{"id":335100,"date":"2019-08-16T16:21:57","date_gmt":"2019-08-16T20:21:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/blogs\/the-study\/?p=335100"},"modified":"2021-12-15T06:41:15","modified_gmt":"2021-12-15T11:41:15","slug":"sao-paulo-design-weekend-2019","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/blogs\/the-study\/sao-paulo-design-weekend-2019\/","title":{"rendered":"Here\u2019s What to See during S\u00e3o Paulo Design Weekend"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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Pieces from Studio Iludi<\/a>\u2019s Benta Collection<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

For one week in August, the Brazilian city of S\u00e3o Paulo becomes the<\/em> destination for Latin American contemporary design. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Now in its seventh year, S\u00e3o Paulo Design Weekend<\/a> provides a rare, enticing chance to experience the region’s design culture and explore its connections to art, architecture, urbanism and technological and business innovation. The festival (which, despite its name, now lasts a week) was launched in 2012 by Lauro Andrade, the chief executive of Brazilian media company Summit Promo, who envisaged it as a counterpart to the Salone del Mobile<\/a> in Milan.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

This year\u2019s edition, which runs from August 18 to 25, offers can\u2019t-miss events, from trade shows and product introductions to live installations<\/a> by local artists. Out of the hundreds of discoveries that await, here are a handful of exceptional pieces you won’t want to miss. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Yankatu\u2019s Alma-Raiz Collection <\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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Yankatu<\/a> founder Maria Fernanda sees the earth-toned woven tables, benches and chairs of her Alma-Raiz collection as part of Brazil\u2019s rich and ancient tradition of handicraft. \u201cThey are pieces that, like old indigenous drums, resonate with our history,\u201d says Fernanda, who tapped artisans in the riverside community of Urucure\u00e1, in northern Brazil, to craft her soulful designs. \u201cMade of solid wood, cabri\u00fava-parda<\/em>, and tucum straw that receives natural dye, they overflow with the colors of the Amazon rain forest.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

A fixture at the festival since launching Yankatu in 2015, Fernanda looks forward to showing her latest collections, which spotlight the work different local artisans. \u201cPresenting a collection based on them at an event like the Design Weekend is an opportunity to shed light on this Brazilian wealth,\u201d she says. \u201cIt flows through the hands of amazing artisans across our country.\u201d <\/p>\n\n\n\t

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