Died designer Ricardo Mealha – publico

                 

                         
                     

                 

 
 

The designer Ricardo Mealha died Sunday morning at 47, knew PUBLIC. Mealha died following a brain cancer.

Mealha was responsible for the graphic image of various brands in recent decades, crossing from more traditional institutions such as the Ministry of Culture or Banco Espirito Santo (BES) with other most avant-garde as the Lux nightclub and the Bica do Sapato restaurant in Lisbon

Barbara Coutinho, CHANGE the director -. Museum of Design and Fashion in Lisbon, said his death “is a loss for the Portuguese design, is a major national graphic designers of recent decades. “He worked closely with Ricardo Mealha in 2007, when the designer has created the institution’s logo and recalls” his creativity, his playfulness and his joy, the impetus which gave all projects developed. “he argues that” stood out because he could print a graphic reinvention brand with a very cosmopolitan sense. “” It was a very attentive to his time man. It is known to his connection with the cultural, urban, night, he helped create. “

Born in Lisbon on 22 October 1968, he founded the studio RMAC-Ricardo Mealha / Ana Cunha, who then sold the group BBDO Portugal. Since 2014 was creative director of Brand Gallery.

In the agency’s page that you created, is the testimony of Manuel Reis, Lux Fragile owner, in Lisbon, and one of the figures that Ricardo Mealha worked for decades:. “For over 20 years the Ricardo Mealha is my accomplice was from him that I worked the graphic identity of almost every project I got involved Among the many qualities that I recognize him perhaps the most. important is your ability to take risks, to experiment and do different “

In the 90s, before opening your agency, Ricardo Mealha worked in the advertising agency Young & amp;.. Rubicam and Novodesign The designer realized projects for various agencies of the Ministry of Culture, as the National Ballet, worked with Moda Lisboa, the decoration shop area, A Vida Portuguesa, Vista Alegre, House of Stories Paula Rego, Jerónimo Martins Group, Tivoli hotels, Gallo olive oil, among others. It has been awarded more than 80 prizes in Portuguese and international competitions.

Edited by Isabel Salema