ATLANTICA

Atlantica . Alexander Lamont introduces a collection of furniture and lighting that draws its curving, sculptural elements and lines from the sensual modernism of Brazil.

Copan Credenza

Curving concave drawer-fronts and rounded cornersHand-blown crystal handles and bronze patina cast legs

Natural Chocolate Parallel Lines shagreen and Koto veneer

Oscar Desk

Lost wax bronze patina cast legsHand-polished black lacquer top

Horn panel and drawer-front with patinated brass frame

Flamengo Screen

Silvered straw marquetry and Koto veneer

Capanema Nightstand

Rounded cabinet with lost wax cast ‘leg pulls’ Natural Speckle shagreen Koto veneer chevron top

Tijuca Nightstand

Rounded cabinet with lost wax cast legs Ebony straw marquetry in chevron patternPatinated brass trim and custom cast pulls

Anigre veneer chevron top and shelf

In his projects, Antonio likes to use ‘un-matching pairs’ of nightstands - together, close but individual; in the same way that we sleep beside each other. The Capanema and Tijucanightstands were conceived in this way.

Lucio Floor Lamp

Lost wax cast legs Twelve-face hand-polished Peking glass in Amber or White Jade

Canoas Sconce

Lost wax cast in black patina, pure gold leaf

Sapucaí Chandelier

Gold mica and stainless steel

Sapucaí Chandelier

Black mica and black powder-coat steel

For ATLANTICA, Alexander Lamont invited Brazilian designer Antonio Da Motta to design a limited collection of furniture and lighting expressing the company’s values of craftsmanship and material innovation.

Antonio’s background in fine art and architecture infuse a confident referencing of inspirations that are both painterly and sculptural within the collection.

The great modernist masters of Brazil Roberto Burle Marx and Oscar Niemeyer inflect their spirit along with the whimsical austerity of Eileen Gray.

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.

“I was born one year after the foundation of Brasilia. Its iconic architecture was a constant presence during my formative years, its clean, modernist lines a stark contrast to the Baroque and Imperial architecture that surrounded me in my native Bahia. Niemeyer’s vision was an ode to nature, his lines alluding to the Brazilian landscape and the human body; a reminder that all things are possible, when you dare to break away from tradition in the pursuit of essential form in all its beauty.”

Antonio Da Motta

COPAN CREDENZASF-819/SH/NC

Inches W 78 1/2 “ D 21 1/4 “ H 33 1/2 “Centimetres W 199.5 cm D 54 cm H 85 cm

LUCIO FLOOR LAMP

LG-357/PG/W WHITE JADELG-357/PG/AM AMBER

Inches Dia 14 1/2 “ H 66 1/8 “Centimetres Dia 37 cm H 168 cm

CAPANEMA NIGHTSTANDSF-818/SH/NS

Inches W 34 1/2 “ D 21 1/2 “ H 27 “Centimetres W 87.5 cm D 55 cm H 68.5 cm

OSCAR DESKSF-816/LA/B

Inches W 75 3/4 “ D 31 1/2 “ H 30 1/2 “Centimetres W 192.5 cm D 80 cm H 77.5 cm

CANOAS SCONCELG-359/BR/B G

Inches W 11 3/4 “ D 6 1/2 “ H 6 “Centimetres W 30 cm D 16.5 cm H 15.5 cm

TIJUCA NIGHTSTANDSF-817/SW/ES

Inches W 34 1/2 “ D 21 1/4 “ H 27 “Centimetres W 87.5 cm D 54 cm H 68.5 cm

FLAMENGO SCREENSF-821/SW/SVGYSB

Inches W 69 1/4 “ THK 1 1/2 “ H 74 “Centimetres W 176 cm THK 4 cm H 188 cm

SAPUCAÍ CHANDELIER

LG-358/MICA/G GOLDENLG-358/MICA/GR GREEN

Inches W 28 1/2 “ D 19 “ H 46 “Centimetres W 72.5 cm D 48 cm H 116.5 cm

figure : 5’ 6” , 170 cm