Carlos Motta, a Brazilian furniture designer, architect and avid surfer, is one of Latin America’s leading designers. Over the past 30 years he has employed a sustainable approach to his practice, handcrafting furniture from demolition residue and reclaimed wood. Motta’s works, known for their wit, comfort and eco-consciousness, have been featured in numerous international design publications, galleries and auctions.
Motta was born in 1952 in São Paulo, Brazil. In 1976, he received a degree in architecture from Faculdade de Arquitetura e Urbanismo Braz Cubas in Mogi das Cruzes, São Paulo. After working for Brazilian architect Paulo Mendes da Rocha, who was awarded the 2006 Pritzker Architecture Prize, Motta studied architecture, woodworking and sculpture at Cabrillo College in Santa Cruz, California. In 1978, he returned to Brazil to open his atelier in São Paulo.
