Estudio Guto Requena

I have used the term eclectic many times on this blog, but I think these spaces designed by Brazilian architect Guto Requena are the epitome of eclecticism. Love these. Quirky and cool. 

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An architect's beach house

Located in a townhouse in Paraty, Rio de Janeiro, the beach house of the architect Fernanda Marques needed some finishing touches like darken the floor, change lighting and paint the walls. She adorned the house with a seaside decor, but very stylish and contemporary taste. Among the pieces selected to give color to the refuge of the architect, she opted for a chair of the Dutch designer Oskar Zieta, a work of Hugo France, in the garden, and Tapestry of Calder sisal and poems by Carlos Drummond de Andrade. When it came to the garden, Fernanda was the one who cared for each piece of it, with various species of plants to give more life to the house. A beautiful combination of modern and natural elements, coming together to create the perfect beach house. 

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Lofty dreams

One day, I have to experience living in a loft. With soaring ceilings, massive windows, exposed brick and concrete...lofts will always be one of my favourite spaces. I fell in love with this dreamy loft, designed by Brazilian architect and designer Luiz Fernando Grabowsky - it has everything I mentioned and more. That storage wall in the kitchen/dining area is gorgeous and totally functional. The art wall over the bed draws your eyes up and is a perfect contrast to the opposing storage wall. LOVE!! (via Casa e Decoração)

antonio & mario

Antonio Ferreria Junior and Mario Celso Bernardes are an architect and designer duo from São Paulo, Brazil whose work I stumbled upon recently and I am now a big fan. Their work is the perfect amount of eclectic, colour, modern, and originality. And talk about art overload (in a very good way)!!

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Bia Prado

Here is a small sample from the really cool portfolio of the architecture and interior design firm of Bia Prado, based in São Paulo Brazil. I could stare at the photo above for hours.