Team

Founder

Miguel studied lutherie at Academia Nacional de Luthiers with Daniel Garfo (Delfina Guitars) and guitar tech at Clínica da Guitarra with João Oliveira (Roidz Guitars), specialising in bass guitars.
As a luthier, his practice explores the aesthetic of things through material encounters, relationships and tensions.
Miguel creates from a process of analysis, transformation, and replacement of things.
He solves design conflicts with precise minimalistic means, exploring the point where things become something else.
He is also a collector of musical instruments, focusing on bass guitars.

Assistant

Taking advantage of his skills as a designer and bass player, João started his relationship with Silvan as a consultant.
He upgraded to apprentice, finished his guitar tech instruction and is actively studying and working on luthiery.
Now he assists in the design and construction of our bass guitars.