Designer Fernando Mendes' creations names are usually inspired by he people who marked his career. While the spectator follows the manufacture of the Pedro chair, a tribute to his son, the São Paulo native living in Rio de Janeiro, he talks about his passion for aviation, especially Santos Dumont, about learning from master Sergio Rodrigues and visits the writer Zuenir Ventura, one of his famous clients.
Up Next in Season 1
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Fernanda Barretto
The young designer found in the craft of carpentry the way to unite body and mind. From her shared studio in São Paulo, she gets her hands dirty to make the Fiá chair and takes the viewer on a tour of her multiple references that include green spaces in the city, sports and family objects.
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Ricardo Graham
Designer Ricardo Graham calls himself an ebanist - he designs and produces furniture with his own hands. He swapped the beach of Rio de Janeiro for the green mountains of the state's mountainous region. There he lives with his family, his dogs and works in the workshop where he produces the Três ...
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Julia Krantz
Julia Krantz, from São Paulo with German roots, graduated in architecture and embarked on carpentry while still in college. The serene behavior of the designer, a regular yoga practitioner, contrasts with her robust and imposing wooden pieces, made in layers of overlapping wood, such as the Sax a...
