My name is Ricardo Rovisco Teixeira and I was born on April 23rd on the beautiful city of
Lisbon.
Being the son of a sculptor, from an early age, I felt involved on the creative field and
in direct contact with the raw material. I wasn’t afraid of experimenting, or going wrong, because
I felt I could use those mistakes to learn.
I grew up making my own toys, my small sculptures, drawing my imaginary characters,
under the shape of cartoons and cutting socks and t-shirts to dress up my G.I. Joes.
After concluding high school in Arts, I went to the university to study Visual Arts, but I
wasn’t fully satisfied.
Then I decided to apply to Fashion and Textile Design. My characters began to
come into life and so I felt I was on the right track.
During that academic path, I’ve kept myself active and proactive. I had an exhibition
on the Museu da Guarda, a Professional Internship at the Dino Alves atelier in Lisbon,
I’ve participated on urban arts and crafts fairs and I was selected to an inter
