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SISU has been described as being integral to understanding Finnish culture. The literal meaning is equivalent in English to “having guts”, and the word derives from sisus, which means something inner or interior. However, sisu is defined by a long-term element in it; it is not momentary courage, but the ability to sustain an action against the odds and has been described by The New York Times as “the word that explains Finland”.

UNDA was moved by this Story of bravery, and developed a floor lamp that captures exactly that: the natural inner strength present in all of Human Race. We want to create a balance between the naturally hard exterior made from wood, and the inner light that guides our path, with mother pearl foil detail applied inside

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DRACO | The gate keeper

DRACO is inspired in Alduin – also called the World Eater, the Nordic God of Destruction. Alduin was dragon whose return was a result of an Elder Scroll.

We want to capture the strong essence of this powerful and gigantic dragon with some details: the outer part is coated with genuine leather, covered with structures that resemble scales, and the interior is coated with bronze foil.

We call it “The Gate Keeper” because this piece was developed for the entrance of your houses. Let me, again, remind you, that all of our pieces are customizable.

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LOTUS | Welcome spring!

A sense of warmth is tapping at the door;

And hope, a feeling out from distant lore
– Or so it seems – clears the deep refrain!

Emerging youth: a dormant lea awakes.
The raging colour, singing loud, partakes
In annual birth – spring is born again!

A zest anew for nascent life
Begins in floral train:
Carriage one: a snowdrop thrill;
Carriage two: the crocus;
Number three, a daffodil – dancing,
Drawing focus – as she would,
Attention seeker!

How I love our spring:
The bold and sleeker feel I get,
An inner glow, a ring!
I’ve paid the winter’s chilly debt, so
Now upon the wing!

- Mark R Slaughter 2010

From new life to death, from purity to passion, Lotus have had many meanings in myths and legends. Swelling from tender bud to full bloom, flowers are associated with youth, beauty, pleasure and the season of Spring: the season of growth and transition.

This Desk intents to capture exactly that: the transition from the hard and cold Winter to the blooming and joyful Spring which we love so much.

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BOREAS | Devouring One

BOREAS, and it’s inspired in the Greek God of the cold North Winter and the bringer of Winter. His name means “North Wind” or “Devouring One”. Boreas is depicted as being very strong, with a violent temper to match.Therefore, we designed a piece loaded with a strong personality, detail and metallic colors, symbolizing ice structures.The interior has a repeated pattern structure painted in copper, simbolizing the devouring personality of Boreas, and two glass shelfs.

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LUSITANO | The new Kingdom

LUSITANO is a chiffonier for the Unique Edition. It was inspired in “Os Lusíadas”, usually translated as “The Lusiads”; a Portuguese epic poem by Luís Vaz de Camões. Written in Homeric fashion, the poem focuses mainly on a fantastical interpretation of the Portuguese voyages of discovery during the 15th and 16th centuries. The heroes of the epic are theLusiads, the sons of Lusus or in other words, the Portuguese. In these strophes, Camões speaks of Viriathus and Sertorius, the people of Lusus, a people predestined by the Fates to accomplish great deeds. Jupiter says that their history proves it because this tiny nation has gone on to discover new worlds. At the end of the poem, on Love Island, a fictional finale of the glorious Portuguese walk throughout history, Camões writes that the fear once expressed by Bacchus has been confirmed: that the Portuguese would become Gods.

The extraordinary Portuguese discoveries and the “new kingdom that they exalted so much” in the East, the extraordinary deeds of “Strong Castro” (the viceroy D. João de Castro), who had died some years before the poet’s arrival to Indian Lands, and a tour taken by our team to the Guimarães Palace, were the main inspirations for conceiving this amazing and luxurious piece. Blackwood timber, gold leaf and Indian hand-painted pattern, create the perfect harmony to combine all the inspirations.

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