Lindy left the USA to travel and ended up falling in love with Lisbon. Longing for good bagels, she decided to create her own recipe. The hobby turned into a business, and she has been serving the best bagels in the city ever since, right across from our Cais do Sodré store.
Can you tell us your story so far?
My name is Luísa, I was born and raised in Lisbon, and I love this city. I took a Design degree and I am extremely passionate about color and graphics. Music has always been a big part of my life, it helps me to focus on work and to never stand still. Ever since I was little I have experienced a lot of different genres of music. My mother was always listening to Fado at home, so it’s a genre that I keep very present.
Four years ago I received my first vinyl record, an album and ever since then I haven’t stopped buying music. After that I took some beginner lessons in Djing with a good friend of mine and have become more and more interested in this craft. New opportunities to play started coming up so I began to focus more on Djing, playing mostly in events and clubs. Nowadays I have a monthly program at an online radio - Collect Radio - where I play lounge and dance music.
I fell in love with Surfing couple of years before and had the idea of designing my own home in shipping containers, send them to Portugal and start my new life together with my girlfriend and daughter close to the sea.
Why Pt? Because I was travelling Portugal in my Van for more than 12 years and every time I was spending a couple of weeks at the coastline, first Zambujeira do mar, later I went South where I started to surf. The amazing nature, the Portuguese lifestyle and surfing, it was a dream for me to come there. So at the end I got things done and moved close to Budens / Vila do Bispo, where I enjoy my time, improve surfing day by day and working on my creative projects.
Can you tell us your story and why you started Rhodo?
After a few years working in fashion in NYC and Boston, I craved meeting new people and getting to know different cultures. I moved around South East Asia for a couple of years before falling in love with Lisbon. After a few years of living here, I still felt like I didn’t quite belong but I also knew that I didn’t belong in the US either. I started Rhodo out of love and passion for baking but also because it helped me to connect with the community of Lisbon and with my people back home. I like to call it the collision of my given and chosen homes.
What are your favorite spots in Portugal?
Truthfully, nothing beats Lisbon for me. Even when working seven days a week, I feel like I’m on vacation simply because of how much I love this city.
What are your favorite spots in Portugal?
Any next steps?
Always! Developing new ideas is half the fun!
What does style mean to you?
Style is a creative outlet to express yourself. As an introvert, I’ve always loved how clothes could silently embody my mood or essence and do the communicating for me. When I started Rhodo, I had a moment when I wondered if I should dress more professionally in the kitchen. If I wouldn’t be taken seriously as I am. And the fact that this even entered my mind pissed me off! Embracing hyper femininity, not hiding my body, wearing sparkly clothes, bows, short skirts, whatever…, doesn’t make me any less capable or any less of a boss. I started feeling empowered rather than apologetic. It was very freeing!
What band or artist inspires you?
Style-wise, David bowie, absolutely.
As fellow Cais do Sodré neighbours, what do you think of changes the street is undergoing?
I feel so grateful to be here amongst many incredible businesses—whether it’s art, food, or fashion. Seeing their artistry succeed inspires me and makes me feel free to express myself creatively and put myself out there.
What motivated you to get started with The Peak House?
The Peak House was a dream come true.
Since a long time ago when we both started traveling around the world,
chasing the perfect wave, most of the times we ended up staying in
places with the same feeling as The Peak House, where the contact with
local people was always a priority to us. These people and friends
inspired us to embrace this lovely journey
What does style mean to you?
Style means atitude, conscience and sense of responsibility for the Mother Nature and the other human beings, in and outside of the water.
Style means atitude, conscience and sense of responsibility for the Mother Nature and the other human beings, in and outside of the water.
What does style mean to you?
Photography by João Hasselberg.
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