Earlier in the month the 2014 Bienal de São Paulo opened, housed in the iconic modernist Pavilhão Ciccillo Matarazzo, designed by Oscar Niemeyer and originally built in 1957. Titled How to (…) Things That Don’t Exist, the 2014 biennial unites … Continue reading
Design, art and antique retail website 1stdibs paid a tribute to Sergio Rodrigues, in memory of the ‘father of Brazilian modern design’ who passed away earlier this month at the age of 86. Greg Cerio composed the homage, gathering quotes … Continue reading
Tomorrow, Friday, September 26th, from 7 to 11pm, as part of award-initiative Trip Transformadores, the documentary Dominguinhos, on the life of the eponymous iconic northeastern Brazilian accordion player and composer, will be screened for the first time in the US … Continue reading
Jardim Botânico, the first US retrospective of Brazilian artist Beatriz Milhazes opened on September 19th at Pérez Art Museum, Miami. Exhibited are works Milhazes produced over the last 25 years, attesting to the development of her colorful and ornate large-scale abstract … Continue reading
Located in Puenta Del Este, in Brazil’s neighboring Uruguay, Fasano Las Piedras is a hospitality complex that combines private homes, hotel bungalows and spa amenities (spa, equestrian center, golf and polo fields, etc.) in 1,185 acres of beautiful open landscape. … Continue reading
Opening today, September 19th, at the International Center of Photography, New York, is the exhibition Genesis, the third long-term series of photographs by internationally renowned Brazilian photographer Sebastião Salgado. Genesis is the result of an eight-year worldwide survey, bringing together more … Continue reading
Brazilian architecture and interior design magazine Kaza featured a Hampton’s beach house projected by New York-based, Peruvian architect Javier Robles, on their September issue. Reflecting the ease, functionality and clean lines of the house and setting, its interiors include a … Continue reading
Check out images of the ESPASSO booth at the IDA Design Fair that happened in Rio de Janeiro this last week, in conjunction with the ArtRio Fair 2014. For the first time participating in a fair in Brazil, ESPASSO exhibited … Continue reading
From September 10th to the 14th, the first installment of IDA Rio – International Design and Art fair, will take place, concurrent to the one of the most important art fairs in South America, Art Rio. For the first time … Continue reading
Opening this weekend in Milan, Italy, as part of the Triennale di Milano, is the traveling exhibition Lina Bo Bardi: Together. First opened in London in November 2012, curator Noemí Blager identifies the multi-disciplinary nature of Bo Bardi’s revolutionary architecture and … Continue reading
Sergio Rodrigues’ passing in Rio de Janeiro earlier this week resulted in an international outpouring of news and mentions. Known as ‘the father of Brazilian modern design’, the New York Times, Los Angeles Times, Chicago Sun, Washington Post and other main American … Continue reading
“My dear friend Sergio Rodrigues passed away yesterday… Along with his genius and unique creativity what I will miss the most is his sense of humor, compassion and his friendship. I feel very lucky and blessed to have had him … Continue reading
