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Boobam celebrates Brazilian design through sculptural craft

The São Paulo design house brings together handmade pieces that honor both the material and the maker, turning artisanal process into contemporary form.

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Black and white photograph of a sculptural wooden chair with stacked spherical legs supporting a round seat, a figure in draped fabric holding one of the wooden balls
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Boobam gathers original pieces that place Brazilian design at its centre, elevating the handmade gesture into something ceremonial. Each object carries the visible trace of its making, the imprint of hands and tools, material decisions and time. The brand honours not merely what something is, but how it came to be.

Warm-toned wooden stacking-sphere chair and table on red background, with perforated wooden panel visible to the left

The collection speaks through form and material with particular eloquence. Wooden spheres stack into functional architecture: a chair by Nicholas Oher called Cadeira Perolas, its turned wooden balls supporting a curved seat with quiet monumentality. A table constructed from the same grammar of spheres and a broad wooden top, its proportions generous, its logic sculptural. The palette moves between warm honey tones and deep charcoal, each finish revealing the wood’s own character rather than concealing it.

Black and white portrait of a person seated on the Cadeira Perolas wooden sphere chair, wearing a draped grey shirt

What distinguishes Boobam is its commitment to visibility. The processes, the gestures, the stories that give life to each piece are not hidden away in some distant workshop. They surface in the finished object itself. A turned leg shows the lathe marks; a hand holds a sphere to steady it in the photograph; materials are left to speak honestly about their origin and age. This is design that trusts its audience to understand that imperfection, variation and the mark of making are not flaws but evidence of authenticity.

Close-up detail of turned wooden spheres stacked to form a chair leg, showing the grain and lathe finish

The brand draws from Brazil’s deep tradition of skilled craftsmanship while speaking a contemporary language of minimalism and material honesty. Each piece functions as both object and document, beautiful in its form but also eloquent about the hands, the wood, the time and the creative thought required to bring it into the world. For those who understand that luxury lives in such clarity, Boobam offers work of genuine substance.

Overhead view of the wooden sphere chair showing the circular seat and geometric arrangement of the ball supports
Abstract detail of wooden turned spheres in natural light, demonstrating the craftsmanship of the hand turned elements

Imagery courtesy of Boobam (@lennyniemeyer).

Warm-toned wooden stacking-sphere chair and table on red background, with perforated wooden panel visible to the left
Black and white portrait of a person seated on the Cadeira Perolas wooden sphere chair, wearing a draped grey shirt
Close-up detail of turned wooden spheres stacked to form a chair leg, showing the grain and lathe finish
Overhead view of the wooden sphere chair showing the circular seat and geometric arrangement of the ball supports
Abstract detail of wooden turned spheres in natural light, demonstrating the craftsmanship of the hand turned elements

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