Living room with Niemeyer sofa, by Jimmy Bastian Pinto at CASA COR Rio

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The Villa's Foyer, by Jimmy Bastian Pinto in CASA COR Rio 2015 , draws visitors' attention with its choice of furniture (it even has a Niemeyer sofa!) and decoration. The space features photos of Rio funk dances and pieces from the 1950s. and 1960 and covers and advertisements from Careta Magazine. Watch the interview with the architect shown on TV CASA COR ao Vivo on September 4th and get to know his environment at the Rio de Janeiro exhibition.

With 140 m², the Villa Foyer is a garden full of humor, history and colors that portrays the history and good humor of Rio. “The idea was to bring together the past, the present and the eternal of Rio, which will have its story told through furniture,” explains Jimmy.

Following the timeline, the architect brought into the space a sedan chair that belonged to Barão das Águas Claras, his great-grandfather, from the Imperial era. From the early years of the Republic, there are covers and advertisements from Careta Magazine – a kind of Charlie Hebdo of the time. , a time when humor did not need to respect "political correctness". And there are also pieces of furniture representing the 1950s and 1960s and photos of funk dances, taken by Vincent Rosenblat, as representatives of the 2010s.

The ambiance is dominated by blue and green colors, which are reminiscent of beaches and lagoons. Red, on the other hand, brings all the sensuality of Rio de Janeiro. There are also imperial palm trees from the Botanical Garden, insects and butterflies on the wallpapers by Christian Lacroix, as well as numerous contemporary pieces.