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Contact: Rosa May Contact Email: rosamaysampaio@terra.com.br Address: Rua Alemanha, 691, Jd. Europa, CEP 01447-010 Sao Paulo – SP, Brazil Phone: 0055 11 3085 7100
Interior Design Company of the Year 2017 - South America
Rosa May Sampaio Interior Architecture and Decoration has its main office in Sao Paulo with a total of nine people working, including two architects. We invited Rosa to tell us more.
osa May Sampaio is an interior designer based in São Paulo. Her firm has also done architecture projects as well as set design for clients in Brazil, Argentina and Uruguay. Rosa explains the secrets behind the firm’s success in interior design and how it works to support clients right from the start.
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“Designing has much to do with living life as we create the spaces where relationships flourish, professional and personal conquests are made. For that reason I believe curiosity, interest in life and art and availability are fundamental qualities any professional in this field must have. It is important to understand the clients’ needs, and help them build their homes or their work spaces. Finding a common language with them is fundamental to get to know their tastes and desires. What kind of lifestyle do they have? What habits? All this information is fundamental. Later I try to see what their tastes are as far as art, lighting, materials, etc in order to start on the details of the project and create an outcome they can be proud of. My personal aim is to please my clients and try to give them the best possible interior design using my own experience and tastes.” Looking ahead, Rosa has many exciting plans as the firm embarks on a galvanising new project. “Currently we are undertaking the interior design of a 1000 square meter house in the countryside of São Paulo. It is a very ambitious project and we do not usually do both the architecture and the interior design, so this has been a challenging and fun new project. In the near future, I would like to design a hotel and incorporate landscaping to our services.”
Build 2017 Architecture Awards