Genipabu Buffet by Estudio Galho is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2025 Platinum A' Design Award in Furniture Design Competition Category.
PlatinumFurniture· 2025
Genipabu Buffet
Client: Movew - Ambientes Planejados
Platinum A' Design Award Winner in Furniture Category
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About Genipabu Buffet
Genipabu is a sideboard designed for dining and living spaces. The upper section holds an integrated wine rack formed by rhythmic triangular structures that recall the shapes of the Genipabu dunes in Natal, Brazil. The door handles are sculpted with smooth curves that follow the wind-carved forms of the sand. The base structure is made of MDF covered with natural wood veneers, and the wine rack is machined with CNC equipment. External parts are made of certified solid wood finished with natural carnauba wax. The sideboard measures 2100 by 500 by 680 millimetres.
The Recognition
About the Platinum A' Design Award
Genipabu Buffet is a Platinum A' Design Award winner, an extremely prestigious recognition granted to truly exceptional, elegant, and magnificent designs. Platinum winners are marvels of creation, testaments to the limits of intellectual creativity, and demonstrate the unmatched professionalism and genius of their designers. These designs are expected to be the most renowned works that define the aesthetics of an era, contribute to the well-being of society, and push the boundaries of art, science, design, and technology. Genipabu Buffet exhibits a transcendent level of excellence and unequivocally makes the world a better place with its advantageous and worthwhile characteristics. Genipabu Buffet is a Platinum A' Design Award-winning work that triggers desires, inspires, excites, delights, and sparks great joy.
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We transform Brazilian cultural narratives into exceptional furniture pieces. Our award-winning studio specializes in creating custom designs that honor traditions while embracing contemporary innovation, using sustainable materials and artisanal craftsmanship.
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Design Interview
What is the main principle, idea and inspiration behind your design?
The Genipabu Sideboard/Buffet is inspired by the stunning Genipabu Dunes, where the wind sculpts the sands into enchanting landscapes. A landmark in Natal, Rio Grande do Norte, the dunes offer visitors a unique experience. Their rhythmic triangular structures also serve as a small wine cellar, while the handle of the doors, with its sinuous contour, simulates the gesture of the wind shaping the sand, reinforcing the narrative of fluidity, movement and transformation. The design captures the fluidity of the wind-shaped sands, forming sinuous curves that create impressive visual textures.
What has been your main focus in designing this work? Especially what did you want to achieve?
Our main focus was to create a piece that combined functionality, identity and a poetic translation of the reference. We wanted the Genipabu Sideboard/Buffet to be more than a functional piece of furniture, seeking to transform an iconic landscape into product language, creating an emotional connection with those who see and use it. To provide a sensory and symbolic experience in which the user could perceive the beauty of the Genipabu dunes translated into form, texture and function, promoting design as a means of cultural appreciation and belonging.
What are your future plans for this award winning design?
We are expanding the product family, extending its aesthetic and functional advantages to other types of furniture. The idea is to explore its narrative potential in new typologies, while maintaining the identity and link with the original inspiration.
Behind the Design
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Credits, team members and technical details provided by the designer.
- Unique Properties
- An outstanding feature of the Genipabu Sideboard is its seamlessly integrated wine storage, where the rhythmic triangular structures echo the dynamic formations of the dunes. Additionally, the door handles, sculpted with smooth, flowing curves, mimic the wind-carved shapes of the sand, enhancing both aesthetics and functionality. This fusion of form and purpose makes the piece not only a statement in design but also a tribute to nature’s artistry
- Dimensions & Packaging
- Overall dimensions: 2100 x 500 x 680 (mm)
- Tags
- FURNITURE DESIGN, EMOTIONAL DESIGN, ARCHITECTURE, NATURE, BRAZIL, RIO GRANDE DO NORTE, NATAL, GENIPABU
- Production Technology
- Base structure in MDF coated with natural wood veneers and details (upper wine rack) machined with CNC. External parts made of certified solid wood, treated with a natural semi-gloss carnauba wax finish, offering a fully sustainable option. The wax is a natural product obtained from the extraction and processing of the waxy powder from the leaves of the Carnaubeira or Carnaúba palm.
- Inspiration
- The Genipabu Sideboard/Buffer is inspired by the stunning Genipabu Dunes, where the wind sculpts the sands into enchanting landscapes. A landmark in Natal, Rio Grande do Norte, the dunes offer a unique experience to visitors. Their rhythmic triangular structures also serve as a small wine cellar. The design captures the fluidity of wind-shaped sands, forming sinuous curves that create striking visual textures.
- Project Duration
- The project is the result of a partnership between the Studio and Movew, one of several concepts developed at the end of 2024 and the beginning of 2025. Technical visits and both in-person and remote meetings were held in the cities of Natal – RN and João Pessoa – PB.
- Team Members
- Designer: Klivisson Campelo
Designer: Edson Martone
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