Andy

Upcycling Textiles

Venus of the Rags 1967, 1974 Michelangelo Pistoletto born 1933 Purchased with assistance from Tate International Council 2006 In addition to working as an Interior Designer at STA, I have...

Sergio Rodrigues: a Brazilian Midcentury Furniture Designer

There are many Brazilian Midcentury Furniture Designers that I want to talk about, but this time, I will focus on Sergio Rodrigues [1927-2014]. Sergio was an architect and his designs...

Brazilian Mid-Century Modern Furniture

As a Brazilian-American Interior Designer and Mid-Century Modern furniture enthusiast, I would like to introduce you to a few pieces that I love that were created in Brazil. I will...

Burle Marx

Summer is finally here and this is the time of the year when most of us love being outside. Although NYC is relatively close, paying the most populous US city...

What About Some Color?

Figure 1 As Interior Designers, we typically learn about Color Theory in school. During my Master of Interior Design program at the Boston Architectural College, I took a three-credit course...

What do you see in the future?

What is the first thing you think you would see in a museum? I would guess the most common answer would be “a celebration of the past.” And, it makes...

Tarsila: the Female Painter

As we celebrated the trail blazing women in cinema a couple of weeks ago during the Oscar’s ceremony, I learned about an exhibit on Tarsila do Amaral’s (1886-1973) work at...

Ar[t]-chitecture

Even before becoming a designer, I have always been intrigued by the nuances between art and architecture. As I learned more about the two, I understood how one could exist...

Las Pozas: Concrete Surrealism

Have you ever heard of Las Pozas [The Pools, in Spanish]? I have just added it to my list of dream trips. And, I am afraid that by the end...

Art for All

Even when you grow up in a metropolis like Sao Paulo City (SPC) in Brazil, current population estimated to be 11 million people, you tend to develop behavioral patterns like any...