Paper, color, joy. Mix them all together – that’s us.

Based in Porto, Estaminé is a studio specialized in Papercraft, Illustration and Lettering.

Estaminé Studio is run by the brain, heart, and hands of André Santos, also known as André from Estaminé. With a deep connection to his roots and handmade work, he founded the studio in 2016, where he treats paper with the utmost respect and joy, creating detailed and colorful pieces – ranging from unique works to larger-scale projects, both for public and private commissions – having already collaborated with clients such as Barbearia Porto, Biscoiteria Paupério, and the musician Noiserv.

He is captivated by the colors and scents of the materials, the errors and unexpected surprises of the process, and the warmth and enthusiasm of collaborating with others.

He also develops other types of projects, mainly independent and collaborative ones, such as the fanzine “Nem Tudo Que Reluz É Ouro” and the game “A Aldeia Adormece”, launched in November 2017.

In his daily life, alongside Estaminé, he also gets to enjoy the smiles of his students at ESAD Matosinhos, where he has been teaching since 2018, and the dice and cards of the prototypes of the board games he has been developing since 2020.

If you want to discuss a project, ask us a question or simply say hi, drop us a line:

Exhibitions

Collective exhibition “Mental Health”
Curated by MostrART
Viana do Castelo, Portugal (2024)

Collective exhibition “Creativity for a Sustainable Future”
Curated by Mindshake
Porto, Portugal (2024)

Collective exhibition “Reflection of the sky”
Held at The Brick Lane Gallery
London, England (2020)

Collective exhibition “Social Media – The good, the bad and the ugly”
Curated by MostrART
Viana do Castelo, Portugal (2020)

RAIO Festival #1
Porto, Portugal (2019)

Collective exhibition “Ponto Ora”
Curated by Ana Resende and Teresa Ribeiro
Matosinhos, Portugal (2019)

Collective exhibition “The Creativity Virus”
Curated by Mindshake
Porto, Portugal (2019)

Collective exhibition “SINAL – 100 anos de Design das telecomunicações e dos correios em Portugal”
Curated by José Bártolo
Matosinhos, Portugal (2019)

Collective exhibition “Ovo do Leonardo”
Curated by Mindshake
Porto, Portugal (2017)

Books

“Creativity for a Sustainable Future”
Mindshake
Porto, Portugal (2024)

“The Creativity Virus – a bilingual book about Creative Thinking”
Mindshake
Porto, Portugal (2019)

Workshops

Physical is beautiful.
Porto Illustration Summer School
Porto, Portugal (2023 & 2024)

Papercut characters
ENED – Encontro Nacional de Estudantes de Design
Coimbra, Portugal (2016)

Classes

Postgraduate in Digital Illustration and Animation
ESAD Matosinhos, Portugal (2023)

ESAD College of Art and Design
Matosinhos, Portugal (2018–…)

Talks

design opened to the world
XS Design Xpress
Aveiro, Portugal (2022)

much more than that
ARTEC 32
Instituto Politécnico de Tomar (2022)

Mudo Podcast at Ponto Ora
Matosinhos, Portugal (2019)

Mudo Podcast
Porto, Portugal (2018)

The Zain Talks #3
Nest Collective
Coimbra, Portugal (2018)