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. >
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. >
Photo series pokes fun at conventional glamour photography

Kolor Art Collective presents their latest tongue-in-cheek offering with Pol Kurucz at the helm. >
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 photo series satirises the deep social void of Brazil

This Kolor Art Collective project uses glamour and absurdity to criticise profound income inequality. >
Dancing through difficulty

Liberty Express is a dance, film and cultural exchange project for children living in poverty. >
Beginning of Life

Take a look at the live production that depicted the earliest years of life on Earth. >
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 >
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 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. >
Advertising billboard doubles as Zika mosquito trap

Two Brazilian agencies are creating awareness around the Zika virus while alleviating the problem. >
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. >
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. >
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. >
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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