The Boutique of Memories in the Heart of Lisbon








In the very heart of Lisbon’s exclusive district, nestled among jasmine-scented gardens and pastel townhouses with wrought-iron balconies, there lies a place that defies easy categorization. It is neither
a typical design store nor a gallery. It is more of a sanctuary — for forgotten, rediscovered, rescued, and revived objects. Here, the past speaks to us in the language of clay, wood, and stone — a language that needs no translation.


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 Behind this unique place stands Nino — a Georgian collector, curator, or perhaps more aptly: a modern nomad. Her gaze is observant, her voice gentle, her hands always slightly dusted from travel. She was born in Tbilisi, into a family where craft and tradition filled every corner of the home. But it was always the outside world that called to her — the one hiding beyond the horizon, between people and their everyday belongings. For years, Nino has wandered the hidden corners of the world — visiting abandoned villages in Armenia, local markets in Egypt, souks in Fez, old warehouses in Naples. She searches for objects not for their market value, but their spiritual essence — each one must carry a story that moves her. As she puts it: "I don’t buy things. I find souls lost in matter."











In Nino’s boutique, you won’t find colorful trinkets or seasonal trends. Instead, the space is filled with raw, monumental forms: ceramic vessels with matte surfaces, as if freshly unearthed; wooden tables with rough-hewn legs; handwoven wool textiles dyed with natural pigments; stone bowls that could have been used in ancient rituals. The color palette? Almost monastic — greys, beiges, ochres, faded browns, and milky whites. A minimalism that doesn’t stem from fashion, but from a deep longing to return to the source.This place doesn’t advertise itself at every corner. You won’t find it on tourist maps. It’s visited by those who carry a quiet longing — for authenticity, for something that has outlasted time. Interior designers, artists, collectors from New York, Berlin, Tokyo. But also ordinary passersby, who step in by chance and… stay for an hour, in silence, touching the objects as if speaking to their ancestors.The boutique has existed for over a decade, and its reputation spreads in whispers — like a good story.It is no coincidence that Lisbon became the backdrop for this place. A city of melancholy, waves, and light that tells stories. A city of emigrants, poets, ceramicists, and wanderers. A meeting point between East and West — just like Nino herself, who brings echoes of the Caucasus, Anatolia, the Maghreb, and the Balkans.



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