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Rio de Janeiro

  • Fresh air
    This public tower in New Delhi purifies polluted air. >
  • Architects in Venice
    The pavilions defining the 2023 Venice Architecture Biennale. >
  • Felipe Taborda
    Graphic designer Felipe Taborda on Latin American graphic design
    He worked with 32 top graphic designers, each one representing one of the 32 countries that will play in the 2018 FIFA World Cup. >
  • Uncovers
    Photo series pokes fun at conventional glamour photography
    Kolor Art Collective presents their latest tongue-in-cheek offering with Pol Kurucz at the helm. >
  • image by Pol Kurucz
    Kolor Art Collective’s latest work questions what it means to be ‘normal’
    Photographed by Pol Kurucz, the brazenly avant-garde series defies conventionalities. >
  • Poor Billionaires
    Poor Billionaires photo series satirises the deep social void of Brazil
    This Kolor Art Collective project uses glamour and absurdity to criticise profound income inequality. >
  • Liberty Express
    Dancing through difficulty
    Liberty Express is a dance, film and cultural exchange project for children living in poverty. >
  • Photo by Jack Board
    Beginning of Life
    Take a look at the live production that depicted the earliest years of life on Earth. >
  • Kolor Art Collective
    Anti-Human: An avant-garde photo series from the Kolor Art Collective
    Rio de Janeiro’s Kolor Art Collective present their latest photo series highlighting animal abuse >
  • The latest series by Brazil-based artists Kolor Art Collective is a tribute to the combined strength of two emancipating forces: feminism and the afro culture
    Kolor Collective: Afro-feminism in Rio de Janeiro
    The latest series by Brazil-based artists Kolor Art Collective is a tribute to the combined strength of two emancipating forces: feminism and the afro culture. >
  • Fred Gelli on designing an Olympic identity that connects to anyone and everyone
    Fred Gelli on designing an Olympic identity that connects anyone and everyone
    Co-founder of Tátil Design Fred Gelli talks about the award-winning firm’s ten design principles and what inspired the Olympic and Paralympic logo. >
  • Mosquito Killer billboard
    Advertising billboard doubles as Zika mosquito trap
    Two Brazilian agencies are creating awareness around the Zika virus while alleviating the problem. >
  • Rio 2016
    The designer works as the creative catalyst, says Fred Gelli
    Focused on sustainable design, Fred Gelli believes we’ll need to redesign the way we live. >
  • The Rio 2016 emblem evokes passion, transformation and unity.
    Fred Gelli: Design that unifies people, nature and the Olympic spirit
    The Rio 2016 logo, designed by Fred Gelli’s Tátil Design, is based on contagious energy, harmonious diversity, exuberant nature, and the Olympic spirit. >
  • Acclaimed Brazilian graphic designer Fred Gelli founded design agency Tátil, and recently designed the branding for the Rio 2016 Olympics and Paralympic Games
    Fred Gelli
    Graphic Designer
    Acclaimed Brazilian graphic designer Fred Gelli founded design agency Tátil, and recently designed the branding for the Rio 2016 Olympics and Paralympic Games. >
  • Designed by Santiago Calatrava, the Museum of Tomorrow is spectacular building in Rio de Janeiro dedicated to science, the environment and the future.
    Rio de Janeiro’s grand, new Museum of Tomorrow
    Designed by Santiago Calatrava, the Museum of Tomorrow is spectacular building in Rio de Janeiro dedicated to science, the environment and the future. >
  • (In)formal connections
    Jorge Mario Jáuregui works to integrate Rio de Janeiro’s favelas with the formal city, using articulation through public spaces. >
  • A material world
    The four young partners of Fibra Design Sustentável are rethinking our material world. Theirs is no small goal, nor easy task. >
  • Fibra Design Studio
    Product Designer
    Fibra is a Brazilian sustainable design studio comprising four university peers: Bernardo Ferracioli, Pedro Themoteo, Bruno Temer and Thiago Maia. >
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