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Designer Zanini de Zanine brings a multidisciplinary universe and fluctuates in different scales of projects. His approaches to design and visual arts always include direct research into Brazilian culture, raw materials, artisanal and industrial processes.
Working in Brazil and abroad, Zanini collaborates with major Italian brands such as Cappellini, Slamp and Tacchini, among others.
He was included in the list of the 100 main professionals in the world of Design by the English magazine Wallpaper-UK, in addition to awards such as Designer of the Year of the Americas by Maison&Objet, New Generation Awards by the Philadelphia Museum of Art and Good Design Award – USA, If Design Award – Germany, a Award – Italy, finalist for Compasso D‘oro – Italy, Museu da Casa Brasileira Award, Casa Vogue Brasil Award, GQ Brasil Magazine Award – Man of the Year: Design, among other recognitions in the area.
His works are part of permanent collections of museums such as Philadelphia Museum Of Art, MUDE – Lisbon Fashion and Design Museum, Thierry Barbier Muller Collection – Switzerland, Museum of Modern Art of Rio de Janeiro – MAM, National Historical Museum of Rio, Museu da Casa Brasileira – SP, among others.
2023 | Good Design Award | Chicago | U.S.A.: lia swivel chair
2023 | Robb Report Design Award | Category: Product Design | São Paulo | Brazil
2023| Good Design Award | Chicago | U.S.A.: Lago Table
2022 | Good Design Award | Chicago | U.S.A.: lia chair
2022 | Architecture Hunter Award | Category: Cultural Project | Brazil
2022 | A Award | Espécie Swivel Chair | Italy
2021 | Museu da Casa Brasileira Award | 2nd Place Published Written Work – Book Jose Zanine Caldas
2020 | Casa Vogue Award | Popular Vote Category | São Paulo | Brazil | Product: anne chair
2020 | Casa Vogue Award
Category: Chairs | São Paulo | Brazil | Product: anne chair
2019 | Good Design Award | Chicago | U.S.A
product: Lagoon armchair
2019 | Casa Vogue Award |
Popular Vote category | São Paulo| Brazil | Product: Fluxo rug
2019 | Casa Vogue Award | Collection Design category | Product: Fluxo rug
2018 | Salão Design Movel Sul Award | São Paulo| Brazil
2018 | Casa Design Award – Araribóia trophy | Designer of the year 2018 | Niterói | Brazil
2018 | MADE Award – Handmade category | São Paulo | Brazil Product: Toys series
2018 | Casa Vogue Design Award | Popular Vote category | São Paulo| Brazil | Product: Zina chair
2018 | Casa Vogue Design Award | Upholstery category | Sao Paulo| Brazil | Product: Zina chair
2018 | IF Design Award | Hannover | Germany | Product: Cobogó Leno |
2018 | A- Design Award | ITALY | Product: Serfa armchair
2017 | Men of the year Design Award | GQ Brazil Magazine | São Paulo | Brazil
2017 | Casa Claudia Award
2017 | Furniture Design | São Paulo | Brazil
2016 | Design Excellence | New Generation Award – Collab | Philadelphia Museum of Art | Philadelphia | USA
2016 | Finalist for the Italian Academy of Design Award – Compasso D’oro | Flora Slamp | Italy
2015 | Maison&Objet Americas | Designer of the Year | Miami | USA
2014 | IDEA Brazil | Bronze | Brazil
2013 | Ornare Concept | 1st Place | São Paulo | Brazil
2012 | IF Design Award | Hannover | Germany
2011 | Design Excellence Brazil | Brazil
2011 | Salão Design Movelsul | Honorable Mention | RS | Brazil
2010 | Casa Brasil | Honorable Mention | RS | Brazil
2010 | Brazilian House Museum | 1st Place | São Paulo | Brazil
2010 | IDEA Brazil | Gold | Brazil
2010 | IDEA Brazil | Innovation | Brazil
2009 | Brazilian House Museum | 2nd Place | São Paulo | Brazil
2009 | Casa Design Salon | 1st Place | Brazil
2009 | ARC Design | Young Talent | Brazil
2008 | Brazilian House Museum | Honorable Mention | São Paulo | Brazil
2008 | Planeta Casa – Casa Claudia Magazine | 1st Place | Brazil
2008 | Artefacto Design Award | Brazil
2007 | Planeta Casa – Casa Claudia Magazine | 1st Place | Brazil
2005 | Maurice Valansi Award – Chair Museum | Honorable Mention | Brazil
2004 | Liceu de Design da Bahia Award | 2nd Place | Brazil
2003 | Plasticidade Award – Plástico + Design | 1st Place | Brazil
2003 | Rio Design Center Award | Honorable Mention | Brazil
2002 | Bahia Liceu Design Award | Student | 1st Place | Brazil
Exhibitions
2019 | GERDAU MUSEUM: Concrete Revisions| Belo Horizonte |
2018 | Luciana Caravello Gallery- solo | Rio de Janeiro
2017 | MAM-Rio-solo: Experimental Design
2017 | ArtRio – Solo – Rio de Janeiro | Brazil
2017 | SP Arte – Cultural Heritage | São Paulo | Brazil
2016 | Design Currents | Philadelphia Museum Of Art | Philadelphia | USA
2016 | ArtRio – Solo – Rio de Janeiro | Brazil
2016 | SP Arte – Memo | São Paulo | Brazil
2016 | Furniture Fair – Butzke – Milan | Italy
2016 | Art & Design Fair | Geneva | Switzerland
2016 | Selected Works | James Gallery | Paris | France
2016 | James Gallery | PAD Paris – Art+Design | Paris | France
2016 | James Gallery | PAD London – Art+Design | London | UK
2016 | Rio + Design | Milan/Italy
2015 | Furniture Fair | Flaminia and Slamp | Milan | Italy
2014 | Modern & Contemporary Brazilian Design | Caixa Cultural | Salvador | Brazil
2014 | New Territories Latin America | MAD Museum | New York | USA
2014 | Modern & Contemporary Brazilian Design | Caixa Cultural | Brasília | Brazil
2014 | Modern & Contemporary Brazilian Design | Caixa Cultural | Rio de Janeiro | Brazil
2014 | Modern & Contemporary Brazilian Design | Brazilian Embassy | London | UK
2014 | Furniture Fair | Cappellini and Slamp | Milan | Italy
2013 | From Modern to Contemporary | National Historical Museum | Rio de Janeiro | Brazil
2013 | Zanini de Zanine | Espasso Gallery | New York | USA
2013 | Zanini de Zanine | 10-year retrospective | Oscar Niemeyer Museum | Goiânia | Brazil
2013 | Zanini de Zanine | 10-year retrospective | Ovoo Gallery | Rio de Janeiro | Brazil
2013 | Zanini de Zanine – Unpublished | Firma Casa Gallery | São Paulo | Brazil
2013 | New York Design Week | Cappellini Showroom | New York | USA
2013 | Rio + Design | Milan | Italy
2013 | Zanini de Zanine | Retrospective