HANDCRAFTED
DESIGN
LAVI Design Studio is a family-run solid wood furniture workshop.
Founded in Lisbon in 2020, we chose full commitment—building our own workshop and dedicating our work to material integrity, proportion, and longevity.
Today, from a small team of four in Serbia, we design and handcraft signature and custom-made high-end furniture for private clients, architects, and boutique hotels.
No mass production. Each piece is made for its place.
We build high-end objects, and we build the men who build them.
Ivan Neto Alentijev
Ivan was born in Serbia and trained as a mechanical engineer. His path was built through hands-on work across different industries before he fully committed to furniture design and making. In 2020, he began building by hand in Lisbon, and in 2021 he sold his home to build a workshop and dedicate himself to premium solid-wood furniture. Today, based in Serbia, Ivan leads design and production at LAVI—focused on structural integrity, refined proportions, and pieces built to outlast trends.
Vânia Ribeiro Neto Alentijev
Vânia was born and raised in Lisbon, Portugal. She studied arts and Chinese medicine, building a foundation that blends visual sensitivity with balance and material awareness. Her work background is in interior decoration and design, where she developed a strong eye for proportion, atmosphere, and how a space feels. At LAVI, she is a co-founder and co-creator of every piece—shaping design decisions, finishes, and the interior context, while supporting the studio’s direction alongside Ivan.