COLE

  • Prize
    Winner in Other outdoor Furniture
  • Company/Firm
    Studio Alfaia
  • Designer
    Jaildo Lima
  • Lead Designer(Other)
    Leandra Fernandez
  • Location
    Belém - Pará - Brasil
  • Project Date
    2024
  • Client
    House Garden - Brasil
  • Project Link
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PORÓ is an outdoor furniture collection that carries Brazilian culture in its DNA. Inspired by the Pororoca — a natural phenomenon in Northern Brazil where the Amazon River meets the Atlantic Ocean — the collection translates the strength and poetry of this encounter into design.

In the backrest of the pieces, the meeting of two nautical rope weaves symbolically represents the waters that collide and merge. More than a metaphor, these weaves evoke Indigenous craftsmanship, which for centuries has transformed fibers into culture, resilience, and identity. The metal structure ensures solidity, the upholstered seat provides comfort, and the overall composition reveals a harmony between tradition and contemporaneity.

PORÓ is not just furniture: it is a celebration. It is Brazil translated into form, material, and artisanal gesture, connecting nature to human creation.

More than furniture, PORÓ is a celebration of Brazil: the fusion of nature, ancestral culture, and contemporaneity expressed as a universal harmony.

Bio
Jaildo Lima é graduado em Design de Interiores, possui pós-graduação em Animação Digital e iniciou seu Mestrado em Design pela Academia de Belas Artes em Cuneo, Itália. Com uma formação diversificada, Jaildo também completou um curso de Design de Moda pelo SENAC. Sempre motivado pela criatividade e pela habilidade no desenho à mão livre, ele integra arte e técnica em todas as suas criações.

Other prizes
MESE DESIGN AWARDS SALÃO DE DESIGN DE GRAMADO - BRAZIL