Under the mentorship of artist
Rapha Preto , who runs the eponymous studio, four artists who are part of the
Infinito Criativo Project have created exclusive pieces for Tapetah's 2023 collection. The line, called
From Corner to Corner - Embrace Brazil, maps the country's 26 states and the Federal District. “All the senses of freedom” by Chris Zumark; “Stages” by Nicolas Brito Sales; “DNA” by Henrique Ferreira; and “Paths” by Lucas Ksenhuk are among the brand's new pieces and also feature in the new collection of the
Infinito Criativo Project: By Aut!. The works represent the state of São Paulo and were presented during
Design Weekend 2023 . The name of the project, Infinito Criativo, comes from the infinity symbol, which is also the representation of autism. One of its objectives is the inclusion of young people on the autistic spectrum in the job market.
Discover the works
Work Stages by Nicolas Brito Sales The work “
Stages ” represents three distinct moments in the life of artist
Nicolas Brito Sales , who was born with severe autism and did not use speech to communicate. He always liked objects that rotate (washing machines, fans, etc.) and, as a child, he showed a fascination for anything that was spiral. In the work, the lighter part represents innocence. The other end, a little darker, represents the beginning of his maturity. And in the middle, we have the combination of Nicolas' two phases, which transformed him into this autistic, adult and creative artist.
All the Senses of Freedom by Chris Zumark DNA work by Henrique Ferreira The artist represents the Pioneer and Voyager interplanetary mission with coded messages sent by NASA into space with the location of planet Earth in the galaxy, information about the human race and its existence, as well as our DNA, in order to be located by some extraterrestrial civilization. The artist also represented the Voyage Golden Record, a gold-covered bronze disc attached to the Voyager probe that contains instructions on how to play it, photos and sounds of Earth, as well as a greeting in all languages. Still within this space inspiration,
Henrique Ferreira brings his own message represented through complex traces of human DNA.
Work Paths by Lucas Ksenhuk The work reflects on the
paths we take . There are those that take you to places you already expected and can be very good and desired – but sometimes we need to find alternatives beyond those that already exist and it takes a lot of strength, wisdom and confidence to find this unconventional way out. The lines represent this
movement of searching and
finding .
