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Architectural Digest — Brazil's Storied Midcentury Design Heritage Reawakened in New York's Bossa Gallery
Bossa Gallery, founded by Isabela Milagre on New York's West Side, champions the restoration and presentation of Brazilian modernist furniture alongside a new generation of designers. Raised in Minas Gerais and trained in architecture, Milagre built a 25-member São Paulo workshop of researchers, conservators and artisans, alongside two gallery spaces in New York — a main gallery on Eleventh Avenue and the Bossa Annex on West 25th Street.
The gallery honors pioneers such as Joaquim Tenreiro, Carlo Hauner and Martin Eisler, who from as early as the 1930s forged a distinctly Brazilian design identity — lighter, more organic, and rooted in native tropical hardwoods, moving away from the heavy traditions of European styles. "We are committed to cultural and historical values present in Brazilian design and, above all, to originality," says Milagre.
Alongside the historic masters, Bossa presents contemporary designers including Lucas Recchia, Juliana Vasconcellos, Alva Design, Estudio Rain and Brunno Jahara, extending Brazil's modernist tradition through material experimentation, sustainability and cultural reference.
In April 2026, Milagre inaugurates Bossa's 1,000 m² flagship in São Paulo's Bela Vista neighborhood — one half dedicated to restored Brazilian modernist pieces, the other to an expanding program introducing international collectible design to Brazil.