Born in Cascais, in 1964. Graduated in Interior Design, from IADE - Institute of Visual Arts Design and Marketing, passing through areas such as Portuguese Decorative Arts (Fund. Ricardo Espírito Santo), Ciê Sciences of Education (Open University) and School Management, specialization of his Master's degree, from Universidade Católica Portuguesa. He worked with Mestre Querubim Lapa, in his studio. at the Viúva Lamego Factory. He has been teaching since 1988 in secondary and higher education.