Aver Design
Jefferson Aver is a Brazilian artist and designer, and the founder of Aver Design. Driven by continuous research and experimentation, his practice explores the expressive potential of materials through collectible lighting and sculptural objects. Working primarily with local materials, particularly Brazilian natural stones, he seeks to reveal the essence of each material while transforming it into contemporary forms.
Moving between art and design, tradition and modernity, Aver creates pieces distinguished by their sculptural presence, refined craftsmanship, and strong connection to materiality.
Interview
Caxias do Sul, Brazil.
In my father’s workshop, at the age of seven.
Yes, my father had a small workshop and worked with carved wood, cast bronze, paintings, and other activities, producing many decorative items. This small workshop is what has now become Aver Design.
My father influenced me a lot, but curiosity and a desire to undertake are also responsible for taking me here.
My process always starts from the inside out, creating and understanding production and craft processes with the materials I work with. I try to understand their origin and how they can be worked on, and all of this is recorded.
I always try to create atypical processes and try to prioritize local raw materials. Brazil is an incredible country with many natural landscapes and great biodiversity, so when I travel to these places, I end up observing how nature creates shapes and finds solutions.
This inspires me to shape my creations using the materials and processes that I have previously studied and recorded.
My days are never the same, but I divide my time between supervising and guiding the artisans who work with me, and helping the sales team with the demands of custom-made products from our clients.
I also visit the places where quartz crystals are mined and guide the teams that select and carve the stones.
I usually don’t work on the creative processes while I’m in the studio; this needs to be done in an introspective way without external interference, preferably in nature.
Quartz is the main material I work with. It was chosen because it is an abundant material in my country, it’s recognized worldwide for its quality, but it has not been used to its full potential.
I saw an opportunity to feature my work by exploring the countless possibilities that this material has.
Working with quartz and other natural stones is a challenge, as you need to be involved in the mining process from the very beginning. Since this is a natural material, there are several peculiarities and differences between them. You need to make sure that mining practices are respectful to nature and that your artisans respect and understand the entire process.
Focus on learning as much as possible, be original, and embrace the place and culture you were born in. Try to give new meaning to materials and craftsmanship, respect tradition, even if you are not yet able to understand it.
Honestly, I think my work doesn’t belong to any design movement.
Enrico Furio Dominici, Ingo Maurer, and Angelo Barovier.
Guilherme Wentz, Sergio Rodrigues, Jader Almeida, Pietro Francheschini, Boris Klimek, Gabriel Scott.
Campana Brothers.
Inspired and made by nature.
“Brazil is an incredible country with many natural landscapes and great biodiversity, and nature inspires me to shape my creations.”
The Questions
(The Proust Questionnaire is a set of questions answered by the French writer Marcel Proust.
Other historical figures who have answered confession albums are Oscar Wilde,
Karl Marx, Arthur Conan Doyle, Stéphane Mallarmé, Paul Cézanne…)
My daughter’s smile.
Living without purpose.
Impatience.
Lack of character.
Jacques Vallée.
Being with myself and shutting out the rest of the world for a while.
Thoughtful.
Perfectionism.
Integrity.
Kindness.
Please.
Definitely better communication skills.
It would definitely be expressing myself in a better way.
Understanding that the world and the nature of reality are much deeper and more complex than most people can imagine.
A farmer with a bunch of children and a large library.
Anywhere where freedom and creativity are not suppressed.
My Family.
Jealousy.
Designer.
I’m a highly analytical person.
Loyalty and independent thinking.
Milton Friedman, Thomas Sowell, John Maynard Keynes, and George Orwell.
John Galt.
Leonardo Da Vinci.
Healthcare workers who care for seriously ill children.
Aurora and Amelia.
Cheating.
Not having been a father before.
Very old, at peace, close to God, and having found the purpose of our existence.
If you are on time, you are already late.
“Quartz was chosen because it is an abundant material in my country, yet it was not used to its full potential.”
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