Felipe and Juliana, the couple behind “Marmorizar”, are national points of reference in natural stones. With almost two decades of combined experience, they have turned their passion into a platform that instructs and inspires architects, designers, and enthusiasts. They are devoted to training professionals in the safe and efficient specification of stones, connecting projects to the most magnificent materials. With a technical and creative eye, they show the fascination behind each stone, making “Marmorizar” a tool to turn dreams into reality.

Amanda Ferber, the biggest architecture influencer in the world according to Feedspot, is the founder of @architecture_hunter, a global media channel with more than 3 million followers. At the age of 24, she was included in the Forbes Under 30 list. Amanda was featured on the cover of Beesness magazine, spoke at TEDx Buenos Aires, and interned at studioMK27 and ArchDaily. She has also been a jury member at international awards such as the Dezeen Awards and Architizer A+Awards, besides being an ambassador for Arkos and Morpholio, and the Brand Voice for Blue Heaven.

Jader Almeida was born in 1981 in the state of Santa Catarina, in southern Brazil. At the ageof 16, he had his first contact with the furniture industry, becoming involved in the entireproduction process. Since 2004, he has been developing exclusive products for companies.Its main partner is the brand SOLLOS, from Santa Catarina.

He is also the creative directorof the brand. He collaborates with renowned brands in the construction market, such asDeca and Portobello.He holds a degree in architecture and has received more than 128 national and internationalawards – he is the biggest Brazilian winner of the iF Award in his category. Throughout hiscareer, Jader Almeida has launched more than 1,200 products, renowned for their elegant,timeless, and original aesthetics. He has increasingly gained prominence, both for theimprovement of his work, seen in his launches, and for his role as a creator and curator inexhibitions, trade shows, fairs, and courses in several countries. He also works onarchitectural projects in his offices.

With a humanistic approach to design, Jader Almeida is inspired by the legacy of Brazilianmodernism to create objects whose shapes capture a dynamic combination of lightness androbustness. His explorations of shapes and his sensibility to materials and proportions resultin striking products that transcend the boundaries between international styles, resulting in adesign vision that is distinctly his own.

Throughout his career, the designer has confidently incorporated the principles of theBauhaus philosophy, giving his work a sense of timelessness. Each piece on display invitesviewers to explore the sinuous shapes that were carefully crafted based on Almeida's uniqueunderstanding of design.

The attention to detail, the ability to synthesize sometimes disparate parts into a unifiedwhole, turns the pieces into design objects that affect viewers. And this similarity intransforming lives through good design created a perfect union between the designer andthe industry.

He is one of the most important names in international design, with more than 2,000 annualcitations in trade magazines and websites, a profile published in international magazines,and a professional biography released in a book titled Jader Almeida, a atemporalidade dodesenho [Jader Almeida, the Timelessness of Design], published in 2014 by Editora C4.

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Jader Almeida

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The brand jaderalmeida is a pioneer and leader in its segment. Every year, it launchesinnovative products that are renowned for their excellence in quality and originality, withtimelessness as its main guideline. It is averse to ephemeral fads, ruptures, or aestheticfrivolities. The design of the products is recognized by the international public and critics. Ithas received more than 128 awards for products that prize elegance, valuing details and thevirtues of handcrafted products.

Its temples of enthusiasm – 10 showrooms currently – feature architecture, art, design, andbehavior in every detail. “We do not define it as a mere sales space, but rather a space forimmersion in our world, where it is felt much more than just described by words or rhetoric,based on the maxim that good design is self-explanatory,” says Jader Almeida, the creatorof the project.

The dedicated flagship spaces intend to provide people with solutions for their habitat.Environments whose indoor and outdoor spaces communicate, with appropriate, correct,elegant solutions in terms of design and inspiration.

The brand reaffirms its commitment through an ongoing search for quality, new frontiers, andoriginal combinations that are passed on to the entire team, conveying detailed possibilitiesand solutions for their consumers' living spaces.

More than just a highly prestigious brand, a point of reference for sophisticated solutions forcontemporary living. Concrete, functional, and impeccably elegant.

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Ciça Macedo, an interior designer with an undergraduate degree from Cândido Mendes University (in the state of Rio de Janeiro) and a specialist degree from Instituto Marangoni, in Milan, is a point of reference in the world of design and decor. A former lawyer, she turned her passion for architecture and art into a profession. Since then, she has been devoted to creating elegant, harmonious spaces, affordable for different realities.

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Marmomac Brazil will feature the Best Communicator Awards, an initiative developed by Marmomac Italy, one of the most important international fairs for marble, natural stones, design, and technology. The award is granted every year during the fair in Verona and seeks to highlight exhibitors who present the most creative, innovative, and effective solutions in the communication and presentation of their products and exhibition spaces.

Gerlânia Medeiros is an entrepreneur and journalist by training who has made her mark in the marble industry in São Paulo. As the founder of the renowned company Top Mármore, Gerlânia leads a dedicated team that supplies around one thousand medium- to high-end projects per year, earning the trust and satisfaction of demanding clients.

Francesco has been involved in the company from an early age, gaining considerable experience. His curiosity allowed him to acquire great knowledge, both inside and outside his field, making his professional career more glittering. He began his journey at Lissoni in 2006 as a graphic designer. In 2019, he became a partner and co-head of the Design Department.

Managing partner of the renowned LW Design Group, Cristina Wakamatsu is an architect by training with an international career, including projects in Japan, Milan, London, Bahrain, and Dubai. She currently leads projects for luxury hotels, resorts, and iconic buildings, always adopting a sophisticated, contemporary style.