Banco Centopeia —
Mula Preta
Rhythm becomes structure. Repetition becomes character.
A visual study created for Mula Preta, observing the Banco Centopeia as an object in which movement, material and Brazilian irreverence meet.
Between gesture
and construction
Founded in 2012 by product designer André Gurgel and architect Felipe Bezerra, with partner Uelinton Ribeiro, Mula Preta carries its Potiguar origins into a language shaped by humour, invention and regional identity. Even its name draws from a song by Luiz Gonzaga — a connection to Brazilian culture that feels lived rather than decorative.
The Banco Centopeia holds that attitude in a single form. A warm timber surface rests above a procession of red supports. From a distance, the piece reads with clarity; up close, repetition creates tension, rhythm and an almost animated presence.
Our film approaches the bench as more than a static product. The camera moves between silhouette and detail, allowing the structure to reveal itself gradually. Light catches the grain, the red elements shift in relation to one another, and the object begins to feel as if it has its own tempo.
This is where Eden’s disciplines meet: design becomes sculpture, sculpture becomes image, and image becomes movement.
