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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).

On 1stDibs, find a collection of Joana Santos Barbosa seating, tables and lighting.

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Creator: Joana Santos Barbosa
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...
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21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Modern Joana Santos Barbosa Furniture

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Bouclé, Oak

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

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

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

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

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

Looshaus Table Lamp, Carrara and Nickel, InsidherLand by Joana Santos Barbosa
By InsidherLand, Joana Santos Barbosa
Located in Maia, Porto
The Looshaus table lamp is a contemporary design that interprets the modernist austerity of the Looshaus building by architect Adolf Loos. The Loos...
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21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Modern Joana Santos Barbosa Furniture

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Carrara Marble, Nickel

Perspective Dining Chair, Velvet and Steel, InsidherLand by Joana Santos Barbosa
By InsidherLand, Joana Santos Barbosa
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...
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21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Modern Joana Santos Barbosa Furniture

Materials

Stainless Steel

Inspiring Trees Table Lamp Hammered Nickel, InsidherLand by Joana Santos Barbosa
By InsidherLand, Joana Santos Barbosa
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, insp...
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21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Modern Joana Santos Barbosa Furniture

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Nickel

Tree Branches Wall Lamp, Hammered Steel, InsidherLand by Joana Santos Barbosa
By InsidherLand, Joana Santos Barbosa
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...
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21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Modern Joana Santos Barbosa Furniture

Materials

Stainless Steel

Figueroa Armchair, Brass & COM, Insidherland by Joana Santos Barbosa
By InsidherLand, Joana Santos Barbosa
Located in Maia, Porto
Located in the sunny California, the charming Figueroa Mountain is a magical landscape that led to the creation of the Figueroa armchair. The long curves of the mountain were taken t...
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21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Modern Joana Santos Barbosa Furniture

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Brass

Foz 3 Seat Sofa, Bouclé & Brass, InsidherLand by Joana Santos Barbosa
By InsidherLand, Joana Santos Barbosa
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

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Brass

Western Armchair, Ralph & Walnut, Insidherland by Joana Santos Barbosa
By Joana Santos Barbosa, InsidherLand
Located in Maia, Porto
Western is a captivating armchair that recreates the image of an old cowboy hat standing in a saddle rack. The top of the armchair performs the concave hat with rounded tabs and the band around it turns into a comfortable cushion. The base in walnut approaches the structure and color of the saddle rack. Having a modernist inspiration at a fist sight, the Western armchair...
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21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Modern Joana Santos Barbosa Furniture

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Fabric, Walnut

Four... for Luck Coffee Table, Rosewood, Insidherland by Joana Santos Barbosa
By InsidherLand, Joana Santos Barbosa
Located in Maia, Porto
Four… for Luck is an interpretation of the Legend of the four-leaf clover, in which each petal represents a meaning. The concept of independence was explored so that the four parts,...
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21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Modern Joana Santos Barbosa Furniture

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Brass

Ionic Square Coffee Table, Marquina Brass, Insidherland by Joana Santos Barbosa
By Joana Santos Barbosa, InsidherLand
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

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Marble, Stainless Steel

Ionic Square Coffee Table, Carrara Steel, Insidherland by Joana Santos Barbosa
By Joana Santos Barbosa, InsidherLand
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

Carrara Marble, Stainless Steel

Na Pali Medium Side Table, White and Brass, InsidherLand by Joana Santos Barbosa
By Joana Santos Barbosa, InsidherLand
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

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Brass

Perspective II Dining Chair, Velvet, InsidherLand by Joana Santos Barbosa
By Joana Santos Barbosa, InsidherLand
Located in Maia, Porto
Our perception of space is influenced by perspective. The Perspective II dining chair is an exercise that gathers both two and three dimensions in one single object. As if we were looking to its own drawing, the lines of the minimalist dining chair perform an inflection and visually appear as converging in order to give the illusion of depth. An intentional way of having the flat image of the drawing transported to the object and not the other way around. Entirely handcrafted, the Perspective II dining chair gathers the best of Portuguese contemporary design with the ancient techniques applied by InsidherLand team of talented Portuguese artisans. Product details Metal: handcrafted structure in stainless steel finished with golden bath...
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21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Modern Joana Santos Barbosa Furniture

Materials

Stainless Steel

Four... for Luck Console, Ebony & Brass, Insidherland by Joana Santos Barbosa
By Joana Santos Barbosa, InsidherLand
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...
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21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Modern Joana Santos Barbosa Furniture

Materials

Brass

Ionic Rectangular Coffee Table, Limed Oak, InsidherLand by Joana Santos Barbosa
By Joana Santos Barbosa, InsidherLand
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

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

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Brass

Three Rocks High Side Table, Brushed Brass, 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...
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21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Modern Joana Santos Barbosa Furniture

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Brass

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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