A well - curated collection of stories that move us, the wisdom we’ve garnered, and the dreams that propel us forward.

The Measure of a Hand. MACHEIA

MACHEIA was founded in 2020 by Lucrezia Papillo, an Italian-German product designer trained at the Bauhaus University in Weimar, and Iany Gayo, a Mozambican-Portuguese architect who studied at Lisbon’s Instituto Superior Técnico. Two women, two disciplines, one practice built on the conviction that the oldest techniques still have the most to say.

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The exploration is for the explorer

In 2019 I got a phone call which gave a true spin to what my life was. I had been asked to work on the Last Overland expedition as the head of Digital Marketing as well as digital storyteller. I had left my « daily » life to cross the world in a 65 years old Land Rover with a team of 7 males, all perfect strangers to me.

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OMW to being enough in my own terms

I wanted to be the best. Regardless of how, in which perspective and pace – being the best was the greatest goal. As a kid, I was ultimately competing with the others to get as much attention as possible. To prove I am special, unique, irreplaceable and my family shall be proud of me every nano second. And keep an eye on me, of course. Wink wink.

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A very personal perspective on why I started this blooming social club

Dear woman, welcome!

I’ve been waiting to share this story with you for such a long time… actually, since July 2020…

On a soft and warm evening, back in July 2020, while I was enjoying the magical sunset from Casa Ceu’s rooftop, in my-forever-love Algarve, I asked myself one question: what would I do if I had all the resources in the world?

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