A wood bench with sculptural bowl-shaped seats sits beneath a staircase in a forest-facing interior, part of the Brasilis collection Patio Brasil developed with architect and designer Vinicius Rosaneli.(Photo:Paola Kiminami / Renato Rebouças)

In Partnership With the Architect and Designer, Brand Unveils Seven Pieces Inspired by Brazilian Fauna

By Samuel Navarro Serpa

SÃO PAULO, Brasil . On Tuesday, Sept. 22, Patio Brasil launched its Brasilis collection, the first original furniture line developed with architect and designer Vinicius Rosaneli, at the company’s showroom in São Paulo, timed to coincide with National Wildlife Defense Day, a date chosen for its direct link to the concept behind the work.

Seven numbered, signed pieces make up Brasilis. Included are the Tamã Bench, a reference to the giant anteater; the Muriqui Bench, an allusion to the muriqui monkey; the Tinga and Piranga coffee tables, named after the tinga and piranga tortoises; the Preguiça Armchair; and the Esperança Table and Esperança Chair.

Borders Dissolve Into Material

Two pieces from the Brasilis collection stand in a cactus-dotted field, reflecting the collection’s purist, geometric design language inspired by Brazilian fauna.(Photo:Paola Kiminami / Renato Rebouças)

According to Rosaneli, the project stems from a reflection on the boundaries between territory and nature. “It doesn’t represent just one animal, one tree or one biome. It represents the invisible force that keeps everything alive,” the architect said of the idea he named Living Territory, in which Brazil is understood not as a geographic boundary but as a weave of landscape, culture, memory and permanence.

Each piece in the collection conveys that vision through forms reduced to their essence, with a purist, geometric language. Attention to proportion, volume and materiality guides the design of every item, which combine freijó wood, Vitória Régia quartzite, stainless steel and natural suede in different compositions.

Factory Shapes Resistance Without Losing Form

Muriqui Bench, part of the Brasilis collection, is shown outdoors at dusk, its curved silhouette inspired by the muriqui monkey.(Photo:Paola Kiminami / Renato Rebouças)

Twenty-six years in the high-end outdoor furniture business underpin Patio Brasil’s technical capacity to bring the launch to life. With its own manufacturing facility in Uberaba, Minas Gerais, the company developed weather-resistant pieces without sacrificing formal expression or the finish that defines the line.

Designed for indoor spaces, transitional areas and outdoor settings, Brasilis incorporates construction details that reinforce the project’s natural inspiration. Wood joints and forked branch shapes appear reinterpreted in a contemporary language, in dialogue with principles of Brazilian modernism, particularly its emphasis on structure, material and formal clarity.

Each Piece Carries a Commitment

Instituto Vida Livre’s collaboration with Patio Brasil ties the collection to the cause of Brazilian wildlife. The nonprofit will receive 5% of the factory sale value of each item, with funds earmarked for national biodiversity conservation.

Rehabilitating and releasing wild animals at risk has been at the core of the institute’s work since 2015. It also runs initiatives in research, education, environmental advocacy, arts and culture, and a tag with information about that work will accompany each unit sold.

Lines and Curves Narrate Wildlife

Tamã Bench, left, and Muriqui Bench, right, are among seven pieces in the Brasilis collection by architect and designer Vinicius Rosaneli for Patio Brasil.(Photo:Paola Kiminami / Renato Rebouças)

Geometry and narrative balance each other in the reading of every object. Tamã Bench, for example, echoes the elongated silhouette of the giant anteater in a structure built on straight lines and defined volumes, while the Muriqui Bench explores softer curves associated with the agility of the primate for which it is named.

Tinga and Piranga coffee tables, named for the tinga and piranga tortoises, are designed to complete living-room seating arrangements in the Brasilis collection.(Photo:Paola Kiminami / Renato Rebouças)

Coffee tables Tinga and Piranga, meanwhile, echo the shell shape of the tortoises that inspired them, designed to complete living-room seating arrangements.

Preguiça Armchair, part of the Brasilis collection, offers a comfort experience that evokes the behavior of the sloth for which it is named.(Photo:Paola Kiminami / Renato Rebouças)

Preguiça Armchair, in turn, offers a comfort experience that directly evokes the behavior of the animal it’s named for.

Esperança Table and Esperança Chair are displayed under a wood pergola, rounding out the seven-piece Brasilis collection.(Photo:Paola Kiminami / Renato Rebouças)

Rounding out the launch are the Esperança Table and Esperança Chair, whose names alone convey the idea of continuity and regeneration present in Rosaneli’s conceptual proposal.

About the Designer

Vinicius Rosaneli, the architect and designer behind the Brasilis collection, leads Estúdio Vinicius Rosaneli Arquitetura e Design in São Paulo.(Photo:Paola Kiminami / Renato Rebouças)

Time spent in São Paulo, Bahia and Michigan shaped the architect’s training. At the helm of Estúdio Vinicius Rosaneli Arquitetura e Design, he works in architecture, interior design and product design, with work guided by observation of nature, art and the relationship between material, light and space.

Research into materials, processes and technologies underpins the original character of his output, which spans residential, corporate and commercial projects across different regions of the country. International initiatives are also underway in his portfolio, extending his reach beyond the Brazilian market.

Showroom on Alameda Gabriel Monteiro Marks Presence

Showroom located on Alameda Gabriel Monteiro da Silva in São Paulo strengthens Patio Brasil’s work with residential and corporate projects. Investment in innovation, research and sustainability has guided its strategy since its founding.

Raw, sustainable materials are integrated into the company’s production process, which develops durable solutions for open and semi-open spaces such as balconies and outdoor kitchen areas.

An exhibition of the full collection will be on view at the São Paulo space starting on launch day, allowing visitors to take a close look at contrasts in materials, surfaces and structures that define each piece.

New chapters in the collaboration between Vinicius Rosaneli and Patio Brasil are expected to emerge based on the market’s reception of Brasilis, a starting point for a design language poised to unfold in future work.

Service Details

Launch of the Brasilis collection
Date: Sept. 22
Location: Patio Brasil showroom, Alameda Gabriel Monteiro da Silva, São Paulo
Website: www.patiobrasil.ind.br
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