Digital tools are everywhere, from AI moodboards to 3D printing, but they haven’t replaced the value of human touch. AFORMA embraces both: testing new technologies while grounding every piece in research, experience, and handcraft. This essay explores how craft is evolving, why younger generations crave process and permanence, and how digital and handmade will continue to merge in the decade ahead.

AFORMA’s knitwear begins with an idea: that clothing should be both beautiful and built to last. Designed in dialogue with architecture and made in Portugal from premium Italian yarns, each piece passes through skilled hands that shape, stitch, and finish it with precision. This is the story of how a sweater becomes an AFORMA knit, from first line on paper to the final loop in yarn.

AFORMA was born from years of shared travel, collecting, and creating, a space to explore ideas across disciplines, from knitwear and jewelry to objects and printed matter. Shaped by the streets of Portugal and inspired by the energy of Japan, each piece reflects the details we notice and the stories we keep. Designed to be lived with, not replaced, AFORMA’s work is made to last, carrying its place in your life for years to come.

Our collection is a living archive, from London market robots to Japanese woodblock prints, rare publications, and designer toys. We search for pieces that speak to us, whether in Lisbon galleries, Kyoto antiques, or Tokyo’s Ginza market. These objects live in our home, integrated into daily life, influencing the colours, forms, and textures we design with. AFORMA is an extension of that instinct: creating pieces meant to be lived with, not just owned.

AFORMA jewelry begins with a lifelong love for statement pieces, from vintage Dior and YSL collected with my mother to gold designs I created in Dubai. Made in 18k yellow gold with diamonds, emeralds, and rubies, each piece is shaped by geometry, proportion, and the permanence that only jewelry holds. Some are versatile, like the Vertex ring and Versa earrings; others are meant to be worn exactly as they are. Every design is made to be lived with, styled freely, and treasured for years.