Arthur de Mattos Casas. (interior decorator; designs and decoration for an apartment)

Interior Design, December, 1992 by Cohen, Edie Lee

The international appeal of contemporary design as viewed within an apartment in Sao Paulo, Brazil

In his native Brazil, Arthur de Mattos Casas is a young man practicing an all-inclusive approach to design. His work typically encompasses the interrelated disciplines of architecture, interior design and furniture design as does the pictured duplex residence.

As it existed, however, the penthouse bore scant resemblance to its now finished form. For although the lower level was a habitable apartment with essentially the floor plan illustrated, the second floor was nothing more than ...