I’m the son of a tapestry maker and grew up surrounded by rolls of carpet in the Mantiqueira store, the store founded by my father. I spent my youth selling both industrial and handmade rugs — sisal, Persian, Chinese, and many others. Today, I revisit this world with contemporary techniques, using a tufting gun alongside the experience I’ve built in art, culture, design, and journalism.

 

Every project begins with a conversation over pão de queijo and coffee. I believe that before any stitch, it’s essential to listen and understand each client’s wishes. From there, I create one-of-a-kind tapestries inspired by nature, the architecture of Oscar Niemeyer, the gardens of Roberto Burle Marx, the music of Maria Bethânia, Caetano Veloso, and David Bowie, the powerful harmonies of Freddie Mercury, and even the sharp critiques of Banksy.

Before opening my studio, I lived many lives. I hold a degree in Journalism and built a solid career in corporate communications, becoming one of Brazil’s most sought-after press officers while representing the Pfizer vaccine during the pandemic. I lived in São Paulo and Salvador, and later in London, immersing myself in museums like Tate Modern and British Museum, and following the Venice Biennale up close in 2019.

 

Creating, selling, and communicating have always been visceral parts of who I am. But after nearly 20 years in the communications industry and a journey around the world, I needed to reinvent myself. A serious car accident interrupted my path while I was living in Rio de Janeiro. After recovery — now with metal plates in my knee and elbow — I found in the loom a new form of expression and a new way of life.

 

Today, every thread I weave is also a thread of history — personal and collective. My work carries memory, aesthetics, affection, and the mark of a true storyteller, told through strands of wool.