Porto Fashion & Fabric Museum

Porto Fashion & Fabric Museum is a dynamic, poetic and didactic journey into the world of textiles, style, and design. Studio Astolfi, responsible not only for the exhibition design but also for the art installations throughout the space, created a narrative-driven experience that unfolds like a theatrical, scenographic performance, vibrant with costumes, prime materials and objects that trace the craft of clothing and shoemaking.

Entire rooms function as immersive installations: metal-framed "houses" built to contain stories; custom-designed interactive tables where cotton, silk, and other textiles come alive through touch; and cabinets of curiosities that celebrate Portugal’s rich textile heritage.

Textiles are used not only as material but as architecture themselves. Soft, elegant curtains divide space with mystery and grace, while sculptural arches—made from folded, recycled clothing—serve as poetic gestures of sustainability and transformation. The color palette, rooted in calming greens and deep blues, echoes both nature and the traditional hues of textile dyeing.

With layered textures, thoughtful lighting, and a refined material language, Studio Astolfi brings new life to a historic structure—merging contemporary design with deep cultural memory.