Hélio Oiticica in New York City: Babylonests, Cosmococas, and other Projects at the Threshold of Art, Cinema and Architecture – a one-day symposium bringing together international curators, artists and scholars to focus on the various projects the Brazilian artist Hélio Oiticica designed during … Continue reading
For the first time the winners of the Retail Design Institute’s International Store Design Competition are featured in RDI Media’s much-sought-after book series, Stores of the Year. Gracing the cover of its 19th volume, and the winner of this year’s Store of the Year, is … Continue reading
Wish Casa visited Carlos Motta‘s atelier, documenting the sophisticated and informal atmosphere that also reveals Motta’s approach as a designer. Housing his office, showroom and wood shop, Motta’s atelier is located in the trendy Vila Madalena neighborhood in São Paulo, … Continue reading
New York Magazine’s October 28th issue highlights Zanini de Zanine‘s Espasso armchair in their Best Bets column. Designed exclusively for ESPASSO, the Espasso armchair finds an innovative silhouette in a comfortable and functional design. Made in NY, the Espasso armchair is exemplary of … Continue reading
Isay Weinfeld designed the first Livraria da Vila bookstore in 2007 in São Paulo’s Cidade Jardim neighborhood. Ever since several other branches have sprouted throughout the city, including the 18,000 sq.ft. Livraria da Vila at the JK Iguatemi mall, which … Continue reading
Lifestyle and decor Brazilian magazine Wish Casa visited Lissa Carmona and shares photos of her elegant São Paulo home in its October issue. Lissa Carmona is the CEO of the esteemed Etel Interiores, founded by her mother Etel Carmona and the definite … Continue reading
Design and architecture curator and writer Consuelo Cornelsen spotlights the ingenious works of Brazilian furniture designer Zanini de Zanine in the current issue of the trimestral lifestyle magazine One. Contextualizing Zanini’s work to that of his father José Zanine Caldas’ … Continue reading
Sergio Rodrigues designed the Diz armchair in 2002 and it has quickly become a contemporary classic. The ergonomic armchair graces the suites at the boutique Hotel Fasano in Rio de Janeiro and since September the Diz can be also seen at … Continue reading
The neighborhood of Higienópolis in São Paulo has traditionally been grounds for architectural gems from turn-of-the-century mansions to the modernist residential edifices that emerged thereafter. Within São Paulo’s agitated urbanscape Higienópolis manages to feel like an intimate and secluded residential … Continue reading
Check out images of Zanini de Zanine‘s solo exhibition and of the lively opening that took place last Thursday at ESPASSO NY. The exhibition marks the introduction of Zanine’s masterful work to the ESPASSO collection as two new pieces designed … Continue reading
Design journalist and consultant Donna Paul gives a nod to Zanini de Zanine’s ESPASSO NY show as an ‘exhibition not to be missed’ on her Designer Previews blog. Check out full article and blog here.
On view through October 26th, at Hauser & Worth in NY, is an exhibition that brings together a group of twelve intergenerational Brazilian artists that through abstraction reveal the trajectory and formation of a distinct Brazilian aesthetic that emerged in … Continue reading
