retail and business development experience in manufactoring for export and the contract markets, founding Canvas Contract Furniture was a natural career evolution.
Focus
Nowadays, Canvas Contract Furniture's focus is centered on customising contract furniture for hotels, restaurants, bars and high-end interiors.