{"id":53,"date":"2025-12-18T18:30:45","date_gmt":"2025-12-18T18:30:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dev.montado.pt\/?page_id=53"},"modified":"2025-12-18T18:30:56","modified_gmt":"2025-12-18T18:30:56","slug":"about-us","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/montado.pt\/en\/sobre-nos\/","title":{"rendered":"About us"},"content":{"rendered":"<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"53\" class=\"elementor elementor-53\" wpc-filter-elementor-widget=\"1\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-13bd4f58 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"13bd4f58\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-16fda5c9 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"16fda5c9\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1dc2bb5f e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"1dc2bb5f\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-438cb635 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"438cb635\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4dea674a elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"4dea674a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Portuguese Cork Fashion<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-28c7c2ba elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"28c7c2ba\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Bags, Wallets, Footwear and Accessories. 100% Cork% Eco-Friendly \u2013 natural, renewable, biodegradable. From Portugal to the World\u2026 for a better, greener world. With passion, with pride.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a9003b9 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"a9003b9\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f1cf148 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"f1cf148\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Natural, distinct, unique\u00a0\n<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4af21bc elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"4af21bc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Eco-friendly &amp; Vegan Fashion\n<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3cfbac6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3cfbac6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>AMontadois born from a company with over 40 years of market experience. Our origins are Portuguese, but our destiny is the world\u2026 for a greener and more sustainable Planet. We are a community brand for environmentally friendly fashion items, produced with a raw material of absolutely unique properties, our beloved cork: 100% natural, renewable, and biodegradable; 100% unique, distinct, and trendy. With it, we create handbags, wallets, footwear, and many other fashion accessories of premium quality and contemporary design that allow you to assert your environmental values without sacrificing elegance and personal style. Additionally, a significant and growing share of the items that make up our collection are also Vegan-friendly \u2013 100% free from any animal products.\u00a0<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-55a53a4 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"55a53a4\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-78c8bcd e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"78c8bcd\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d63f44a elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"d63f44a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"560\" src=\"https:\/\/montado.pt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/mapa-montado-1024x717.webp\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-177\" alt=\"map montado\" srcset=\"https:\/\/montado.pt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/mapa-montado-1024x717.webp 1024w, https:\/\/montado.pt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/mapa-montado-600x420.webp 600w, https:\/\/montado.pt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/mapa-montado-300x210.webp 300w, https:\/\/montado.pt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/mapa-montado-768x538.webp 768w, https:\/\/montado.pt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/mapa-montado-1536x1076.webp 1536w, https:\/\/montado.pt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/mapa-montado.webp 1824w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9500797 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"9500797\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d0b11e2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"d0b11e2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">From Portugal to the World... with love.<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8200d51 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"8200d51\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>TheMontadothat inspired our name is an ecosystem made up of cork oak forests of fragile balance that only exist in some areas of the Mediterranean, but above all in Portugal and Spain.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5f7cecf elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"5f7cecf\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Cork is the bark of this magnificent tree, classified as the National Tree of Portugal since 2011. Portugal has the largest cork oak area in the world (33% of the global area) and is the world's largest cork exporter. Cork oaks are legally protected; their felling is prohibited throughout the territory.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2272be1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2272be1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The cork from which we make our bags and other items is harvested from cork oak trees every 9 years without harming the tree's health in any way. Each cork oak tree has a story; all cork slabs feature variations in pattern, colour, and texture. Each cork bag does too; no two are the same.\u00a0<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ff19053 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"ff19053\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d51eb91 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"d51eb91\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b189996 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"b189996\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Cork Bags, Wallets, Footwear... stylish.<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0a9ab4d elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"0a9ab4d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Choosing cork fashion items is certainly\u00a0<em><strong>um statement<\/strong><strong>...but not only<\/strong><\/em>. It's much more than that! Cork is a\u00a0<strong>Premium material<\/strong>. Various attempts have been made to replicate it through industrial and technological processes. They have all failed. Miserably.\u00a0<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8e4d086 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"8e4d086\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Que outro material \u00e9 simultaneamente 100% natural, el\u00e1stico, imperme\u00e1vel, hipoalerg\u00e9nico, resistente ao fogo, dur\u00e1vel, impressionante, belo, \u00fanico a cada pe\u00e7a e assim suave ao toque? N\u00f3s n\u00e3o conhecemos outro. E se ele existir n\u00e3o queremos saber: estamos apaixonados por ela, a corti\u00e7a.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ef463ed elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"ef463ed\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>We and a team of established and young designers<\/strong>, as well as the\u00a0<strong>experienced hands<\/strong>\u00a0that have been working for a lifetime\u2026 all their lives. The result?\u00a0<strong>Cork bags, wallets, footwear and other items<\/strong>\u00a0what we consider magnificent\u2026 <strong>that speak for themselves<\/strong>.\u00a0<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8d11673 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"8d11673\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d004a54 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"d004a54\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"562\" src=\"https:\/\/montado.pt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/montado-handbags-1024x719.webp\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-181\" alt=\"montado handbags\" srcset=\"https:\/\/montado.pt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/montado-handbags-1024x719.webp 1024w, https:\/\/montado.pt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/montado-handbags-600x421.webp 600w, https:\/\/montado.pt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/montado-handbags-300x211.webp 300w, https:\/\/montado.pt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/montado-handbags-768x539.webp 768w, https:\/\/montado.pt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/montado-handbags-1536x1079.webp 1536w, https:\/\/montado.pt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/montado-handbags.webp 1824w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2d951db e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"2d951db\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f64db2c e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"f64db2c\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e8f147a elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"e8f147a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"562\" src=\"https:\/\/montado.pt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/portuguese-cork-1024x719.webp\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-188\" alt=\"Portuguese cork\" srcset=\"https:\/\/montado.pt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/portuguese-cork-1024x719.webp 1024w, https:\/\/montado.pt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/portuguese-cork-600x421.webp 600w, https:\/\/montado.pt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/portuguese-cork-300x211.webp 300w, https:\/\/montado.pt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/portuguese-cork-768x539.webp 768w, https:\/\/montado.pt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/portuguese-cork-1536x1079.webp 1536w, https:\/\/montado.pt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/portuguese-cork.webp 1824w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-41eacd4 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"41eacd4\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0563ccd elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"0563ccd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">For Businesses and Individuals...\nwith professionalism.<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-058fd08 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"058fd08\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Faced with the usual choice between selling our fashion items, made from 100% natural and mostly vegan cork%, directly to the end consumer or to a network of distributors and retailers, we decided on a third way: to make them accessible to both.\u00a0<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5cc0b6b elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"5cc0b6b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>That's why we created this online platform where: <strong>1)<\/strong> Professionals can create a business account.; <strong>2)<\/strong> All lovers of cork products and the environment can purchase our bags, wallets, footwear, and other products directly.\u00a0<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ce04e72 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"ce04e72\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Whatever your profile, we want you to have a 100% satisfactory shopping experience. For any questions, please contact our\u00a0<strong>Customer support service<\/strong>.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3a36790 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"3a36790\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a3c4d0e elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"a3c4d0e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>MODA EM CORTI\u00c7A PORTUGUESA Malas, Carteiras, Cal\u00e7ado e Acess\u00f3rios. 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