Batucada Collection by Jahara Studio

Brazilian designer Brunno Jahara has just released his latest collection of unique and hand-made household objects made of hammered anodized aluminum.

“Batucada” is a collection of vases, hanging lamps and trays. The objects come in various shapes, sizes and colors and it is made of 100% aluminum and anodized in shades of green, blue, grey, purple, red and golden yellow.

The ‘Batucada’ collection (In Portuguese stands for a percussion beat used in carnival parties). In Brazil people in poor communities (favelas) play instruments made of tins, aluminum pots and other alternative materials and that’s what has inspired Brunno to merge music and design to create the pieces.

In Brazil 98% of the aluminum produced is recycled, making it one of the first countries in the world rank of recycling of aluminum. This is chiefly due to a large network of 'catadores' (people who search the trash for recyclable materials).

It is cheaper to produce a ton of recycled aluminum then to produce the same amount of new aluminum. Jahara uses the anodize process which makes the aluminum 30% stronger than steel and also gives it a vividly colored finish.

The collection is the first launched by ‘Jahara Studio’ in Brazil. After spending more than 5 years in Europe working with designers and companies such as Jaime Hayon, Fabrica and Flavio Albanese (director of Domus Magazine), Brunno decided to return to Brazil and set up his own studio in São Paulo.