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There is a warmly inviting patina to the residential and commercial projects of Champalimaud Design, the studio Portuguese-born Alexandra Champalimaud set up in 1981, now based in New York, that betrays the weight and width of her experience. Educated at Swiss and English boarding schools throughout her childhood years, she trained in classic architecture and design at the prestigious Ricardo Do Espírito Santo Silva Foundation (FRESS) in her homeland before fleeing the country amid political tensions in 1974. Having settled down in Montreal, Champalimaud's career kicked off when she was asked to design the interiors for former Canadian president Pierre Trudeau's law office.
