There are 2 editions of PortManteu Mandacaru: Portmanteau Mandacaru I designed and executed in 2007 for the exhibition “Carlos Motta” at Mandalian Gallery Paillard, in Paris. The Portmanteau Mandacaru 2, with different lines from Mandacaru I, was designed and executed in 2009 for the exhibition “Used and Reused Wood – Furniture by Carlos Motta” at […]
Limited edition piece, due to the great difficulty of execution. Laminated molded wood in the dome, fixed through a cast bronze rod, cut glass, and turned wooden structure. […]
Sideboard in reclaimed Peroba Rosa, Conduru and crystal top. A unique piece designed for an exhibition at the Mandalian Pailard Gallery, Paris 2007. […]
Unique piece, specially designed for the exhibition “Furniture of Reused Wood”, which first took place at the Museu da Casa Brasileira (SP) in 2010, together with the launch of the book “Carlos Motta ea Vida” (ed. Bei). Then that exhibition went to Galeria Espasso in NY, and soon after to Galeria Espasso in LA. […]
The Nave Luminaire is a complex piece. It starts with the definition itself, lamp, or side table? Turning this large wooden sphere was a challenge. The same happened with metallic components, as they went through many different operations. Laser cutting, calendering, special welding, lathe, drilling, sanding, oxidation, finishes, and finally the electrical part. The dome […]
The special luminaires we produce here at Atelier are laborious pieces involving different materials and different construction techniques. The Carcará Lamp is formed by a spherical base made from reclaimed Conduru wood, from a farm in the interior of Goiás – GO, Brazil. The claws of oxidized iron were cut out of sheet metal pulled […]
The Koguma Lamp is part of a special group of lamps, where the exercise of different crafts takes place intensely. Joinery, metallurgy, foundry, jewelry, that is, the crafts are present. The Koguma Lamp is formed by a large dome (ø 95cm) of turned wood. The wood is from an old mango tree that fell by […]
The wooden pieces that create this low table are posts from an old fence (over 80 years old), coming from a farm in Goiás. These pieces, exposed to the open weather, have maintained all their quality and healthiness through the ages. For this reason, we only work on one side of these posts, showing all […]
Peroba Rosa and Aroeira, two kinds of wood for which I have a great passion. Peroba used in civil construction, mainly in the framework of roofs of Brazilian houses, since colonial times. Aroeira, probably the Brazilian wood with greater durability, does not suffer in contact with the soil, always maintaining its health and beauty. It […]
