Zanini de Zanine is the son of the renowned modernist architect José Zanine Caldas, one of the pioneers of sustainable design and employers of reclaimed materials. Caldas had addressed the issue of natural resource depletion long before the global eco-awareness movement gained attention, reflecting it in his work. Zanini de Zanine was able to reinterpret his famous father's experience and carve out his own place in the world of design.