Boca do Lobo - When a Bathtub Becomes the Entrance
How Boca do Lobo and KOKET turned a design partnership into the most-photographed moment of GALA8 Season II.
Most events treat design as decoration. Something to fill the space between guests.
At GALA8 Season II, the first thing guests saw when they arrived at Pátio da Galé was a bathtub. The Newton Bathtub by Boca do Lobo — a sculptural piece that normally lives in private residences, placed directly at the red carpet entrance.
The idea came from Janet Morais.
Janet founded KOKET and DeMorais International. Her work is where craft, material, and what she calls seduction meet. She discovered Boca do Lobo in 2007 and spent the years since building something real with the brand. When she joined GALA8, her first question wasn't about logo placement. It was: what if we put a bathtub at the entrance?
Inside, the VIP lounge had the Imperfectio Sofa, the Versailles Sofa, and the Millionaire Safe. The Newton Dining Table anchored the room. None of it looked like a showroom. All of it was used the way it was meant to be used — as furniture for an evening worth remembering.
For GALA8, partnership means this. A presence that guests photograph, touch, ask about by name.
Boca do Lobo's original article about GALA8 is available at bocadolobo.com
