Vinicius Lima was born in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil in 1982. He holds a Bachelor of Architecture degree in Architecture and Urban Design from the Federal University of Rio de Janeiro, in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, where he graduated in 2005. Right after his undergraduate studies, Vinicius was accepted into the Three-dimensional design program at the University Of Iowa School Of Art and Art History, where he received his M.A. degree in 2007 and is currently registered and attending as a MFA candidate whose graduation is anticipated for May 2009.

Vinicius Lima develops his creative research based on the combination of basic form elemens (lines, surfaces, solids, color, texture, light and shadow) and the latest in Computer Technology to design functional and sculptural pieces, having his main focus in furniture design.

Having computer-aided design (CAD) technology as his main design venue, Vinicius explores his designs using computer modeling, CNC technology and lately, Virtual Reality, developing a process that has given him a couple of awards in the architecture, furniture and interior design industries.

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