Wallpaper recently featured the BT House, a project by São Paulo-based architect Guilherme Torres, also his own home. Combining traditional and modern Brazilian architectural elements, a key feature of the BT House is the brise soleil façade and walls – an Eastern-style woven panel, traditional … Continue reading
Architecture writer Raul Barrenech exposes the Itaipava, Rio de Janeiro, 8,200 sq. ft. vacation house, projected by Miguel Pinto Guimarães Associated Architects, on the current issue of Interior Design. Luxurious yet straightforward, artwork and furnishings survey Brazilian modern and contemporary styles while … Continue reading
The London apartment of Tara Bernerd, founder of London-based architectural and design firm Tara Bernerd & Partners, was showcased on the current issue of lifestyle and decor magazine Lonny. In a Norman Foster designed, central London building, the ample … Continue reading
Zanini de Zanine opened the doors of his atelier for the current issue of Monocle, revealing his methodology, materials and processes of choice and his intrinsic relation to wood, due to his growing up watching his father, seminal furniture designer and … Continue reading
Janelle Zara interviewed Isay Weinfeld, for Artinfo, at the day of his solo exhibition opening at ESPASSO, NY. Weinfeld talked about the unexpected pieces of the exhibition, his 40-year career and the new iPhone app ‘IW’ to come out in December, … Continue reading
Art Basel Miami 2013 is again taking over the art world as it provides a nice excuse for a summer weekend during winter. At the booth of the renowned Sean Kelly Gallery, NY, pieces from acclaimed contemporary artists as … Continue reading
December 5th would’ve marked the 99th birthday of architecture legend Lina Bo Bardi. To honor the occasion, Storefront for Art and Architecture presented a video inspired by Bo Bardi’s work, The New World of Lina Bo Bardi, created by Ouida Angelica Biddle, … Continue reading
Award-winning architecture photographer Paul Clemence and writer Robert Landon will launch and sign copies of their new book Here/After: Structures in Time during Art Basel Miami Beach / DesignMiami 2013. Continuing his investigation on the (im)permanence and the poetics of the relation between … Continue reading
In the current issue of Italian design and architecture magazine Interni, Albrecht Bangert interviews Brazilian furniture designer Claudia Moreira Salles about her celebrated career, use of reclaimed and industrial materials, and her poetic approach. Check out full interview and slideshow here.
The third solo exhibition of Brazilian artist Marepe at Anton Kern Gallery opened in Chelsea, NY, last month. The exhibition continues Marepe’s poetic investigation through the formal manipulation of everyday, ready-made objects where bicycles, plastic baskets and wheelbarrows are transfigured … Continue reading
The December issue of Wallpaper* magazine has dedicated a supplement titled the Best of Brazil – Rising Stars and Key Players. Featured on the spread are Brazilian designers, architects and entrepreneurs that continue to disseminate the legacy and innovation of … Continue reading
