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Artworks
Joaquim Tenreiro
Canapé Sofa, c. 1960| Original Condition |
Amoreira wood , CaneH 28.08 in. x W 72.05 in. x D 26.78 in. | SH: 10.63 in. | AH: 17.25 in.
H 71.3 cm x W 183 cm x D 68 cm | SH: 27 cm | AH: 43.8 cm
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Joaquim Tenreiro (1906-1992) is one of the pioneers of Brazilian Modern design, with a work that reflects a refined coexistence of traditional values and modern aesthetics. This design can be...Joaquim Tenreiro (1906-1992) is one of the pioneers of Brazilian Modern design, with a work that reflects a refined coexistence of traditional values and modern aesthetics. This design can be found in an armchair or Canape version, in Solid Rosewood or, in this case, Amendoim wood structures, with seats and backrests in cane.
The set reflects a few characteristics present in Tenreiro's production: the lightness (visual and material), the reductiveness of forms, and the texture. The pieces were designed in 1958 by company Tenreiro Móveis e Decorações but were produced only at the end of the 1960s by Tenreiro Arquitetura de Interiores S/A .
The artist and furniture designer used his Portuguese roots to rediscover raw materials and create a new formal language in 20th-century Brazilian furniture design. He was a pioneer in combining the plaited cane texture with the simple lines proposed by modern furniture making, bringing to the pieces a material that already was familiar to Brazilians. -
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