Sweet Air Sweets

Karina from el beso is also associated with Buenos Aires Pastry who makes these lovely things. The creations are innovative combinations of sweet, savory, salty - with such distinct color combinations. Que linda...

Breathing Harmonia

São Paulo architecture firm Tryiptyque (French/Brasilian) designed Harmonia House as a building that breathes. Its walls are caged within water pipes that feed the thirst of the building's vegetal ecosystem.

Beautiful

Henrique Oliveira: Whirlwind for Turner

Henrique Oliveira: Detail of Tapumes

If you're near Houston, check out Brazilian artist Henrique Oliveira’s first solo exhibition at Rice University Art Gallery. Show opens on March 26, 2009.  Oliveira uses salvaged wood collected from the streets of São Paulo for his massive scale works.