Polished or aged steel, central seam left visible
Model 02 — Steel bathtub

Antonieta

The curve of the rim draws a waist through the middle of the piece. Central seam left visible, skirted steel base.

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Dimensions
L 160 × H 70 cm
base 130 cm
Material
Steel sheet shaped by hand
Finishes
Paint · Aged · Polished metal, always sealed with varnish
Edition
Made to order — a surface that repeats in no other piece

A curve through the middle of the steel

Origin

The Antonieta is the Vitoria taken to the limit of its curve.

Instead of a straight cut at the rim, the sheet rises and falls in a single continuous wave — the line that runs end to end and narrows the silhouette at the centre.

That curve is worked out on a new mould: the sheet is brought against itself and closed with a seam that stays in plain sight. The joint is not a hidden flaw — it is the axis of the piece, and proof of how it was made.

This is the model that shows the difference between finishes best. In polished metal the wave reflects the light around it and disappears; aged, the same curve takes on shadow and weight. The form is identical; the reading is not.

Antonieta in polished steel on pallets, in the workshop Polished steel
Finished piece in the workshop, before shipping

Four stages

Process
01

Sketchbook

Sketch, dimensions and decisions — the piece drawn before it exists.

02

Sheet

Cutting and shaping the steel by hand, seam by seam.

03

Oxidation

The reaction of the metal guided to the right tone — the signature of the piece.

04

Varnish

The surface sealed at its exact moment, to last.

In the field

Original images, no retouching
Antonieta oxidised amid tall grass, facing the eucalyptus trees
Close-up of the tap and the curved rim at dusk
Antonieta in the open field, low late-afternoon light
Antonieta backlit, with the sun setting over the hills

The same piece outdoors and indoors. The central curve is what organises the silhouette in any setting — and the finish decides whether it steps forward or recedes.

Dimensions & prices

Spec sheet
Dimension drawing for this model
FinishPrice
PigmentedR$ 10.340,00
OxidisedR$ 10.940,00
Polished metalR$ 11.720,00
Ask us about custom finishes Prices in Brazilian reais · ask about payment methods We ship worldwide — freight quoted by destination
Order the Antonieta
Manifesto
“Listen and understand, so you can create.”
Victor R. R. Mendes — maker at Galpón

The workshop works with its doors open. Every order starts with a conversation — the piece is drawn for your space, your use, your time.

Victor R. R. Mendes walking through the field beside a Galpón piece

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Catalogue
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