Rafael Palombo
Selected Works 2012 - 2017 Interiors and Design
Rafael Palombo Summary
TA Residence Pendant Light Monolith Counter Victoria-amazonica Side Table DG Residence Sideboard Endgame Nightstand 897 Residence BP Coffee Table Index
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Residential 2015 144m2 New York NY USA
TA Residence With New York City as background, the intention behind this project was to set up an open apartment, bringing together social, dining and work areas, expanding the perception of the space and taking advantage of the singular views of the city while revealing its functionality. Designed for a young couple who had just moved into town, the project reflects their easygoing personalities, serving as an escape from the hustle of the city and providing an atmosphere that comfortably accommodates small gatherings, where the details and selection of materials were thought in order to express a pleasant simplicity. With a lean program and following the couple’s aesthetics orientation, a precise selection of contemporary furniture is complemented by a few exclusive pieces designed specifically for the project, such as the kitchen counter and the bedroom nightstand, where their exceptional collection of art, combined with a careful combination of textures, result in a cozy and comfortable residence.
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Software: Adobe Illustrator, AutoCAD.
Independent project TA Residence
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(1) Illustration by Rafael Palombo, 2017.
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Residential 2015 144m2 New York NY USA
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(1) Living room. Art direction by Rafael Palombo. Render by Matheus Passos, 2015.
Independent project TA Residence
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(2) Living room. Art direction by Rafael Palombo. Render by Matheus Passos, 2015.
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Residential 2015 144m2 New York NY USA
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(1) Home office. Art direction by Rafael Palombo. Render by Matheus Passos, 2015.
Independent project TA Residence
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(2) Dining room. Art direction by Rafael Palombo. Render by Matheus Passos, 2015.
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Residential 2015 144m2 New York NY USA
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(1) Living room details. Art direction by Rafael Palombo. Render by Matheus Passos, 2015.
Independent project TA Residence
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(2) Master suite. Art direction by Rafael Palombo. Render by Matheus Passos, 2015.
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Residential 2015 144m2 New York NY USA
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(1) Floor plan. Original drawing and art direction by Rafael Palombo. Post-production by Guilherme Pucci, 2017.
Independent project TA Residence
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(2) Sections and views. Original drawing and art direction by Rafael Palombo. Post-production by Guilherme Pucci, 2017.
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Residential 2015 144m2 New York NY USA
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(1) American Ash veneer, matte black stain. Bastille Grey sandstone, honed. Courtard Gris limestone, honed. Gossamer fabric by Holly Hunt.
Independent project TA Residence
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(2) Light and camera studies. Art direction by Rafael Palombo. Render by Matheus Passos, 2015.
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Residential 2015 144m2 New York NY USA
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(1) Layout and kitchen and living study sketches. Drawings by Rafael Palombo, 2015.
Independent project TA Residence
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(2) Wall and ceiling encounter sketch and executive detail and master suite’s perspective. Drawings by Rafael Palombo, 2015.
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Design 2016 40 x 05 x 44 cm Brass Acrylic Paper Cotton
Pendant Light Mixing materials that are not usually seen together, this pendant relates the coldness of the metal and the warmth of the Japanese paper, thus generating a comfortable light while maintaining a contemporary design. Composed of three independent parts coupled together, its nucleus is a custom LED printed circuit board which is fastened to the metal frame in which the paper-coated acrylic shade is attached by means of magnets, the piece is hung from a suspension cord that is tied to a metal canopy, where the LED driver is located. Following a minimal aesthetic, the light fixture is currently under production in collaboration with a couple of local fabricators, enhancing the dialogue between designers and makers from different disciplines and generations, evolving the community aspect of the design world in SĂŁo Paulo.
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Software: Adobe Illustrator, AutoCAD, SketchUp.
Independent project Pendant Light
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(1) Illustration by Rafael Palombo, 2017.
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Design 2016 40 x 05 x 44 cm Brass Acrylic Paper Cotton
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(1) Original drawing and art direction by Rafael Palombo. Render by Nelson Painรงo, 2017.
Independent project Pendant Light
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(2) Technical drawing and art direction by Rafael Palombo. Post-production by Nelson Painรงo, 2017.
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Design 2016 40 x 05 x 44 cm Brass Acrylic Paper Cotton
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(1) Model in Balsa wood and Okawara paper by Rafael Palombo, 2017.
Independent project Pendant Light
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(2) Black cotton cord. Blackened brass. Okawara paper.
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Design 2016 40 x 05 x 44 cm Brass Acrylic Paper Cotton
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(1) Production. Photography by Rafael Palombo, 2017.
Independent project Pendant Light
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(2) Sketches and assemblage scheme. Drawings by Rafael Palombo, 2016 - 2017.
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Conceptual 2016 968m2 Brumadinho MG Brazil
Monolith It all began while watching again Stanley Kubrick’s masterpiece, “2001: A Space Odyssey”, where an imposing structure provides a connection between the past and the future, a fearsome element that can pose a threat when intimately contemplated, but that in reality has been accompanying and influencing the evolution of man. This understanding made me associate the meaning of the Monolith unveiled in the eponymous novel by Arthur C. Clarke with my conception of the human relation to art, which is linked to the history of man and the world, and sometimes can be understood as something intimidating, but that in fact when experienced free from any judgment, it dialogues with our society, stimulating its progression. This reflection gave rise to this proposal for a permanent pavilion in Inhotim, an open-air gallery set amid botanical gardens in southeast Brazil, where, through a time and space apparently without goals or intentions, offers a moment dedicated to contemplation and self-knowledge. As a monolithic volume that appears to have fallen from the sky and now rests in the middle of the forest, the secluded solid block is composed of a sequence of timeworn iron sheets embraced by the landscape in its surroundings, where two openings indicates the ways inside. Thought of as a trajectory of self-perception to be followed, a narrowing tunnel gradually transitions the exterior into the interior, where the imposing proportion leads to reflective thinking and materiality forces presence and the perception of the space. The upper patio is a readjustment space, where contact with the outside world is resumed, in which a large modular skylight emerges from the ground, becoming a translucent plaza that at night is illuminated from the inside out. Access to the pavilion is through a thicket path that marks the beginning and end of this course that offers the opportunity to expand one’s own consciousness, being aware of the very essence, as Hermann Hesse wrote, “The true profession of man is to find his way to himself.”
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Software: Adobe Illustrator, AutoCAD.
Independent project Monolith
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(1) Illustration by Rafael Palombo, 2017.
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Conceptual 2016 968m2 Brumadinho MG Brazil
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(1) Entrance tunnel. Art direction by Rafael Palombo. Render by Guilherme Pucci, 2016.
Independent project Monolith
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(2) Exterior. Art direction by Rafael Palombo. Render by Guilherme Pucci, 2016.
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Conceptual 2016 968m2 Brumadinho MG Brazil
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Independent project Monolith
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(1) Interior. Art direction by Rafael Palombo. Render by Guilherme Pucci, 2016.
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Conceptual 2016 968m2 Brumadinho MG Brazil
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(1) Upper patio. Art direction by Rafael Palombo. Render by Guilherme Pucci, 2016.
Independent project Monolith
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(2) Lava stone, rough cut and honed. Weathered steel. Concordia sandstone, honed. Okawara paper, textured. Glass, textured and frosted.
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Conceptual 2016 968m2 Brumadinho MG Brazil
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(1) Ground floor plan, section and view. Art direction by Rafael Palombo. Image by Guilherme Pucci, 2016.
Independent project Monolith
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(2) Upper patio floor plan, section and view. Art direction by Rafael Palombo. Image by Guilherme Pucci, 2016.
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Conceptual 2016 968m2 Brumadinho MG Brazil
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(1) Modular ceiling scheme and interior sketch. Drawings by Rafael Palombo, 2016.
Independent project Monolith
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(2) Cross section sketch by Rafael Palombo, 2016. Illustrative cross section. Art direction by Rafael Palombo. Image by Guilherme Pucci, 2016.
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Conceptual 2016 968m2 Brumadinho MG Brazil
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(1) Study of concept original sketch. Drawing by Rafael Palombo, 2015.
Independent project Monolith
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(2) Internal proportions and block volume and superior patio study sketches. Drawings by Rafael Palombo, 2015 - 2016.
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Design 2015 250 x 89 x 92 cm Sandstone
Counter The first element to come across when inside the TA Residence, this counter was created with the intention of shortening the boundary between art and design, acting as a functional sculpture made up of a set of basic geometrical shapes. Following the aesthetic guidelines adopted for the project and serving as an extension of the kitchen countertop, and also acting as a dining sideboard or even accommodating small meals, the piece was created to gather various situations and assume several roles in order to favor the fluidity of space. Composed of three solid blocks of sandstone apparently arranged at random, the smaller base is retreated, clearing the entrance of any visual obstacle, while the larger one is on the opposite side, structuring the entire top, which rests delicately over them, conferring an unexpected lightness to a piece entirely made of stone.
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Software: Adobe Illustrator, AutoCAD, SketchUp.
Independent project Counter
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(1) Illustration by Rafael Palombo, 2017.
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Design 2015 250 x 89 x 92 cm Sandstone
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(1) Original drawing and art direction by Rafael Palombo. Render by Nelson Painรงo, 2017.
Independent project Counter
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(2) Technical drawing and art direction by Rafael Palombo. Post-production by Nelson Painรงo, 2017.
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Design 2015 250 x 89 x 92 cm Sandstone
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(1) Model in Balsa wood by Rafael Palombo, 2017.
Independent project Counter
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(2) Base and top detail. Sketch by Rafael Palombo, 2015. Top edge detail. Render by Matheus Passos, 2015. Bastille Grey sandstone, honed.
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Design 2015 250 x 89 x 92 cm Sandstone
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(1) Original study sketch. Drawing by Rafael Palombo, 2015.
Independent project Counter
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(2) Block dimensions study sketch. Drawing by Rafael Palombo, 2017.
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Conceptual 2017 95m2 Amazonas River AM Brazil
Victoria-amazonica The Brazilian folkloric tales inspired this series of floating cultural centers forming an eco-friendly route along the Amazon river with the purpose of bringing back to life the country’s indigenous traditions and increasing conscious tourism in one of the most important natural destinations on the planet. With all profit to be invested in the preservation of the local communities, each pavilion is dedicated to a different tale and this one is based on the legend of the Giant Water Lily, which tells that on the banks of the Amazon River, the beautiful women of an Indian tribe gathered to stare at the beauty of the Moon, dreaming of becoming one, since they believed it would be so if they touched it. The young Naiá took the river trails hoping to fulfill her dream and found the Moon quietly reflected on the water’s surface, thinking that it had come to allow her touch, Naiá plunged into the river and disappeared, being transformed by the Moon into a giant flower that spreads over the water to receive the its full light. The largest water lily in the world, the victoria-regia is a native plant of the Amazon River basin with large round leaves and an upward-facing border that can withstand heavy weights and when it blooms has a slightly pink with red rims white petal. Incorporating the mystical quality of the legend and the physical aspect of the aquatic plant, my proposal hovers upon a structure in its shape, where an overlapping cover forms the silhouette of a waning crescent moon, protecting its interior. Reached only by boat and resting on a floating structure, the entrance to the pavilion forces a short leap over the water mirror, as Naia’s diving, that borders the inner perimeter of the anchored vessel. Intending to make it disappear amongst its surroundings, the chosen elements resembles the Indian natural habitat, bringing together locally sourced materials hand crafted by the native community within a contemporary aesthetic, thus connecting itself to the current social context, in order to shine a light in the country’s popular heritage.
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Software: Adobe Illustrator, Adobe Photoshop.
Independent project Victoria-amazonica
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(1) Illustration by Rafael Palombo, 2017.
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Conceptual 2017 95m2 Amazonas River AM Brazil
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Independent project Victoria-amazonica
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(1) Hand drawing by Rafael Palombo, 2017.
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Conceptual 2017 95m2 Amazonas River AM Brazil
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(1) Illustrative floor plan. Drawing by Rafael Palombo, 2017.
Independent project Victoria-amazonica
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(2) Illustrative section. Drawing by Rafael Palombo, 2017.
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Conceptual 2017 95m2 Amazonas River AM Brazil
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(1) Straw and weave for thatch covering. Weathered wood covering the floating structure. Rammed earth flooring.
Independent project Victoria-amazonica
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(2) Lunar phases and victoria-amazonica reference images.
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Conceptual 2017 95m2 Amazonas River AM Brazil
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(1) Original sketch and structure volume study sketches. Drawings by Rafael Palombo, 2017.
Independent project Victoria-amazonica
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(2) Final structure volume and section study sketches. Drawings by Rafael Palombo, 2017.
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Design 2016 111 x 70 x 49 cm Terrazzo
Side Table Located below a window at the height of the treetops, the design of this side table refers to the casual seating of the bleachers, where one can sit and lean against the wall, being created as a hybrid of table and bench, maintaining its support function while allows it to take part of the layout as a seating spot. With basic geometric shapes, the formal simplicity draws attention to its materiality, adding the tactile experience as an essential part of the design and giving a new meaning to a rather common material. Bringing the main corner of the living room back to everyday use, the mixed-use piece is composed of three independent modules built in terrazzo slabs and slightly loose from the ground, thus facilitating new arrangements according to the needs and giving the solid blocks a lightness feel, as if they were floating in space.
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Software: Adobe Illustrator, AutoCAD, SketchUp.
Independent project Side Table
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(1) Illustration by Rafael Palombo, 2017.
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Design 2016 111 x 70 x 49 cm Terrazzo
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(1) Original drawing and art direction by Rafael Palombo. Render by Nelson Painรงo, 2017.
Independent project Side Table
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(2) Technical drawing and art direction by Rafael Palombo. Post-production by Nelson Painรงo, 2017.
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Design 2016 111 x 70 x 49 cm Terrazzo
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(1) Model in Balsa wood by Rafael Palombo, 2017.
Independent project Side Table
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(2) Off-white and dark grey terrazzo, honed.
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Design 2016 111 x 70 x 49 cm Terrazzo
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(1) Original sketch showing the wall and window corner. Drawing by Rafael Palombo, 2016.
Independent project Side Table
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(2) Modulation and block’s sizes studies. Drawings by Rafael Palombo, 2016.
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Residential 2016 150m2 São Paulo SP Brazil
DG Residence Sober and relaxed, the main task of this project for the remodelling of this urban apartment was to unravel its layout, tying together entrance hall and dining and living rooms, integrating all the space and increasing its fluidity. Created for a young couple who had just purchased their first residence, a casual design with no major structural interference was proposed following the lines of a comfortable minimalism, where the existing elements were worked in order to gain new textures, as the walls, that received a porous paint specially developed in collaboration with the construction team. The selection of furniture and art works was made exclusively of contemporary national designers and artists, valuing the current Brazilian scene, where I also designed some pieces specifically for this project, as the living room’s daybed and the dining room’s sideboard, that were already completed in this first phase, leaving for a second moment the production of other special pieces, as the living room’s rug and coffee and side tables.
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Software: Adobe Illustrator, AutoCAD.
Independent project DG Residence
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(1) Illustration by Rafael Palombo, 2017.
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Residential 2016 150m2 SĂŁo Paulo SP Brazil
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Independent project DG Residence
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(1) Living room. Art direction by Rafael Palombo. Render by Nelson Painรงo, 2017.
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Residential 2016 150m2 Sรฃo Paulo SP Brazil
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(1) Dining room. Art direction by Rafael Palombo. Render by Nelson Painรงo, 2017.
Independent project DG Residence
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(2) Dining room and entrance hall. Art direction by Rafael Palombo. Render by Nelson Painรงo, 2017.
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Residential 2016 150m2 SĂŁo Paulo SP Brazil
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Independent project DG Residence
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(1) Living room. Art direction by Rafael Palombo. Render by Nelson Painรงo, 2017.
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Residential 2016 150m2 SĂŁo Paulo SP Brazil
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(1) Special wall paint developed on site. Concrete. Original Perobinha wood flooring, matte.
Independent project DG Residence
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(2) Layout floor plan. Original drawing and art direction by Rafael Palombo. Post-production by Guilherme Pucci, 2016.
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Residential 2016 150m2 São Paulo SP Brazil
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(1) Sections CC and DD. Art direction by Rafael Palombo. Image by Guilherme Pucci, 2016.
Independent project DG Residence
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(2) Sections AA and BB. Art direction by Rafael Palombo. Image by Guilherme Pucci, 2016.
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Residential 2016 150m2 São Paulo SP Brazil
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(1) Low sideboard executive project. Drawing by Rafael Palombo, 2016.
Independent project DG Residence
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(2) Low sideboard executive project. Drawing by Rafael Palombo, 2016.
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Residential 2016 150m2 SĂŁo Paulo SP Brazil
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(1) Photographs by Rafael Palombo and Georgia Marmonti, 2017.
Independent project DG Residence
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(2) Original sketch studying the living area and the low sideboard. Drawing by Rafael Palombo, 2016.
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Design 2016 298 x 55 x 196 cm Wood Limestone
Sideboard Cabinet, bar and sometimes a DJ table, this multipurpose piece designed for the DG Residence was created to meet the storage needs without compromising visual calm, creating the link for a smooth transition between living and dining rooms, where it also serves as support during dinner parties. Following the project’s informal concept, the wall mounted sideboard is composed of two opposing volumes, where the horizontal block up holds a vertical cupboard that rests, as if mistakenly positioned, on its top. Custom made to meet the specific needs of the owners, this piece was fabricated according to the highest standards by local partners in São Paulo and I was responsible for its development, from sketching and material research to the executive project and meetings with manufacturers to assess design solutions until final assemblage.
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Software: Adobe Illustrator, AutoCAD, SketchUp.
Independent project Sideboard
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(1) Illustration by Rafael Palombo, 2017.
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Design 2016 298 x 55 x 196 cm Wood Limestone
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(1) Original drawing and art direction by Rafael Palombo. Render by Nelson Painรงo, 2017.
Independent project Sideboard
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(2) Technical drawing and art direction by Rafael Palombo. Post-production by Nelson Painรงo, 2017.
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Design 2016 298 x 55 x 196 cm Wood Limestone
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(1) Model in Balsa wood by Rafael Palombo, 2017.
Independent project Sideboard
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(2) American Ash veneer, matte black stain. Belgian Black limestone, honed. Demolition wood veneer, matte.
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Design 2016 298 x 55 x 196 cm Wood Limestone
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(1) Executive project. Drawings by Rafael Palombo, 2016.
Independent project Sideboard
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(2) Details of executive project. Drawings by Rafael Palombo, 2016.
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Design 2016 298 x 55 x 196 cm Wood Limestone
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(1) Sideboard during production and later assembled on site. Photographs by Rafael Palombo, 2016.
Independent project Sideboard
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(2) Original sketch. Drawing by Rafael Palombo, 2016.
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Scenography 2017 275m2 Vitória ES Brazil
Endgame Originally developed for my bachelor’s degree thesis, I return to the project for a scenography proposal for the play “Endgame” by Irish playwright Samuel Beckett, which depicts a context of calamity, where the characters are survivors adrift who succumb through a monotonous wait for the end of existence, this way conceiving a new study as means of reflection over the personal transformation that I have undergone since my graduation. Through an extensive research on the author and the historical context in which the work was written, I choose not to break with Beckett’s original ideas, following the guidelines of the set design’s brief description by the author in an effort to bring the work to a contemporary setting. This resulted in a scenography proposal for an alleged production of the play at the inauguration of Cais das Artes, a theater with project by Paulo Mendes da Rocha and Metro Arquitetos Associados, in the coastal city of Vitória, located in the Brazilian southeastern state of Espírito Santo, and opening scheduled for 2019. Unlike my previous proposal, I am even more radical about minimalism, forcing aesthetically the literary style that Beckett assumed, and instead of reinforcing the misery aura after World War II, the scenery acts as a neutral backdrop, breaking with the visual aspect inherent to the play and letting the human roughness set the tone of disgrace. Resembling a real place removed from our reality, the characters are taken away from a common spatial notion by the monumental scale of the space, where light tones attenuates the tactile quality of the materials, leaving the set with a neutral emotional load where gentle forms makes for a softer atmosphere, opposing the dissatisfaction portrayed. My attempt is to create a space of transition that relates existence and absence through the contrast between light and shadow, where the scenario becomes a sublime waiting room for the characters’ final redemption, where they can find inner peace and then move on to their next stages, since for them the end is imminent, but it can be a long wait.
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Software: Adobe Illustrator, Adobe Photoshop, AutoCAD.
Independent project Endgame
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(1) Illustration by Rafael Palombo, 2017.
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Scenography 2017 275m2 Vitรณria ES Brazil
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Independent project Endgame
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(1) Illustration by Rafael Palombo, 2017.
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Scenography 2017 275m2 Vitรณria ES Brazil
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(1) Theater floor plan with stage layout. Drawing by Rafael Palombo, 2017.
Independent project Endgame
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(2) Set design’s sides and front views. Drawings by Rafael Palombo, 2017.
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Scenography 2017 275m2 Vitรณria ES Brazil
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(1) Beaumeniere Classic limestone, honed. Concrete, rugged texture. Textures study. Drawing by Rafael Palombo, 2017.
Independent project Endgame
“One day you’ll be blind, like me. You’ll be sitting there, a speck in the void, in the dark, for ever, like me. One day you’ll say to yourself, I’m tired, I’ll sit down, and you’ll go and sit down. Then you’ll say, I’m hungry, I’ll get up and get something to eat. But you won’t get up. You’ll say, I shouldn’t have sat down, but since I have I’ll sit on a little longer, then I’ll get up and get something to eat. But you won’t get up and you won’t get anything to eat. You’ll look at the wall a while, then you’ll say, I’ll close my eyes, perhaps have a little sleep, after that I’ll feel better, and you’ll close them. And when you open them again there’ll be no wall any more. Infinite emptiness will be all around you, all the resurrected dead of all the ages wouldn’t fill it, and there you’ll be like a little bit of grit in the middle of the steppe.”
(2) Hamm – Samuel Beckett, Endgame.
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Scenography 2017 275m2 Vitรณria ES Brazil
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(1) Front view, layout and floor and wall tile pagination study sketches. Drawings by Rafael Palombo, 2017.
Independent project Endgame
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(2) Window and back light study sketches. Drawings by Rafael Palombo, 2017.
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Scenography 2017 275m2 Vitรณria ES Brazil
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(1) Concept study sketches. Drawings by Rafael Palombo, 2017.
Independent project Endgame
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(2) Layout study, conceptual sketches, isometric perspective, model and illustration of bachelor thesis project. All by Rafael Palombo, 2009.
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Design 2015 60 x 40 x 13 cm Wood Aluminum
Nightstand Emerging from a stone and felt coated headboard wall where its mounted on, this floating drawer was designed to clear space in the contained master bedroom of the TA Residence, where emptiness was needed in order to provide visual comfort to the compact room. Following the functional and minimal concept behind the contemporary residential project, the nightstand was created as an element of the bedroom’s structure, where it serves as support and storage area while consuming minimum space, thus allowing the materiality of the room to stand out. The simple aesthetic outcome is strengthened by the precise thin edge of aluminum coated in wood veneer, which frames the entire front of the indented drawer, where the handle is carved on, accentuating its functionality and conferring the piece a subtle and light appearance.
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Software: Adobe Illustrator, AutoCAD, SketchUp.
Independent project Nightstand
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(1) Illustration by Rafael Palombo, 2017.
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Design 2015 60 x 40 x 13 cm Wood Aluminum
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(1) Original drawing and art direction by Rafael Palombo. Render by Nelson Painรงo, 2017.
Independent project Nightstand
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(2) Technical drawing and art direction by Rafael Palombo. Post-production by Nelson Painรงo, 2017.
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Design 2015 60 x 40 x 13 cm Wood Aluminum
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(1) Model in Balsa wood by Rafael Palombo, 2017.
Independent project Nightstand
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(2) Master suite. Art direction by Rafael Palombo. Render by Matheus Passos, 2015.
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Design 2015 60 x 40 x 13 cm Wood Aluminum
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(1) American Ash veneer, matte black stain.
Independent project Nightstand
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(2) Handle proportion and volumetry study sketches. Drawings by Rafael Palombo, 2015.
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Residential 2014 1000m2 São Paulo SP Brazil
897 Residence A widely renovated duplex penthouse filled with design furniture selected from shops, design galleries and antique dealers around the world, the project has a chic essence without breaking away from the contemporary style, where darker hues convey the owners’ personality, a young couple with two daughters who likes to receive friends, thus having the apartment an active nightlife. Extremely exclusive, the luxury is in the project’s high personalization and I was responsible for the creation and development of all furniture designed in-house, also participating directly in concept generation and in the selection of all furniture, coating materials and fabrics, decorative lighting, styling pieces and decorative books, including travel to New York with the owners for the purchase of all these items, being responsible from quotations until delivery and control of budget and quality. Ultimately, I co-coordinated the styling and photo shoot and the project was published by Casa Vogue Brazil magazine, issue 351, in November 2014.
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Interior design: Kiko Salomão, Rafael Palombo. Project team: Ana Lino, Renata Leite, Patrícia Grimaldi, Fernanda Hammer, Martina Piccozi. Software: Adobe Illustrator, Adobe InDesign, Microsoft Excel.
Collaborative project 897 Residence
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(1) Illustration by Rafael Palombo, 2017.
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Residential 2014 1000m2 SĂŁo Paulo SP Brazil
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Collaborative project 897 Residence
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(1) Living room. Photography by Fran Parente, 2014.
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Residential 2014 1000m2 SĂŁo Paulo SP Brazil
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(1) Dining room. Photography by Fran Parente, 2014.
Collaborative project 897 Residence
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(2) Home theater. Photography by Fran Parente, 2014.
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Residential 2014 1000m2 SĂŁo Paulo SP Brazil
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(1) Home office. Photography by Fran Parente, 2014.
Collaborative project 897 Residence
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(2) Lounge. Photography by Fran Parente, 2014.
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Residential 2014 1000m2 São Paulo SP Brazil
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(1) Daughter’s suite. Photography by Fran Parente, 2014.
Collaborative project 897 Residence
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(2) Master suite. Photography by Fran Parente, 2014.
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Residential 2014 1000m2 SĂŁo Paulo SP Brazil
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Collaborative project 897 Residence
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(1) Lounge and home theater view from outdoor terrace. Photography by Fran Parente, 2014.
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Residential 2014 1000m2 São Paulo SP Brazil
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(1) AA section and ground floor plan. Drawings by Kiko Salomão Arquitetura, 2012.
Collaborative project 897 Residence
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(2) BB section and second floor plan. Drawings by Kiko SalomĂŁo Arquitetura, 2012.
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Residential 2014 1000m2 SĂŁo Paulo SP Brazil
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(1) Travertino Nero limestone, honed. CabreĂşva Parda veneer, matte. Special paint work, matte.
Collaborative project 897 Residence
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(2) Material samples during creative process. Photography by Rafael Palombo, 2013.
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Residential 2014 1000m2 SĂŁo Paulo SP Brazil
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(1) Furniture, decorative lighting and decoration proposal presentation. Cards by Rafael Palombo, 2013.
Collaborative project 897 Residence
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(2) Budget spreadsheet by Rafael Palombo, 2013. Living room’s furniture map layout. Drawing by Kiko Salomão Arquitetura, 2012.
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Residential 2014 1000m2 SĂŁo Paulo SP Brazil
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(1) Door handle options sketches and living room perspective. Drawings by Rafael Palombo, 2012.
Collaborative project 897 Residence
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(2) Visit during construction. Photography by Renata Leite, 2012.
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Design 2013 195 x 90 x 32 cm Granite
BP Coffee Table Conceived to be a remarkable piece and the focal point of the space, this coffee table created for the dark-hued living room of the 897 Residence follows the aesthetic guidelines imprinted on the project, where the selection of furniture composes a sophisticated setting. With the idea of having an element that would lighten up and anchor the room together, since the other furniture is loose from the ground, a light colored raw block of stone was sliced and shaped in order to give the table the desired visual weight in a way that would not sink the whole surrounding. Custom built in a Brazilian granite, this piece was fabricated according to the highest standards and I was responsible for its creation and development, from sketching, material research and coordinating the executive project to meetings with the executors to assess design solutions until final delivery.
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Co-authorship: Kiko SalomĂŁo, Rafael Palombo. Project team: Ana Lino, Martina Piccozi. Software: Adobe Illustrator.
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(1) Illustration by Rafael Palombo, 2017.
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(1) Photography by Thomas Susemihl, 2013.
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(2) Executive project. Drawing by Kiko SalomĂŁo Arquitetura, 2013.
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(1) Blue Flowers granite, flamed.
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(2) 897 Residence’s living room, coffee table detail. Photography by Fran Parente, 2014.
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(1) Sketches by Rafael Palombo, 2013.
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(2) Sketches by Rafael Palombo, 2013.
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Independent projects Index
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TA Residence Residential 2015 144 m2 New York NY USA Page 04
Pendant Light Design 2016 40 x 05 x 44 cm Brass Acrylic Paper Cord Page 18
Monolith Conceptual 2016 968 m2 Brumadinho MG Brazil Page 26
Counter Design 2015 250 x 89 x 92 cm Sandstone Page 40
Victoria-amazonica Conceptual 2017 95 m2 Amazonas River AM Brazil Page 48
Side Table Design 2016 111 x 70 x 49 cm Terrazzo Page 58
DG Residence Residential 2016 150 m2 Sรฃo Paulo SP Brazil Page 66
Sideboard Design 2016 298 x 55 x 196 cm Wood Limestone Page 82
Endgame Scenography 2017 275 m2 Vitรณria ES Brazil Page 92
Nighstand Design 2015 60 x 40 x 13 cm Wood Aluminum Page 104
Index Collaborative projects
897 Residence Residential 2014 1000 m2 SĂŁo Paulo SP Brazil Page 112
BP Coffee Table Design 2013 195 x 90 x 32 cm Granite Page 132
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