With glistening beginnings in 2001, Studio Vetro – then Vetro Designer – started off as a producer of glass tiles. Following the global tastes and trends, Studio Petro began to pivot in 2014, redirecting their energy into ceramic tiles and establishing a selection of customisable designs made in collaboration with Brazilian creatives such as Marina De Nadai, Ana Paula Castro, and Paulo Niemeyer, the grandson … Continue reading Studio Vetro
Transforming the mundane into a joyful playground for the imagination, Brazilian design studio Alva (founded by architect Marcelo Alvarenga and artist/stylist Susana Bastos) forms furniture that offers both fun and function. Producing a mini poolside world, Alva’s Piscinas collection features five designs created for use as tables/seating, each of which are tiled and shaped to mimic swimming pools. Including unusual shapes, such as sunken interiors … Continue reading Design to dive into
A fabulous selection of tiles and finishes adds detail and ambience to this stunning São Paolo apartment refurb. Designed by Casulo (a local design firm and friends of the apartment’s owners), the entire 220-square-metre apartment was rejigged and reorganised, making the most of each room whilst adding style and ambience. Only the bedroom’s wooden floor remains of the original interior whilst the rest of the … Continue reading A Verdant Variety in a Casulo Casa
