This article from Revista do Expresso highlights the career of Daciano da Costa, described by author Mário Robalo as “the most eclectic Portuguese designer,” and known as a true “craftsman of drawing.” With a vast body of work that includes furniture, hotel interiors, universities, and churches, he left a lasting mark on the Gulbenkian Foundation. The current retrospective exhibition celebrates not only his finished works but also his creative process—marked by rigour, collaboration, and innovation—that helped modernise design in Portugal.