News: Filigree news

In September 2026, Joalharia do Carmo opened its first store outside Portugal in the heart of New York City — on Times Square, between 47th and 48th Streets.

This spring, Printemps New York became the setting for a true jewelry fairytale. From May 18th to 24th, 2026, Printemps New York, the luxurious French department store in Manhattan's Financial District, hosted an exclusive exhibition of Portuguese filigree.

Three Hearts of Viana adorned the dress of the wife of Portugal's new President António José Seguro on the day of his inauguration on March 9, 2026.

A filigree design competition has been announced!
Design, tradition, and innovation in one competition.
Portuguese filigree inspires the creation of new contemporary works.

Prizes!!!

Information and rules are available on the organizer's website.

A dress weighing 7 kg and costing at least 90,000 euros – this is the outfit worn by Portuguese pop singer Bárbara Bandeira in her new music video for "Marcha." The dress is completely covered in jewels – traditional Portuguese jewelry – Hearts of Viana in various shapes and sizes, including filigree pieces.

CINDOR, Portugal's premier jewelry and watchmaking training institution, has opened a new training center for specialized jewelry training in the heart of Porto. It is from Porto that it will open up to the world.

Because, frankly, the world has never been so Portuguese.
And never have Portuguese jewelry—and filigree—been so closely connected to the world!

A delegation from the Colombian Embassy in Portugal, including Plenipotentiary Representative Marta Patrícia Medina and three Colombian jewelers, visited Gondomar on November 13 as part of a cultural exchange.

"Viana – The Legend of Golden Hearts" is the title of a Portuguese 3D animated film, previewed in October 2025 at the Sá de Miranda Municipal Theatre in Viana do Castelo.

The film's creators were inspired by the legend of the northern Portuguese town of Viana do Castelo.
The legend goes that a young boatman, transporting goods along the Lima River, fell in love with a cheerful girl named Ana, who lived in a castle above the river. Every time the young man loaded and unloaded his boat, his eyes never left Ana. Knowing of his love, everyone who passed by asked the young boatman if he had seen his beautiful woman that day. The young man replied, "Yes, I saw Ana from the castle," which in Portuguese is "Sim, Vi a Ana do Castelo." This repeated phrase eventually gave the city its name: Viana do Castelo.

From this legend, the art of filigree gave birth to the famous jewelry "Hearts of Viana" – a symbol of Portuguese culture and history.

A new tourist area has opened on Rua das Flores in Porto, transforming the street into a vibrant stage where Portuguese culture is on display in all its glory.

The restored buildings located on Rua das Flores, between numbers 66 and 82, now house four iconic Portuguese brands, without which it's impossible to imagine Portugal, its culture, and history.

The building, entirely dedicated to jewelry and filigree, houses workshops where curious visitors can observe the artisans at work.

Work is underway on a three-story spiral staircase adorned with gold filigree.

Portugal has released a series of commemorative coins "Músicos Portugueses".

Last week, a coin dedicated to the famous Portuguese actress and singer Simone de Oliveira was presented.