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For ATLANTICA, Alexander Lamont invited Brazilian
“I was born one year after the foundation of
designer Antonio Da Motta to design a limited Brasilia. Its iconic architecture was a constant
collection of furniture and lighting expressing the presence during my formative years, its clean,
company’s values of craftsmanship and material modernist lines a stark contrast to the Baroque and
innovation. Imperial architecture that surrounded me in my
native Bahia. Niemeyer’s vision was an ode to
Antonio’s background in fine art and architecture nature, his lines alluding to the Brazilian landscape
infuse a confident referencing of inspirations that and the human body; a reminder that all things
are both painterly and sculptural within the collection.
are possible, when you dare to break away from
The great modernist masters of Brazil Roberto Burle tradition in the pursuit of essential form in all its
Marx and Oscar Niemeyer inflect their spirit along beauty.”
with the whimsical austerity of Eileen Gray.
Antonio Da Motta
The designs, in their exquisitely surfaced
exuberance, are masterful in their structure while
being personal and sensual in line and tone.
Leaving Brazil after training in interior design,
Antonio traveled to Philadelphia where he spent
the next years studying painting, stage design and
interior architecture (University of Pennsylvania,
the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts and
the Barnes Foundation). His interior work was
later honed with private residential clients seeking
excellence in custom furniture design in tandem with
his panache for crafted materials of great character.
For some years Antonio worked in New York as
a senior designer under Bill Sofield (Studio Sofield
NYC).
His work as a designer is a synthesis of all he has
studied and observed and the collaboration with
Alexander Lamont is a fascinating and vibrant
opportunity to explore the confluence of two
thoughtful creators.