Encontros-semente (Seed encounters), text for the exhibition “Correnteza”, opened in August 2025 at Galeria Cabra, on the small village Ilha do Ferro, in the Northeast of Brasil.
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Conexão entre mundos (Connection between worlds), Harper’s Baazar Interiors Brasil magazine, issue no. 1, July 2025, São Paulo.
(Extra)ordinary objects that transcend time, in the book Design and Everyday Life in the Azevedo Moura Collection. Museu Paulista, São Paulo, Portuguese and English edition, pages 26 to 37, 2025. ISBN 978-65-984479-2-2 and 978-85-89364-20-1.
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Far beyond the object: design as a manifesto for a better world, text written for the presentation of the exhibition Menire, presented from March 13 to 23, 2025, at the Misericórdia Building, during DW São Paulo, curated by Marcelo Rosenbaum.
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Design and crafts: 22 verbs – 22 authors, Coordination Carla Paoliello and Cláudia Albino, UA Editora University of Aveiro, October 2024, DOI 10.48528/wch8-0y67. Chapter by Adelia Borges: from page 67 to 84.
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J. Cunha: Celebração da vitalidade da cultura afro-brasileira [J. Cunha: Celebration of the vitality of Afro-Brazilian culture], ArteBrasileiros magazine, São Paulo, May 2024.
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(Extra)ordinary objects that challenge time, text for the catalog of the exhibition “Artifacts from the South – Legacies of German and Italian Immigration”, Farol Santander Porto Alegre, 2024.
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Conversas de mãos [Hands’ Conversations], text for the catalogue Handred Collection Sergio Rodrigues, Studio Handred, Rio de Janeiro, December 2023.
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O têxtil como auto-expressão, luta e cuidado [Textiles as self-expression, struggle and care], ArteBrasileiros magazine, São Paulo, October 2023.
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To talk, chapter of the book Design and crafts 22 verbs - 22 authors, pages 73 to 91. University of Aveiro, UA Editora, 412 pages, Portugal, 2022. Coordination: Carla Paoliello and Cláudia Albino. ISBN 978-972-789-817-6.
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Conhecer para reconhecer: ISA e FOIRN lançam livros sobre cerâmica Baniwa e Tukano, Artesol Artesanato Solidário, São Paulo, August 4, 2022.
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Introduction to “Caboclos da Amazônia – Arquitetura, design e música” (Amazonian Locals—Architecture, Design, and Music), exhibition, a project coordinated by, Belém do Pará, May 20 to June 19, 2022.
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Beyond the Hills – Design, Society, and Citizenship, Adélia Borges’s Acceptance Speech at the Award Ceremony for her Doctor Honoris Causa Title from UNESP. São Paulo, March 8, 2021.
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A contribuição de Janete Costa (Janete Costa’s contribution), Artesol Artesanato Solidário, São Paulo, March 24, 2021.
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Enxergando atrás da serra (Beyond the Hills), Vitruvius, March 13, 2021.
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A questão da autoria no artesanato (The Question of Authorship in Crafts), Artesol Artesanato Solidário, São Paulo, January 29, 2021.
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Artesanato + Design caminhos para uma colaboração respeitosa, chapter of the book “Grandes conversas: Arte, Artesanato e Design, Urdi 2017/2018”, by Irlando Ferreira and Rita Rainho, edition of CNAD Centro Nacional de Arte, Artesanato e Design. Cape Verde, 2020. ISBN 978-989-54650-1-9.
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Narratives of Imagination, text in the book “Heartland Brasil”, Elaine Eiger, Bei Editora, São Paulo, 2020, ISBN 978-65-86205-99-8.
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Fayga’s Fabric, text in the catalog “Fayga Ostrower – Tangible Imagination”, Estação Pinacoteca, São Paulo, 2020, 176 páginas, ISBN 978-65-89070-03-0.
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Coherence at Generous Multiplicity, In Janete Costa: Architecture, Design and Popular Art (Janete Costa: arquitetura, design e arte popular). Cepe, Recife, ISBN 978-65-990168-9-9, 161 pages, colour photos, 2020.
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Lina’s Bowl: A chair for freedom, In Lina Bo Bardi: Together/ org. Noemi Blager – London: Nava Press, 2020. P., il. ISBN 978-88-944737-0-4.
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Laboratório O Imaginário: uma trajetória entre design e artesanato (O Imaginário Laboratory: A Trajectory Between Design and Crafts), preface to the book organized by Ana Maria Queiroz de Andrade e Virgínia Pereira Cavalcanti, Recife, Zoludesign, 2020. ISBN 978-65-991530-0-6.
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Artesanato e território (Craft and Territory), ArteSol Artesanato Solidário, São Paulo, August 5th 2020. By Adélia Borges.
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A valorização do “feito à mão” no contexto internacional, (The Value of "Handmade" in an International Context), ArteSol Artesanato Solidário, São Paulo, February 7, 2020.
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Cultura abandonada, (Abandoned Culture), Folha de S.Paulo newspaper, October 29, 2019, p. 3. By Adélia Borges, Ana Helena Curti, Carlos Augusto Calil, Pedro Mendes da Rocha, and Regina Ponte.
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Evoé, Agostinho da Silva, Linguará magazine, issue A, October 2018 – January 2019.
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Forever Modern: the 60th Aniversary of Mole Armchair, Casa Pau Brasil - Primeiro Catálogo, Lisbon, October 2017.
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Marcas indeléveis, (Indelible Marks), preface to the book Ronaldo Barbosa: 40 anos de arte e design (Ronaldo Barbos: 40 Years of Art and Design. São Paulo: Editora Olhares, 2017.
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Tecnologia a serviço das pessoas, (Technology Working for People), Bamboo magazine, São Paulo, issue #65, December 2016.
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Os novos velhos, (The New Old), Bamboo magazine, São Paulo, issue #64, November 2016.
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Por uma história mais plural, (For a More Plural History), Bamboo magazine, São Paulo, issue #63, August 2016.
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Fine Tuning—Claudia Moreira Salles, foreword to the bilingual Sintonia Fina/Fine Tuning book. São Paulo: Editora Bei, 2016.
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Esculturas para vestir, (Wearable Sculptures), Bamboo magazine, São Paulo, issue #62, September 2016.
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Design na Rio-2016 é ponto fora da curva e valoriza o talento brasileiro, (Design at Rio-2016 is a Point Outside the Curve and Values Brazilian Talents), Folha de S. Paulo newspaper, August 24, 2016
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Design e utopia: London Design Biennale comemora 500 anos de Utopia, de Thomas More, (Design and Utopia: London Design Biennale Celebrates the 500th Anniversary of Thomas More's Utopia), Drops magazine, Vitruvius, São Paulo, year 17, issue #108.05, September 2016.
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Biodiversidade transformada, (Transformed Biodiversity), Bamboo magazine, São Paulo, issue #60, July 2016.
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No embalo da rede, (Lulled by a Hammock), Bamboo magazine, São Paulo, issue #59, June 2016.
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Saúde lúdica, (Playful Health), Bamboo magazine, São Paulo, issue #61, August 2016.
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A vibrant and plural panorama, Text on the exhibition Vegetal Origin s- Transforming Biodiversity, at the Sebrae Reference Center of the Sebrae Reference Center for Brazilian Handicrafts (CRAB), May 2016.
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Meu coração coroado – Mestre Espedito Seleiro, (My Crowned Heart—Master Espedito Seleiro), foreword to the book, Fortaleza: Editora Senac Ceará, 2016.
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Santos Dumont: The Flying Poet, Virus! magazine, issue #12, Nomads, São Paulo University, first semester of 2016.
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El poeta volador – Santos Dumont, (The Flying Poet—Santos Dumont), Spanish version of text to the catalogue of the exhibition with the same title at the Museu do Amanhã (Museum of Tomorrow), Rio de Janeiro, May 2016.
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The Flying Poet—Santos Dumont, English version of text to the catalogue of the exhibition with the same title at the Museu do Amanhã (Museum of Tomorrow), Rio de Janeiro, May 2016.
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Santos Dumont: de volta para o futuro, (Santos Dumont: Back to the Future), Bamboo magazine, São Paulo, issue #58, May 2016.
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Você decide, (The Decision is Yours), Bamboo magazine, São Paulo, issue #57, April 2016.
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Vegetal Origins – Transforming Biodiversity, English version of a leaflet introducing the exhibition with the same title, Sebrae Center for Brazilian Craft Reference—CRAB, Rio de Janeiro, March 2016.
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O foco essencial, (Essential Focus), Bamboo magazine, São Paulo, Issue #56, March 2016.
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Gente que faz, (Those Who Do It), Bamboo magazine, São Paulo, issue #55, February 2016.
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Em sintonia com o zeitgeist, (In Synch with the Zeitgeist), Bamboo magazine, São Paulo, issue #54, December 2015.
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A esfera pública do design, (Design's Public Sphere), Bamboo magazine, São Paulo, issue #53, November 2015.
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Culturas ancestrais e contemporaneidade, (Ancestral Cultures and Today), Bamboo magazine, São Paulo, issue #52, October 2015.
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Periferia — Amar Lo Local: El Pensamiento Geográficamente Situado, (City Outskirts—To Love Local: Geographically Situated Thought), IF magazine, Argentina, issue #10, September 2015.
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Ícones do design carioca, (Icons in Rio de Janeiro Design), Bamboo magazine, São Paulo, issue #51, September 2015.
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Em louvor da diversidade no design, (In Praise of Design Diversity), Edição Natura magazine, issue #3, São Paulo, August 2015.
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Cerâmicas do Brasil | Edição 2015, (Brazil Ceramics | 2015 Edition), A CASA newsletter, issue #87, August 2015.
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Em homenagem a Janete Costa, (Celebrating Janete Costa), Bamboo magazine, issue #50, August 2015.
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Sintonia com a natureza, (In Synch with Nature), Bamboo magazine, issue #49, July 2015.
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Do coocooning ao occupy, (From Cocooning to Occupy), Bamboo magazine, issue #48, June 2015.
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Adivinhando desejos e necessidades, (Guessing Desires and Needs), Bamboo magazine, issue #47, May 2015.
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O futuro é feito à mão, (The Future is Handmade), Bamboo magazine, issue #46, April 2015.
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A beleza que queremos ter, (Beauty we Wish to Possess), Bamboo magazine, issue #45, March 2015.
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Sergio Rodrigues (1927-2014), Artforum, September 2014.
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Bowl, a Chair for Freedom, text for Arper Spa, Italy, 2013, for printed material related to the reedition of the Bowl chair.
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Brazilian Contemporary Furniture: Polyphony, part of the “Contemporary Brazilian Furniture” book. Rio de Janeiro: FGV Projetos and Aeroplano Editora, 2013.
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Touching Integrity, published as part of the Domingos Tótora book. Rio de Janeiro: Papel & Tinta, 2013.
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Head, hands and soul: Reflections on design + crafts in Latin America, Vitruvius, published in February 2012.
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The Ball-House, a Life Trajectory, Monolito magazine, #14: Casas de arquitetos (Architects’ Homes). São Paulo: Editora Monolito, 2013. This article was originally published in the Design & Interiores magazine #17, December 1989.
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Opinión: El futuro está hecho a mano, (Opinion: The Future is Handmade), Código magazine, Mexico City, May, 2013.
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Interferir sem ferir, MAG! edition, 2012.
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Santos Dumont, um designer, abcDesign magazine 16, Curitiba, July 2012.
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Por uma arquitetura com menos ególatras, Valor Econômico newspaper, Eu & Estilo section, March 2012.
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Modernos e clássicos, Valor Econômico newspaper, Cultura & Estilo section, February 2012.
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Preface, to the publication in Portuguese of Green Graphic Design by Brian Dougherty and Celery Design Collaborative. São Paulo: Editora Rosari, 2011.
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True Cultural Exchange Requires Equality, What design Can Do 2011, Amsterdam, May 2011.
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Oportunidades en un mundo multipolar, (Opportunities in Multipolar World), Diseña magazine, “Diseño latino americano, imaginarios compartidos” (Latin-American Design, shared imaginaries) dossier, Pontifical Catholic University of Chile, 3rd edition, August 2011.
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Os Campana puxam a fila do reconhecimento, (The Campana Brothers Lead a Trend of Recognition), Valor Econômico newspaper, April 2011.
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Cabeça, mãos e alma: Reflexões sobre design + artesanato na América Latina, (Head, Hands, and Soul: Reflections on Design + Craft in Latin America), talk at the VI Seminários Internacionais Museu Vale, with the theme “Homo faber: O animal que tem mãos” (Homo Faber: An Animal with Hands), Vila Velha, Brazil, March 19, 2011.
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Craft, Design and Social Change in Brazil, talk presented at the conference “Brazil: The cultural contemporary,” Royal College of Art, London, January 21, 2011.
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Design For The Other 90%, Indaba magazine, Cape Town, South Africa, 4th Quarter issue, 2010.
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Viva, (Living), included in the catalog of the “Colheres de bambu” (Bamboo Spoons) by Alvaro Abreu at Espaço Cultural Bandes, Vitória, Brazil, 2010.
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Celebrating the Finest Moment in Brazilian Design, part of the catalogue for the Brazilian Design Biennial 2010 Curitiba, Centro de Design Paraná.
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Reinvention of Substance, in Bienal Brasileira de Design 2010 Curitiba, Volume 2. Curitiba, PR: Centro de Design Paraná, 2010. ISBN 978-85-89197-04-5.
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Design, Innovation and Sustainability, in Bienal Brasileira de Design 2010 Curitiba, Volume 2. Curitiba, PR: Centro de Design Paraná, 2010. ISBN 978-85-89197-04-5.
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Design, Innovation and Sustainability, part of the catalogue for the Brazilian Design Biennial 2010 Curitiba, Centro de Design Paraná. The exhibition of the same name held at the Biennial is introduced.
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Kaleidoscope, part of the book “Pavilhão das Culturas Brasileiras: Puras misturas”. São Paulo: Publisher Terceiro Nome, 2010. Presents the exhibition Pure mixtures.
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Brazilian Design Today: Frontiers, published in the catalogue of the exhibition with the same name at Museum of Modern Art of São Paulo (MAM-SP), 2010. Contains biographies and essays about the work of the 94 different designers that took part in the exhibition.
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Brazilian Design, published in Cultural Mapping Brazil, Netherlands, Ministry of Education, Culture and Science, 2009. The article maps out the current situation of Brazilian design.
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Testemunhos de nosso tempo, (Testimonies from Our Times), Brasileiros magazine, September 2009, pp. 26-29. About the “Ícones do design França/Brasil” (Design Icons France/Brazil) exhibition.
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Para sempre moderno – Jorge Zalszupin, (Forever Modern—Jorge Zalszupin), Casa Vogue magazine, September 2009, pp. 112-116.
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Rico Lins: O sampleado no design, (Rico Lins: Sampling in Design), Serafina Magazine, Folha de S.Paulo newspaper, April 2009.
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Forever Modern, catalogue of an exhibition with same title, Galeria Passado Composto Século XX, 2009.
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Sara Carone Ceramics, Object Magazine, Issue #55, April-July 2008, Sydney, Australia.
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Design para melhorar a vida, (Design to Make Your Life Better), Tok&Stok magazine, São Paulo, April 2008.
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Bornancini & Petzold, introduction to the exhibition at the Brazilian Biennial of Design 2008, Brasília.
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Design for a World of Solidarity, talk offered in Sydney and Melbourne, Australia.
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Museu da Casa Brasileira – Report of activities May 2003-May 2007, The publication presents a report of the period when Adélia Borges was director of the Museu da Casa Brasileira, addressing the various actions that were taken. Coordination by Adélia Borges. Texts by Adélia Borges, Flávio de Carvalho Serpa and Letânia Menezes. Published May 2007, 55 pages
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Desafio: A virada do Museu da Casa Brasileira, (Challenge: Turning the Tables at the Museum of the Brazilian Home) included in the
Guia Brasileiro de Produção Cultural 2007 book, org. Edson Natale and Cristiane Olivieri. São Paulo: Editora Zé do Livro, 2007. See text
Design para um mundo solidário, (Design for a Solidary World). Designers and craftsmen and women come together at crucial point of history, fostering recognition of local cultural identities. Estado de Minas newspaper, Pensar section, July 14, 2007.
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Design em alta, Folha de S. Paulo, article at the section Tendências/ Debates, page 3, December 5th 2006.
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A celebração da diversidade, Gazeta Mercantil, Caderno Fim de Semana, November 24th 2006.
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Depuração fluida, Wish magazine, April 2006, about designer Jacqueline Terpins.
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Santos=Dumont designer, published at the catalog of the exhibition of the same name, organized by Museu da Casa Brasileira, 2006
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Janete Costa, Interni magazine, issue #531, 2003, Italy. Interview with Brazilian architect and designer.
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Design column in Kaza Magazine, published in May 2005.
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Design column in Kaza Magazine, published in April 2005.
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Precioso é o trabalho humano, Article published in Gazeta Mercantil newspaper in 18 May 2001, about contemporary jewelry.
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Na dimensão do homem, Interview with Donald Norman Article published in Gazeta Mercantil newspaper in 10th November 2000.
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A boa forma democrática, Article published in Gazeta Mercantil newspaper in 22 September 2000.
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O náufrago da barca tropicalista, Article published in Gazeta Mercantil newspaper in 5th May 2000, about graphic designer Rogério Duarte.
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A cor ajuda a seduzir os consumidores, Article published in Gazeta Mercantil newspaper in 10th March 1999.
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O renascimento do artesanato, Article published in Gazeta Mercantil newspaper in March 1998.
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Design Versão Brasileira, (Design Brazilian version). Documentary produced by TV Cultura, São Paulo, 1991, with consultancy by Adélia Borges. Part 4.
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Design Versão Brasileira, (Design Brazilian Version). Documentary produced by TV Cultura, São Paulo, 1991, with consultancy by Adélia Borges. Part 3.
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Design Versão Brasileira, (Design Brazilian Version). Documentary produced by TV Cultura, São Paulo, 1991, with consultancy by Adélia Borges. Part 2.
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Design Versão Brasileira, (Design Brazilian Version). Documentary produced by TV Cultura, São Paulo, 1991, with consultancy by Adélia Borges. Part 1.
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