Joana Santos Barbosa Furniture
Portuguese, b. 1981
Inspired by the natural world and the rich architecture of her native country, Joana Santos Barbosa’s modern furniture comprises a harmonious blend of organic forms and geometric accuracy. The award-winning architect and furniture designer is considered one of the top 10 contemporary designers from Portugal, with pieces created by her firm InsidherLand sought by interior designers, architects, hotel brands and modern furniture collectors worldwide.
Born in 1981 in Porto, Santos Barbosa studied architecture at the University of Porto. After graduating in 2006, she studied interior design at Central Saint Martins School of Arts and Design in London.
In 2012, Santos Barbosa formed the furniture design company InsidherLand which uses traditional Portuguese handcrafting techniques to create high-quality furniture, lighting, upholstery and home decor.
Elements of nature feature predominantly in many of Santos Barbosa’s designs, such as the Three Rocks side table, Tree Branches wall lamp, Na Pali coffee table and the Arizona mirror, which was named Best Furniture Design at the iLuxury Awards in 2021.
In contrast, several of Santos Barbosa’s pieces are influenced by architecture and symmetry. The Arches dining room chair (winner of Best Chair Design at the 2011 International Design and Architecture Awards), Looshaus table lamp and rounded Niemeyer armchair and sofa (named for legendary Brazilian modernist designer and architect Oscar Niemeyer) are some examples.
Barbosa’s designs, which she describes as “falling between sinuous elegance and harsh aggressiveness,” have gained worldwide attention among critics and industry experts. She was invited to exhibit at the XX Triennale International Exhibition, and her works have been shown regularly in exhibitions throughout London, Paris and Milan. Several international publications have also featured her designs, including Harper’s Bazaar (Vietnam), Architectural Digest (Spain) and Interior Designer (UK).
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Creator: Joana Santos Barbosa
Niemeyer Dining Chair, Bouclé and Brass, Insidherland by Joana Santos Barbosa
By Joana Santos Barbosa, InsidherLand
Located in Maia, Porto
The Niemeyer dining chair is named after the Brazilian Architect Oscar Niemeyer whose Architecture was spread like sculptural poetry in the History of humankind. The rounded lines of...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Modern Joana Santos Barbosa Furniture
Materials
Brass, Metal
Niemeyer Dining Chair, Bouclé and Brass, Insidherland by Joana Santos Barbosa
By InsidherLand, Joana Santos Barbosa
Located in Maia, Porto
The Niemeyer dining chair is named after the Brazilian Architect Oscar Niemeyer whose Architecture was spread like sculptural poetry in the History of humankind. The rounded lines of...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Modern Joana Santos Barbosa Furniture
Materials
Brass, Metal
Niemeyer Dining Chair, Bouclé and Brass, Insidherland by Joana Santos Barbosa
By Joana Santos Barbosa, InsidherLand
Located in Maia, Porto
The Niemeyer dining chair is named after the Brazilian Architect Oscar Niemeyer whose Architecture was spread like sculptural poetry in the History of humankind. The rounded lines of...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Modern Joana Santos Barbosa Furniture
Materials
Brass, Metal
Niemeyer Dining Chair, Bouclé and Brass, Insidherland by Joana Santos Barbosa
By Joana Santos Barbosa, InsidherLand
Located in Maia, Porto
The Niemeyer dining chair is named after the Brazilian Architect Oscar Niemeyer whose Architecture was spread like sculptural poetry in the History of humankind. The rounded lines of...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Modern Joana Santos Barbosa Furniture
Materials
Brass, Metal
Niemeyer Dining Chair, Bouclé and Brass, Insidherland by Joana Santos Barbosa
By Joana Santos Barbosa, InsidherLand
Located in Maia, Porto
The Niemeyer dining chair is named after the Brazilian Architect Oscar Niemeyer whose Architecture was spread like sculptural poetry in the History of humankind. The rounded lines of...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Modern Joana Santos Barbosa Furniture
Materials
Brass, Metal
Niemeyer Dining Chair, Bouclé and Brass, Insidherland by Joana Santos Barbosa
By Joana Santos Barbosa, InsidherLand
Located in Maia, Porto
The Niemeyer dining chair is named after the Brazilian Architect Oscar Niemeyer whose Architecture was spread like sculptural poetry in the History of humankind. The rounded lines of...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Modern Joana Santos Barbosa Furniture
Materials
Brass, Metal
Niemeyer Dining Chair, Bouclé and Brass, Insidherland by Joana Santos Barbosa
By Joana Santos Barbosa, InsidherLand
Located in Maia, Porto
The Niemeyer dining chair is named after the Brazilian Architect Oscar Niemeyer whose Architecture was spread like sculptural poetry in the History of humankind. The rounded lines of...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Modern Joana Santos Barbosa Furniture
Materials
Brass, Metal
Niemeyer Dining Chair, Bouclé and Brass, Insidherland by Joana Santos Barbosa
By Joana Santos Barbosa, InsidherLand
Located in Maia, Porto
The Niemeyer dining chair is named after the Brazilian Architect Oscar Niemeyer whose Architecture was spread like sculptural poetry in the History of humankind. The rounded lines of...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Modern Joana Santos Barbosa Furniture
Materials
Brass, Metal
Niemeyer Dining Chair, Bouclé and Brass, Insidherland by Joana Santos Barbosa
By Joana Santos Barbosa, InsidherLand
Located in Maia, Porto
The Niemeyer dining chair is named after the Brazilian Architect Oscar Niemeyer whose Architecture was spread like sculptural poetry in the History of humankind. The rounded lines of...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Modern Joana Santos Barbosa Furniture
Materials
Brass, Metal
Niemeyer Dining Chair, Bouclé and Oak, Insidherland by Joana Santos Barbosa
By InsidherLand, Joana Santos Barbosa
Located in Maia, Porto
The Niemeyer dining chair is named after the Brazilian Architect Oscar Niemeyer whose Architecture was spread like sculptural poetry in the History of humankind. The rounded lines of...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Modern Joana Santos Barbosa Furniture
Materials
Bouclé, Oak, Fabric, Wood
Niemeyer Dining Chair, Bouclé and Oak, Insidherland by Joana Santos Barbosa
By InsidherLand, Joana Santos Barbosa
Located in Maia, Porto
The Niemeyer dining chair is named after the Brazilian Architect Oscar Niemeyer whose Architecture was spread like sculptural poetry in the History of humankind. The rounded lines of...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Modern Joana Santos Barbosa Furniture
Materials
Bouclé, Oak, Fabric, Wood
Niemeyer Dining Chair, Bouclé and Oak, Insidherland by Joana Santos Barbosa
By Joana Santos Barbosa, InsidherLand
Located in Maia, Porto
The Niemeyer dining chair is named after the Brazilian Architect Oscar Niemeyer whose Architecture was spread like sculptural poetry in the History of humankind. The rounded lines of...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Modern Joana Santos Barbosa Furniture
Materials
Bouclé, Oak, Fabric, Wood
Niemeyer Dining Chair, Bouclé and Oak, Insidherland by Joana Santos Barbosa
By Joana Santos Barbosa, InsidherLand
Located in Maia, Porto
The Niemeyer dining chair is named after the Brazilian Architect Oscar Niemeyer whose Architecture was spread like sculptural poetry in the History of humankind. The rounded lines of...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Modern Joana Santos Barbosa Furniture
Materials
Bouclé, Oak, Fabric, Wood
Niemeyer Dining Chair, Bouclé and Oak, Insidherland by Joana Santos Barbosa
By Joana Santos Barbosa, InsidherLand
Located in Maia, Porto
The Niemeyer dining chair is named after the Brazilian Architect Oscar Niemeyer whose Architecture was spread like sculptural poetry in the History of humankind. The rounded lines of...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Modern Joana Santos Barbosa Furniture
Materials
Bouclé, Oak, Fabric, Wood
Niemeyer Dining Chair, Bouclé and Oak, Insidherland by Joana Santos Barbosa
By Joana Santos Barbosa, InsidherLand
Located in Maia, Porto
The Niemeyer dining chair is named after the Brazilian Architect Oscar Niemeyer whose Architecture was spread like sculptural poetry in the History of humankind. The rounded lines of...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Modern Joana Santos Barbosa Furniture
Materials
Bouclé, Oak, Fabric, Wood
Niemeyer Dining Chair, Bouclé and Oak, Insidherland by Joana Santos Barbosa
By Joana Santos Barbosa, InsidherLand
Located in Maia, Porto
The Niemeyer dining chair is named after the Brazilian Architect Oscar Niemeyer whose Architecture was spread like sculptural poetry in the History of humankind. The rounded lines of...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Modern Joana Santos Barbosa Furniture
Materials
Bouclé, Oak, Fabric, Wood
Niemeyer Dining Chair, Bouclé and Oak, Insidherland by Joana Santos Barbosa
By Joana Santos Barbosa, InsidherLand
Located in Maia, Porto
The Niemeyer dining chair is named after the Brazilian Architect Oscar Niemeyer whose Architecture was spread like sculptural poetry in the History of humankind. The rounded lines of...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Modern Joana Santos Barbosa Furniture
Materials
Bouclé, Oak, Fabric, Wood
Perspective Dining Chair, Velvet and Steel, InsidherLand by Joana Santos Barbosa
By Joana Santos Barbosa, InsidherLand
Located in Maia, Porto
Our perception of space is influenced by perspective. The Perspective dining chair is an exercise that gathers both two and three dimensions i...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Modern Joana Santos Barbosa Furniture
Materials
Stainless Steel, Metal
Tree Branches Wall Lamp, Hammered Steel, InsidherLand by Joana Santos Barbosa
By Joana Santos Barbosa, InsidherLand
Located in Maia, Porto
Tree branches wall lamp recreates the sunbeams that pierce the density of forests. The light appears on a secondary plan, brightening the wall aroun...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Modern Joana Santos Barbosa Furniture
Materials
Stainless Steel, Metal
Foz 3 Seat Sofa, Bouclé & Brass, InsidherLand by Joana Santos Barbosa
By Joana Santos Barbosa, InsidherLand
Located in Maia, Porto
Foz is a grand sofa that gathers surprising details of a beach located in Porto, in the north of Portugal.
Designed in layers, the contour of the sofa is an ode to the sea waves t...
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21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Modern Joana Santos Barbosa Furniture
Materials
Brass, Metal
Metropolitan Table Lamp, Wood and Brass, InsidherLand by Joana Santos Barbosa
By InsidherLand, Joana Santos Barbosa
Located in Maia, Porto
Located in New York, USA, the Lincoln square is famous for the performing arts that take place in a group of eclectic buildings that seem to create a dialogue with the centerpiece of...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Modern Joana Santos Barbosa Furniture
Materials
Brass
Four... for Luck Console, Rosewood & Brass, Insidherland by Joana Santos Barbosa
By InsidherLand, Joana Santos Barbosa
Located in Maia, Porto
Continuing the interpretation of the Legend of the four-leaf clover materialized in the Four… for Luck coffee table, this console with the same name explores the meaning of Luck in t...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Modern Joana Santos Barbosa Furniture
Materials
Brass, Metal
Ionic Square Coffee Table, Marquina Brass, Insidherland by Joana Santos Barbosa
By InsidherLand, Joana Santos Barbosa
Located in Maia, Porto
The remains of Ionic temples with their beautiful surviving columns motivated the creation of the Ionic coffee tables, each one with tripartite columns missing one of its elements.
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21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Modern Joana Santos Barbosa Furniture
Materials
Marble, Stainless Steel, Metal
Ionic Square Coffee Table, Carrara Steel, Insidherland by Joana Santos Barbosa
By InsidherLand, Joana Santos Barbosa
Located in Maia, Porto
The remains of Ionic temples with their beautiful surviving columns motivated the creation of the Ionic coffee tables, each one with tripartite columns missing one of its elements.
...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Modern Joana Santos Barbosa Furniture
Materials
Carrara Marble, Marble, Stainless Steel, Metal
Three Rocks High Side Table, Black, InsidherLand by Joana Santos Barbosa
By Joana Santos Barbosa, InsidherLand
Located in Maia, Porto
The original design of the Three Rocks tables was inspired by the Autumnal landscape with fallen leaves in burned tones. These tables are highly customized...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Modern Joana Santos Barbosa Furniture
Materials
Lacquer, Wood
Na Pali Medium Side Table, White and Brass, InsidherLand by Joana Santos Barbosa
By InsidherLand, Joana Santos Barbosa
Located in Maia, Porto
Na Pali means “the cliffs” and is a breathtaking landscape located on Kauai, a volcanic island resulting from the rain and the blasts of winter waves against the cliffs.
Inspired by...
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21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Modern Joana Santos Barbosa Furniture
Materials
Brass
Inspiring Trees Table Lamp, Golden Brass, InsidherLand by Joana Santos Barbosa
By Joana Santos Barbosa, InsidherLand
Located in Maia, Porto
Inspiring trees recreates a treetop and is fully handcrafted. The rays of light pierce the geometric design in an unexpected way; almost ethereal.
Slender and seemingly minimal, inspiring trees is a lighting piece that carries form, image and meaning. In the ‘treetop’, the detailed hammered handcrafted work captures the richness of light and shadows present in any real tree.
The light is distributed by the three levels of the ‘treetop’ and diffuses, controlled by the geometry of several overlapping pieces. It is a unique lamp to stand out in any luxurious interior.
Product details:
Top: Handcrafted in hammered brass with golden bath...
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21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Modern Joana Santos Barbosa Furniture
Materials
Brass, Metal
Three Rocks High Side Table, Black Glass, InsidherLand by Joana Santos Barbosa
By InsidherLand, Joana Santos Barbosa
Located in Maia, Porto
The original design of the Three Rocks tables was inspired by the Autumnal landscape with fallen leaves in burned tones. These tables are highly customized...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Modern Joana Santos Barbosa Furniture
Materials
Glass, Wood
Joana Santos Barbosa furniture for sale on 1stDibs.
Joana Santos Barbosa furniture are available for sale on 1stDibs. These distinctive items are frequently made of metal and are designed with extraordinary care. There are many options to choose from in our collection of Joana Santos Barbosa furniture, although brown editions of this piece are particularly popular. Many of the original furniture by Joana Santos Barbosa were created in the modern style in portugal during the 21st century and contemporary. If you’re looking for additional options, many customers also consider furniture by InsidherLand , Royal Stranger, and DOOQ. Prices for Joana Santos Barbosa furniture can differ depending upon size, time period and other attributes — on 1stDibs, these items begin at $650 and can go as high as $19,621, while a piece like these, on average, fetch $2,254.
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