Once again, designing a lounge chair, I feel coherence, beginning from good postures, comfort, and ergonomics. All the seats I’ve been designing along these 40 years, you find a conductive line, creating a family of pieces with a strong defined DNA. The same concept is found at the using reclaimed material, as the beautiful Peroba […]
A lounge chair of simple lines, made of rediscovered Peroba Rosa beams, iron components, laminated molded wood seat rest, and upholstered with leather created especially for this piece. These wood components received very little interventions at the shop, keeping the characteristics of the reclaimed original material. This lounge chair is an exercise of design and […]
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 […]
The Pindá Armchair was designed at a time of introspection and total relaxation over a period of a trip, where observing, surfing, and disconnecting from everyday life were the main aims. We continue with our ever-present concept of reuse in the choice of raw material. Now we chose the beautiful Perobinha do Campo wood. The […]
After a series of physically heavy pieces, mostly by the fact they are executed with rediscovered (demolition) Peroba Rosa wood, here is the Tim Armchair, made of very slender components, with a gorgeous reused wood, Perobinha do Campo. In this piece, I retrieved some techniques that accompanied me at the beginning of my work in […]
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. […]
A strong and heavy central core, made of solid wood, with a pyramid shape, receives feet and top. The table is elegant and was designed for friend Serena, who gives the name to this piece. […]
A metal tube frame, assembled through basic welds, in a rustic way, however very technical. This structure supports a pair of identical pieces, one for the backrest and another for the seat, both made in molded laminate. The upholstery is fixed to the seat and the backrest through small brass pins. The aesthetic is interesting […]
Specially designed for the exhibition held in NY, September 2010 – “Used and Reused Wood: Furniture by Carlos Motta,” was also chosen by art curator Adelia Borges, to participate in the exhibition “Brazilian Design Today: Frontiers”, held in MAM in Sao Paulo, in 2009. This chair confirms the trend of artisanal construction techniques, and reuse […]
