Sunday, February 27, 2011
Mendes-Hirth
Each product is numbered and identified with the Mendes-Hirth stamp. The name Mendes-Hirth comes from the partners of the firm, Fernando Mendes de Almeida and Roberto Hirth. Fernando studied Industrial Design and Architecture, and worked for seven years with renowned designer-architect Sergio Rodrigues. With Sergio he worked on the production of furniture and the constructions and decorations of numerous houses. The love of wood is also in the veins of Roberto Hirth, an industrial designer. His grandfather was one of the owners of Laubisch-Hirth, one of the most important furniture makers in Brazil from 1920 until the mid-twentieth century.