Meet Vanderbuilt

Meet Vanderbuilt

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Welcome to Vanderbuilt

The Vanderbuilt Design Group brand was born through the collaboration of three designers with international experience. They embarked on an ambitious project to deliver excellence through a fully personalized and comprehensive design experience.

Meet our team

Joana Almeida

Joana Almeida - Co-Founder & Interior Designer

Co-Founder & Interior Designer

With a 10-year international and national career in Interior Design & Architecture, Joana Ferreira D’Almeida has worked in Africa, Europe, and Asia. She was born in Lisbon but spent part of her childhood in Northern Portugal. Since 2017, the designer has resided in the Algarve, leading the Creative Department of a Luxury Design Studio in Almancil. She is now co-founder of Vanderbuilt Design Group, dedicating herself to the creation of high-end residential spaces and anchoring her experience and sensitivity.

João Lourenço

João Lourenço - Co-Founder & CFO

Co-Founder & CFO

Possessing one of the best portfolios in the country for Computer Generated Images (CGI) projects, João Lourenço brings vast experience in creating virtual environments with the impressive quality of a photograph. Having worked for national and international brands, he now collaborates with his colleagues to bring images to life with perfection and attention to detail as main characteristics. Based in the north of the country, João ensures the consistency and development of Bespoke Furniture Production for the pieces designed by the Studio.

Raquel Correia

Raquel Correia - Co-Founder & Interior Designer

Co-Founder & Interior Designer

A Senior Interior Designer passionate about crafting unique pieces and creating sophisticated and daring environments. Born in Lisbon, Raquel has been residing in the Algarve since 2018. She combines her remarkable problem-solving skills with high-level functional and aesthetic solutions. With a degree in Interior Design and years of experience in interior design and customer management, Raquel excels in managing and coordinating large-scale projects. Her vision translates into luxurious environments characterized by warm tones and organic textures.

Carolina Martins

Carolina Martins - Interior Designer

Interior Designer

An Interior Designer passionate about materials and textures, Carolina was born in the Algarve and discovered her love for decoration at an early age. With great sensitivity and a strong sense of responsibility, she enhances her projects by blending boldness and balance, creating spaces with sophisticated yet soft materiality.

Filipe Rodrigues

Filipe Rodrigues - Interior Designer

Interior Designer

Born in the Algarve, Filipe is a designer inspired by composition and geometry, one of his passions is photography and he considers himself a perfectionist and dedicated professional finds his calling in interior design. Creative and dreamer, he aims to make the world a better place.

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