Journal
Journal
Notes on Brazilian modernism, the designers and objects that define it, and the craft of collecting and curating.
Brazilian Modernism: A Short Introduction
How a generation of designers turned native woods and tropical light into one of the twentieth century's most distinctive design languages.
Joaquim Tenreiro and the Idea of Lightness
The cabinetmaker who taught Brazilian design to float.
Jorge Zalszupin and the 801 Series
A design from the 1960s that still reads as the future.
How to Start Collecting Brazilian Modernist Design
A short, practical primer for new collectors, from provenance to placement.
Furniture as Architecture
On curating interiors where historically significant pieces shape the room.
Inquiries
Have a question about a piece or a period?
Ulysses is always glad to talk Brazilian modernism with serious collectors and designers.