"Very refined; it’s like a jewel" – a look at former architect Jader Almeida's new furniture collection

2016-02-09T20:26:00-05:00

A joint venture with star Brazilian furniture designer Jader Almeida is bringing a new dimension to the luxury furnishings brand Artefacto. For Paulo Bacchi, the 47-year-old Brazilian CEO of Artefacto USA and brand advisor to Artefacto Brazil, the curvy seats, low round wood tables, minimalist lighting fixtures, and other iconic designs of the 35-year-old Almeida add a young, cosmopolitan flair to his company and its stylish, sustainably sourced, mansion-worthy wares.

Jader Almeida is a Brazilian designer born in the state of Santa Catarina in 1981, where he still maintains his office. Educated as an architect, Almeida has made a name for himself in the world of furniture design, garnering numerous awards.

In this interview, Almeida talks alongside Paulo Bacci, the CEO of the luxury furnishings brand Artefacto, about their new collaboration. We've put together some of the better bits of the interview between images from the new collection.

"The ambiance of Miami is close to my city, Florianopolis, an island in the south of Brazil. It has the beaches—it’s vibrant. My pieces are timeless. They can mix with the old and new Miami style."

"A chair is like a prosthesis—it extends the body. The lines follow the curves of the body. You can feel that when you use my product."

"The more time that passes, the more the people like [my furniture]. They get an emotional relationship with the product."

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"Very refined; it’s like a jewel" – a look at former architect Jader Almeida's new furniture collection