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    DECEMBER 12, 2024 TO MARCH 15, 2025
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  • Cantù Móveis e Interiores Ltda Cantù Móveis e Interiores Ltda
    Cantù Móveis e Interiores Ltda
    Architects Jorge Jabour Mauad and Osires Cunha Meale were responsible for designing the furniture of Cantù Móveis e Interiores Ltda. This production is representative of a vast production of Brazilian furniture designed by architects and manufactured by small companies in the 1960s. The specialists were responsible to conduct studies and projects for interior installations, using Brazilian Rosewood, marbles, leathers, and national fabrics in its manufacture.
  • Celina Decorações Celina Decorações Celina Decorações Celina Decorações
    Celina Decorações
    Celina Decorações was created in 1951 when Munis Zilberberg took over the family business – a small upholstery workshop in Rio de Janeiro that worked on refurbishing sofa beds and antique furniture. The name is a tribute to his mother, Celina Zilberberg. Munis assumed the company and implemented a new work philosophy, where Celina Decorações proposed to be a modern store that created its own designs. Celina Decorações embraced the term "interior architecture" and presented complete ambiances to the public using the company's furniture, appropriating the mass communication vehicles to launch itself.
  • Móveis CIMO Móveis CIMO Móveis CIMO
    Móveis CIMO
    Cimo's history starts in 1921 with a wood boxes factory called A.Ehrl e Cia. and ends in 1982 as a furniture factory, after a lot of names and format changes, as Móveis Cimo S.A. Cimo was committed to industrialization, carrying out the standardization of products, and facing serial production challenges. In the search for more accessible prices for the popular strata, the company did not abandon the possibility of developing quality products by rationalizing production, making better use of materials, and using advanced technologies for the time. Móveis Cimo became the largest furniture producer in Latin America, playing a fundamental role in developing its region and the advancement of manufacturing series furniture in the country, being a pioneer in several sectors and an essential chapter in the history of Brazilian furniture making.
  • Following the market flow, the iconic designs of Joaquim Tenreiro, Carlo Hauner, Martin Eisler, and Sergio Rodrigues inspired many other... Following the market flow, the iconic designs of Joaquim Tenreiro, Carlo Hauner, Martin Eisler, and Sergio Rodrigues inspired many other... Following the market flow, the iconic designs of Joaquim Tenreiro, Carlo Hauner, Martin Eisler, and Sergio Rodrigues inspired many other... Following the market flow, the iconic designs of Joaquim Tenreiro, Carlo Hauner, Martin Eisler, and Sergio Rodrigues inspired many other...
    Following the market flow, the iconic designs of Joaquim Tenreiro, Carlo Hauner, Martin Eisler, and Sergio Rodrigues inspired many other craftsmen and small manufacturers with their vanguard production concerning Brazilian materiality (cane and leather) and the "modern values" of the form itself. Side-by-side the renowned furniture designs, this whole universe of high-quality pieces has been co-existing, but with no proper attribution – sometimes even suffocated by the fierce market and commercial interests. We consider it an essential chapter in Brazilian design history that says a lot about aesthetic and taste constructions and the different forms of assimilation and dissemination through time.
  • Dominici Iluminação Moderna Dominici Iluminação Moderna
    Dominici Iluminação Moderna
    Dominici Iluminação Moderna, founded by Enrico Furio Dominici in 1934, began as a lighting store in Bologna, Italy, before he relocated to Brazil amidst wartime disruptions. Dominici introduced captivating Italian lighting designs to Brazilian audiences, leading to the establishment of stores in Rio de Janeiro and São Paulo. Transitioning from reliance on Italian imports, Dominici quickly rose to prominence by establishing a local lighting factory, producing exclusive pieces for various industries. By the 1970s, Studio Dominici not only manufactured products but also reintroduced European design to Brazil, solidifying its position as a leading authority in Brazilian lighting design, revered by architects, designers, and connoisseurs alike.