[1] He began his work in the field of architecture in the project of the civic center along with the also architects David Azambuja, Flávio Régis do Nascimento e Olavo redig de Campos.
Worked with furniture design according with the modernism, bringing the Brazilian identity to his projects, both in the design and traditional materials – leather, wood and rattan – exalting the Brazilian and native culture.
“In fact, in this moment he did coexist the Brazilian-Brazil with "The Girl from Ipanema", sang later (1962) by Tom Jobim and Vinicius de Moraes in the famous "Girl from Ipanema"” (Oscar Niemeyer).
Contemporary of Oscar Niemeyer and Lúcio Costa, his furniture was utilized in large scale in the construction of Brazil's capital Brasília.
1993 - Exhibition "Brasille 93" - La Construzione Di Una Identità Culturale Universidade de Brescia- Italia 1991 - Falando de Cadeira - Museu de Arte Moderna - Rio de Janeiro 1987 - Lapiz de Plata award - Buenos Aires 1984 - Cadeira: Evolução e Design - Museu da Casa Brasileira-São Paulo 1984 - Tradição e Ruptura: Desenho Industrial 1982 - O Design no Brasil: História e Realidade- SESC/SP 1982 - Saudades do Brasil: A Era JK - Exposição Itinerante