ABOUT US
We research. We create. We produce.
We provoke positive changes.
AMADEU - Amazonian Materials & Design United is an award winner Design Studio of Sustainable Materials and Projects of positive social and environmental impact. The preservation of the Amazon rainforest through design is at the heart of our actions!
Since 2004, we carry extensive research on rubber and materials for fashion and design, working with these industries’ professionals and experts, Amazonian local communities, laboratories, and partners. With the work of committed artisans, community members, and local artists, we can offer a variety of materials and services.
AWARDS AND EXHIBITIONS
¡Moda Hoy!
NY at FIT
New York, USA. 2023
The Amazon Rainforest: Beauty • Destruction • Hope
Bruce Museum
Greenwich, USA. 2021
Prêmio MUDA | Sustainability Award
São Paulo, Brazil. 2020
Green Product Award
Leipzig, Germany. 2019 | Munich, Germany. 2020
Exhibition Fashioned from Nature
Victoria & Albert Museum, V&A
London, United Kingdom. April 2018 to March 2019
Design Exhibition 1st BSB City Design - Iconic Designers from Brasília
TV Tower Mezanine
Brasília, Brazil. June to July 2018
Honorable Mention - 5th Prêmio do Objeto Brasileiro (5th The Brazilian Object Award)
A CASA Museum
São Paulo, Brazil. December 2015 to January 2016
Floresta na Tupi. Tassì Brasil
São Paulo, Brazil. October to December 2016
Finalist - 4th Prêmio do Objeto Brasileiro (4th The Brazilian Object Award)
A CASA Museum
Sao Paulo, Brazil. October 22th to December 19th, 2014
Contemporary Jewellery: Brazil and Denmark
Koldinghus Museum
Kolding, Denmark. August 24th to November 11th, 2013
Permanent Exhibition at Eden Project
Cornwall, United Kingdom. Since 2013
Milano Design Week 2012
Brazil: Design, Innovation and Sustainability
Palazzo Affari ai Giureconsulti, Piazza dei Mercanti 2, Duomo
Milan, Italy. April 17-23th, 2012
Exhibition Jóias Contemporâneas: Brasil e Dinamarca
(Contemporary Jewellery Brazil and Denmark)
Museu da Casa Brasileira
São Paulo, Brazil - March 07th to April 08th, 2012
Jewels from Brazil
Walford Mill Crafts, Stone Ln, Wimborne Minster
Dorset BH21 1NL, United Kingdom. January 14th to February 26th, 2012
Jewels from Brazil
Hub
Sleaford, United Kingdom. November 11th, 2011 to November 8th, 2012
Jewels from Brazil
The Civic, Barnsley
Barnsley, South Yorkshire S70 2HZ, United Kingdom. September 15th to November 4th, 2011
Brit Insurance Designs of the Year Award
Design Museum
London, United Kingdom. January 16th to August 7th, 2011
Bienal Brasileira de Design 2010 (Brazilian Design Biennal 2010)
Reinvenção da Matéria (Material Reinvention)
Oscar Niemeyer Museum
Curitiba, Brazil. September 14th to November 14th, 2010
The Architecture of the Object - Jewellery Exhibition
Biblioteca Nacional da República (National Library of the Republic)
Brasília, Brazil. March 23th to April 4th, 2010
Entre o Texto e o Têxtil: Do nu ao invólucro (Between Text and Textile: from nude to wrapping)
Fashion Art Installation by Flavia Amadeu and Fabíola Alves
ECCO - Contemporary Cultural Centre
Brasília, Brazil. April 29th to May 20th, 2008
Organic Jewellery in Ana Barbieri's Fashion Show
Anhembi Morumbi
São Paulo, Brazil. December 4th, 2007
Fashion Performance. Poéticas Contemporâneas - Entre a Moda e a Arte
(Contemporary Poetics: in between fashion and art)
ECCO - Contemporary Cultural Centre
Brasília, Brazil. 2007
Organic Jewellery and other accessories made of rubber by Flavia Amadeu
ECCO - Contemporary Cultural Centre
Brasília, Brazil. April 17th, 2007
Artificial Emotion 2 | Tania Fraga and Flavia Amadeu
Itaú Cultural
São Paulo, Brazil. June to October, 2004