The work of architecture and design studio ATRA seamlessly blends the minimalist appeal of Scandinavian modernism with bold Mexican brutalism. Forever seeking to innovate, ATRA founder and creative director Alexander Díaz Andersson continues to embrace woodworking traditions while also working with marble, brass, travertine and more in the design of the studio’s side tables, desks, chairs and other furnishings.
Díaz Andersson was born and raised in Sweden. His Mexican mother and Swedish paternal grandparents worked in the furniture industry. He was naturally drawn to furniture design and architecture and was inspired by the Bauhaus, the clean lines attributed to the work of Finnish furniture designer Alvar Aalto, Italian architect-designer Carlo Scarpa’s building projects and the abstract creations of American sculptor Richard Serra.
After studying design at the European Institute of Design in Spain, Díaz Andersson moved to Mexico’s Yucatán Peninsula — where he became fascinated with the local history of woodworking. Impressed with the workmanship and drawn to Mexican furniture, he began to envision a way to marry their traditional construction techniques with modern furniture production technology.
Díaz Andersson opened ATRA in 2009 in Mexico City. The company’s first architectural commission was to design the Hejal — the holy Torah scrolls’ storage cabinet/altar — for the Birkat Itzjak Synagogue in Mexico City. The design was critically acclaimed and was the company’s watershed project, which launched their success as a prominent player in the design space.
ATRA’s Flow chair won a Gold A’Design Award in 2019. The studio has been featured in several design and architecture magazines, including Wallpaper, Architectural Digest and Surface.
On 1stDibs, find ATRA seating, tables, garden elements and more.
$6,398 / item
Teardrop Marble Wall Lamp by Atra Design
By ATRA
Located in Geneve, CH
Teardrop marble wall lamp by Atra Design. Dimensions: D 28 x W 15 x H 38 cm Materials: White Onyx Marble, brass Atra Design We are Atra, a furniture b...
Marble, Brass
$5,876 / item
Teardrop Marble Wall Lamp by Atra Design
By ATRA
Located in Geneve, CH
Teardrop marble wall lamp by Atra Design Dimensions: D 28 x W 15 x H 38 cm Materials: Taj Mahal marble, brass Atra Design We are Atra, a furnitur...
Marble, Brass
$1,296Sale Price|20% Off
H 24.41 in W 11.42 in D 7.88 in
Midcentury Teardrop Wall Sconce by BD Lumica, Barcelona, 1970s
By BD Lumica
Located in Badajoz, Badajoz
Unique, exclusive, huge and Italian midcentury central sconce. This piece was designed and manufactured during the 1970s in Barcelona, by BD Lumica. This piece is composed by golden ...
Brass, Chrome
Pair of "RAAK" Black Adjustable Wall Lamps, 1960s, Dutch design
By RAAK
Located in Antwerp, BE
Wall lights by RAAK Amsterdam, the Netherlands, 1960s. Adjustable to any direction you choose, to use as ambience lighting or as direct spot. Can also be used without aluminum shade....
Aluminum, Metal
Louis Poulsen, Wall Lamp Crown 1 by Vilhelm Lauritzen
By Vilhelm Lauritzen, Louis Poulsen
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Louis Poulsen, wall lamp crown 1 by Vilhelm Lauritzen Measures: Width 190 x height 233 x length 275(mm), 1.7 kg Material: Shade: Mouth-blown, 3-layered, polished opal glass. Rear hou...
Metal
$2,393Sale Price / item|20% Off
H 19.69 in W 6.7 in D 3.35 in
Modern Estremoz marble & bronzed brass, Seagram wall lamp by InsidherLand
By InsidherLand, Joana Santos Barbosa
Located in Maia, Porto
The Seagram wall lamp receives the name of the first attempt at skyscraper construction by the modernist architect Mies van der Rohe. Following the functionalist aesthetic of the Se...
Marble, Brass, Metal
Louis Poulsen, Wall Lamp by Vilhelm Lauritzen
By Vilhelm Lauritzen, Louis Poulsen
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Louis Poulsen, wall lamp by Vilhelm Lauritzen Measures: Width 135 x height 190 x length 290(mm), 1.1 kg Material: Rear housing and shade: aluminum. Arm: brass. Cord length: 3.3 m. Sw...
Metal
$1,894Sale Price / set|20% Off
H 6.3 in W 14.97 in D 10.24 in
Pair of "Cocktail" Jill Wall Lamps by King and Miranda for Arteluce, 1980s
By Arteluce, Perry King and Santiago Miranda
Located in Badajoz, Badajoz
Beautiful pair of Italian White Wall Sconces from 1980s. These pieces were made during the 1980s in Italy by Perry King and Santiago Miranda. The name of the manufacturer "Arteluce"...
Metal
Wall Lamp Bark Glass Design Toni Zuccheri for Venini, 1968
By Venini, Toni Zuccheri
Located in taranto, IT
splendid original Venini applique, signed at the base, made up of 10 bark glasses designed with sugar tones Measures: height about 35 centimeters, excell...
Murano Glass
Louis Poulsen, Wall Brass Lamp by GamFratesi
By Louis Poulsen, GamFratesi Design Studio
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Louis Poulsen, wall brass lamp by Gamfratesi Measures: Width x height x length (mm) 296 x 626 x 296, 4.6 kg Gamfratesi black and brass 'YUH' wall light for Louis Poulsen. Designed by Stine Gam and Enrico Fratesi, the YUH reflects Louis Poulsen’s philosophy of designing to shape light. Inspired by the Classic virtues of Danish Modernism, Poul Henningsen’s philosophy about light and with Arne Jacobsen’s geometric shapes, Gamfratesi pays homage to the legends and adds their own characteristic aesthetic playfulness to the new Yuh Lamp...
Metal
$9,972 / set
H 14.57 in W 19.69 in D 5.91 in
Art Deco Chanel Sconce Wall Lamps Set/2, Marble, Brass, Handmade by Greenapple
By Rute Martins, Greenapple
Located in Lisboa, PT
Art Deco Chanel Sconce, Wall Lamps Set/2, Modern Collection, Handcrafted in Portugal - Europe by Greenapple. The Chanel marble sconce is a luminous st...
Onyx, Quartz, Travertine, Marble, Carrara Marble, Statuary Marble, Brass
Wall convex glass lamp midcentury design, 1950s
Located in taranto, IT
splendid rare original applique from the 1950s, probably fornasetti production but unsigned, made on a brass rod structure on glass with a convex shape on all four sides, war scene w...
Brass
$1,475 / item
H 8.27 in W 8.27 in D 3.55 in
Palwa Sconces Wall Lamps Sciolari Design Gilt Brass Crystal Glass, 1970s, 1 of 4
By Gaetano Sciolari, Palwa
Located in Hausmannstätten, AT
One of four wall lights by Palwa (Palme and Walter), Germany, manufactured in midcentury, circa 1970 (1960s-1970s). They are made of gilded or gilt or gold-plated brass and large rou...
Brass
$3,089Sale Price / item|20% Off
H 22.05 in W 5.52 in D 5.12 in
Modern minimalist Carrara marble & brass, Looshaus wall lamp by InsidherLand
By Joana Santos Barbosa, InsidherLand
Located in Maia, Porto
The Looshaus wall lamp is a contemporary design that interprets the modernist austerity of the Looshaus building by architect Adolf Loos. The Loosh...
Carrara Marble, Marble, Brass