90-year-old Jorge Zalszupin was born in Warsaw, Poland, and immigrated to São Paulo in 1949, where he established himself as one of the main voices in Brazilian modern design and architecture. Initiating the seminal L’Atelier woodshop in 1955, Zalszupin has designed … Continue reading
Art+Auction’s Must-Haves picks for the month of June highlighted Brazilian modern furnishings. Included on their selection is Jorge Zalszupin‘s playful and functional JZ tea trolley, 1950, and beautiful Petalas coffee table, 1962; Sergio Rodrigues‘ iconic Oscar armchair, 1956, named after Oscar … Continue reading
Simon Keane-Cowell, for Swiss architecture and design website Architonic (“The architect’s perspective on buildings, interiors, design and materials”) gave a run down of this year’s New York Design Week, focusing on exhibitors from Latin America. Indicative of both the growing economical and … Continue reading
Brazilian architect Paulo Mendes da Rocha is most known for his revolutionary Brutalist works that earned him the much-honored Pritzker prize in 2006. Amid the concrete and glass monumental structure of his seminal 1957 Athletic Club of São Paulo, Rocha created … Continue reading
With an aptly subtitle called “An Atlas of Modern Landscapes”, this show does much more than giving context to Le Corbusier’s designs: it also highlights the importance of traveling as the best way of learning and educating oneself. Le Corbusier lived … Continue reading
Opening today, at Friedman Benda Gallery, is the first US gallery solo exhibition of renowned design duo Campana Brothers. Quite possibly the most internationally influential and acclaimed Brazilian contemporary designers around, the exhibition introduces new bodies of work that exemplify … Continue reading
On an insightful interview on The Wall Street journal this past weekend, architect Stephan Jaklitsch, most known for designing the Marc Jacob’s stores, talks about his inspirations, favorite things and current obsessions. Among being currently fascinated by Islamic architecture, listing … Continue reading
