Octagonal Side Table

ALVA is a furniture and object design studio founded by siblings Susana Bastos, a visual artist and fashion designer, and Marcelo Alvarenga, an architect. Their projects are the result of the meeting of these two perspectives—architectural and artistic—and, beyond the usual rationality and functionality, they seek the unexpected, new uses, and expressive materiality. The duo’s creative process begins with a sensitive observation of people’s everyday lives, their current habits and needs, along with a perception of new potentialities to be explored artistically. In developing each piece, the siblings’ technical and aesthetic background—acquired through significant experience in...