Bilingual architecture Brazilian magazine Monolito dedicates each of their issue to a single theme/figure. The current Monolito issue celebrates the 30-year career of Brazilian architect and designer Arthur Casas, surveying his prolific practice that spans over residential and commercial buildings, civic … Continue reading
Originally designed in the 1960’s by Jorge Zalsuzpin, and named after the Rio de Janeiro beach and the romantic bossa nova songs it inspired, the Ipanema armchair offers a comfortable and smart design as relaxing as the eponymous carioca beach. Hand-crafted out … Continue reading
Contemporary arts and culture Brazilian magazine Select has featured the recent Espasso launch and exhibition of the new re-edition furniture by Oscar Niemeyer and Jorge Zalszupin. The feature highlights Niemeyer’s Marquesa bench, whose ‘brazilian curves’ is evident here in Niemeyer’s … Continue reading
The new book New Brazilian House by Dominic Bradbury, recently published by Thames & Hudson, compiles classic and contemporary houses that exemplify the creative and unique legacy of Brazil’s architecture and design heritage. With photography by Richard Powers, Bradbury traces the … Continue reading
This coming Friday The Bronx Museum of the Arts will present the Sarau with Nicolau —a festive reception with music, dance and video art screenings in the Brazilian modernist tradition. Modernist saraus were intimate and political, hosted in the homes of cultural luminaries to … Continue reading
ESPASSO is excited to launch the office version of the iconic Paulistano armchair, originally designed in 1957, by Pritzker prize laureate, Brazilian architect Paulo Mendes da Rocha. Designed in 1985 the Paulistano Office Chair was developed by Brazilian creative group Nucleon … Continue reading
Opening this Sunday, June 15th, is Poiesis in Praxis, an exhibition of Brazilian multi-media artists Lenora de Barros and Tunga, at Pioneer Works Center for Arts and Innovation in Red Hook, Brooklyn, NY. Curated by Daniel Rangel, the exhibition marks … Continue reading
Brussel’s Almine Rech Gallery opened their summer show this past weekend, Platform, curated by Nicolas Trembley. With an engaging installation that consists of a single large plinth centered in the gallery, where a range of design and art objects are … Continue reading
On June 6th the 14th installment of the Venice Artchitecture Biennale opened, for the first time including programs, exhibits and events contextualized by other disciplines such as dance, film and music. Curated by Dutch architect and theorist Rem Koolhaas, the … Continue reading
Architecture and design journalist Marcelo Lima interviewed ESPASSO’s principal Carlos Junqueira for the Lifestyle Home & Decor section of Brazilian newspaper O Estado de São Paulo. In the interview, titled ‘Entrepreneur Brings Niemeyer to New York’, Junqueira expresses the significance … Continue reading
Brazilian-designed home accessories from ESPASSO were spotlighted on the current issue of XOP, the first and only bilingual Portuguese/English quarterly luxury lifestyle magazine. Included are the cozy and artsy Soft Reptil pillow collection designed by Brazilian design duo extraordinaire Campana … Continue reading
