2002 - ESPASSO opens its first showroom in Long Island City, NY.
2003 - ESPASSO showcase at the American Hospital of Paris Foundation’s 2003 International Designer Show House in New York.
2003 - ESPASSO shows at ICFF - International Contemporary Furniture Fair, in New York.
2004 - ESPASSO shows at ESQUIRE AD Showhouse 2004 in Los Angeles.
2005 - ESPASSO opens its Los Angeles showroom on Melrose Ave.
2006 - ESPASSO NY moves from Long Island City to TriBeCa, NY
2007 - ESPASSO showcased at Vista Art and Design Fair in Miami in conjunction with Zaha Hadid’s Dune Formations installation.
2007 - Arthur Casas book signing at ESPASSO NY.
2008 - Seu Jorge performs at ESPASSO NY hosting fashion designer Carlos Miele and sponsored by Sagatiba.
2009 - Sergio Rodrigues book signing at ESPASSO NY and launch of the ‘Chifruda’ armchair.
2010 - ESPASSO hosts the launch of Wallpaper’s Born in Brazil issue.
2010 - ESPASSO at Steven Alan, East Hampton.
2010 - ESPASSO collection at 100 11th Ave. Residences by Ateliers Jean Nouvel.
2010 - Semana Carlos Motta at ESPASSO NY: Book signing and exhibition of Carlos Motta, with accompanying lectures at AIA - The Center for Architecture and Philips de Pury & Company.

Dear Friends,

2012 is a very special year for ESPASSO as we will be celebrating our tenth year of representing and disseminating the apex of Brazilian design. During this period, we have dedicated our efforts to promoting a design aesthetic and culture we deeply believe in.

A creative amalgam of quality, playfulness, and luxury, our pieces represent a long artistic tradition in Brazil wherein designers draw upon African, folkloric, and modern European elements to construct functionally beautiful works that transcend both time and space. As in Europe, the development of design in Brazil was tightly linked to that of modern architecture and urban planning for a society undergoing the process of industrialization. The introduction of rational concepts in Brazilian architecture, and ultimately design, is largely owed to the Swiss-born architect Le Corbusier, who went to Rio de Janeiro in the 1930s at the invitation of the Brazilian government. His collaboration with Lúcio Costa, Oscar Niemeyer, and other young architects set off an architectural revolution in Brazil, climaxing with the construction of the nation’s ultra-modern Capital, Brasília.

In our desire to continue promoting and celebrating this wonderful legacy, through the innovative work of the talented designers, architects and artists from our roster, we are excited to present ESPASSO’s new website and blog, with aims to provide our clients with a more friendly, interactive and informative online experience. Hope you enjoy!

Sincerely,


Carlos Junqueira
2010 - ESPASSO NY presents CINEMUSICA: A tribute to the Modernist architect Oswaldo Bratke with a piano concert performed by his grandson Marcelo Bratke.
2011 - ESPASSO hosts designer and journalist Raul Barrenche for a book signing of Barrenches’ The Tropical Modern House.
2011 - Launch of Trip Magazine NY with a performance by Criolo at ESPASSO NY.
2011 - ESPASSO NY launches the Sergio Rodrigues shop-in-shop.
2011 - Used and Reused Wood: Furniture by Carlos Motta exhibition at ESPASSO LA.
2011 - Etel for ESPASSO, an exhibition of Brazil’s most iconic designers and architects brought together for the first time in the US at ESPASSO NY.
2006 - ESPASSO LA moves to the Pacific Design Center - 2006.
2002 - NY Times published an article on Espasso in Nov/2002 and has continuously written about Espasso for the past 10 years.
2012 - ESPASSO LA launches the Sergio Rodrigues shop-in-shop.
2009 - ESPASSO featured at the Dubai Design Fair - 2009.
2005 - ESPASSO Long Island hosts exhibition of legendary Brazilian photographer Otto Stupakoff, who documented the construction of Brasilia.
2011 - ESPASSO NY hosts a party for Cristiana Mascarenhas.
2011 - ESPASSO hosts the winners of the AIA-NY New Practices São Paulo and New York.
2009 - French ELLE Paris cites ESPASSO NY as NY best addresses.
2007 - Interior Design merits ESPASSO as the Best showroom of 2007.
2009 - Newsweek includes Isay Weinfeld’s ‘Toto’ bar cart in their Home section; 2009.
ESPASSO LA featured on L.A. Times, 2007.
Phaidon pop-up shop at ESPASSO NY, curated by Bernardo Paz.