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Adico

ADICO was founded in 1920 by Adelino Dias Costa in Avanca, Aveiro (Portugal), originally as a manufacturer of hospital furniture, safes and metal products. It is Portugal's oldest metal furniture manufacturer and one of the oldest still active in Europe. In the 1930s, Adico expanded its programme to include outdoor furniture for terraces and cafés, giving rise to the now iconic Modelo 5008 — the so-called Cadeira Portuguesa (Portuguese Chair). Its formal language, related to the German Bauhaus and the steel tube furniture of René Herbst, Marcel Breuer and Mies van der Rohe, has made it an unofficial symbol of Portuguese hospitality architecture; the model is approved by the Lisbon City Council for use in public spaces. Pedro Sottomayor serves as Creative Director. In 2026, Adico integrated the AÇO Line by Portuguese designer Gonçalo Prudêncio — outdoor furniture in sheet steel and steel tubing — into its catalogue.

Adico operates three sites and maintains showrooms in Lisbon (in partnership with Loft Design), Porto (Galeria Incógnito) and Hamburg. The product range covers chairs, tables, benches and lounge furniture for terraces, restaurants and public spaces — stackable, weather-resistant and available in numerous colour and material combinations. Adico holds ISO 9001 certification and has documented its international presence from Paris to Osaka.

For interior designers and hospitality planners, Adico is relevant when authentically produced, historically grounded metal furniture with a strong Portuguese design identity is needed for outdoor hospitality areas or heritage-sensitive projects.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Adico

ADICO was founded in 1920 by Adelino Dias Costa in Avanca, Aveiro (Portugal), originally as a manufacturer of hospital furniture, safes and metal products. It is Portugal's oldest metal furniture manufacturer and one of the oldest still active in Europe. In the 1930s, Adico expanded its programme to include outdoor furniture for terraces and cafés, giving rise to the now iconic Modelo 5008 — the so-called Cadeira Portuguesa (Portuguese Chair). Its formal language, related to the German Bauhaus and the steel tube furniture of René Herbst, Marcel Breuer and Mies van der Rohe, has made it an unofficial symbol of Portuguese hospitality architecture; the model is approved by the Lisbon City Council for use in public spaces. Pedro Sottomayor serves as Creative Director. In 2026, Adico integrated the AÇO Line by Portuguese designer Gonçalo Prudêncio — outdoor furniture in sheet steel and steel tubing — into its catalogue.

Adico operates three sites and maintains showrooms in Lisbon (in partnership with Loft Design), Porto (Galeria Incógnito) and Hamburg. The product range covers chairs, tables, benches and lounge furniture for terraces, restaurants and public spaces — stackable, weather-resistant and available in numerous colour and material combinations. Adico holds ISO 9001 certification and has documented its international presence from Paris to Osaka.

For interior designers and hospitality planners, Adico is relevant when authentically produced, historically grounded metal furniture with a strong Portuguese design identity is needed for outdoor hospitality areas or heritage-sensitive projects.