Ice bucket “Eva” designed by Jorge Zalszupin, Brazil 1970s.
By Jorge Zalszupin
Located in Barcelona, ES
Ice bucket with tweezers “Eva”, a line of plastic household utensils designed by Jorge Zalszupin, Paulo Jorge Pedreira and Oswaldo Mellone in 1970s.
Plastic
Pair of Brasiliana Armchairs by Jorge Zalszupin, 1965, Brazilian Midcentury
By Jorge Zalszupin
Located in New York, NY
Much more than rationalizing design, Zalszupin focused mainly on the acquisition and use of new technologies and materials to make series production viable. Oswaldo Mellone, an ar...
Rosewood, Fabric
Brazilian Midcentury Eva White Ice Bucket by Jorge Zalszupin, c. 1970
By Jorge Zalszupin
Located in Rio De Janeiro, RJ
Ice bucket produced by the plastic factory Hévea, which launched a line of utility products called Eva in the 1970s designed by architects Jorge Zalszupin, Paulo Jorge Pedreira and O...
Acrylic
Sold
H 104.34 in W 98.43 in D 15.95 in
Jorge Zalszupin Modular Shelving System for L’Atelier, Brazil, 1960s
By Jorge Zalszupin
Located in Utrecht, NL
Thus, Zalszupin expanded the team of designers - which already had Oswaldo Mellone - incorporating Paulo Jorge Pedreira and Lílian Weimberg permanently.
Wood
Jorge Zalszupin “Oxford” Bench for L’Atelier, Brazil, 1960s
By Jorge Zalszupin
Located in Utrecht, NL
Thus, Zalszupin expanded the team of designers - which already had Oswaldo Mellone - incorporating Paulo Jorge Pedreira and Lílian Weimberg permanently.
Iron
Jacaranda 3 Piece Suite by Julio Katinski
Located in London, London
Katinski was one of three designers (Oswaldo Mellone and Paulo Jorge Pedreira were the other two) who collaberated with Jorge Zalszupin at L'Atelier which Zalszupin founded in 1955.
Dining Table by Jorge Zalszupin for L'Atelier, Brazil, 1960/65
By L'Atelier San Paulo, Jorge Zalszupin
Located in London, London
Zalszupin was promoted to Product Research & Development Director across all of those companies and founded an advisory firm where the designers Oswaldo Mellone from Paulo Jorge Pedr...
Concrete
Bentwood Jacaranda Chair attributed to Jorge Zalszupin
Located in London, London
Zalszupin was promoted to Product Research & Development Director across all of those companies and founded an advisory firm where the designers Oswaldo Mellone from Paulo Jorge Pedr...
Wood
Jacaranda and Chrome Occasional table by Jorge Zalszupin
Located in London, London
Zalszupin was promoted to Product Research & Development Director across all of those companies and founded an advisory firm where the designers Oswaldo Mellone from Paulo Jorge Pedr...
Set of 6 Jacaranda Dining Chairs by Jorge Zalsupin, Brazil
Located in London, London
Zalszupin was promoted to Product Research & Development Director across all of those companies and founded an advisory firm where the designers Oswaldo Mellone from Paulo Jorge Pedr...
Leather
Sofa and Two Armchairs by Jorge Zalszupin for L'Atelier
Located in London, London
Zalszupin was promoted to Product Research & Development Director across all of those companies and founded an advisory firm where the designers Oswaldo Mellone from Paulo Jorge Pedr...
Rosewood
Suite by Jorge Zalszupin (Sofa, 2 Chairs, Table and Side Tables
Located in London, London
Zalszupin was promoted to Product Research & Development Director across all of those companies and founded an advisory firm where the designers Oswaldo Mellone from Paulo Jorge Pedr...
Leather
Set of 10 Chairs by Jorge Zalszupin, Sao Paulo Brazil, 1957/63
Located in London, London
Zalszupin was promoted to Product Research & Development Director across all of those companies and founded an advisory firm where the designers Oswaldo Mellone from Paulo Jorge Pedr...
Wood
Jorge Zalszupin Petalas Imbuia Coffee Table by L' Atelier, circa 1960
By Jorge Zalszupin
Located in Longdon, Tewkesbury
Zalszupin expanded the team of designers - which already had Oswaldo Mellone - incorporating Paulo Jorge Pedreira and Lílian Weimberg, permanently.
Imbuia
Jorge Zalszupin Petalas Imbuia Coffee Table by L' Atelier, circa 1960
By Jorge Zalszupin
Located in Longdon, Tewkesbury
Zalszupin expanded the team of designers - which already had Oswaldo Mellone - incorporating Paulo Jorge Pedreira and Lílian Weimberg, permanently.
Imbuia
More often than not, vintage mid-century Brazilian furniture designs, with their gleaming wood, soft leathers and inviting shapes, share a sensuous, unique quality that distinguishes them from the more rectilinear output of American and Scandinavian makers of the same era.
Commencing in the 1940s and '50s, a group of architects and designers transformed the local cultural landscape in Brazil, merging the modernist vernacular popular in Europe and the United States with the South American country's traditional techniques and indigenous materials.
Key mid-century influencers on Brazilian furniture design include natives Oscar Niemeyer, Sergio Rodrigues and José Zanine Caldas as well as such European immigrants as Joaquim Tenreiro, Jean Gillon and Jorge Zalszupin. These creators frequently collaborated; for instance, Niemeyer, an internationally acclaimed architect, commissioned many of them to furnish his residential and institutional buildings.
The popularity of Brazilian modern furniture has made household names of these designers and other greats. Their particular brand of modernism is characterized by an émigré point of view (some were Lithuanian, German, Polish, Ukrainian, Portuguese, and Italian), a preference for highly figured indigenous Brazilian woods, a reverence for nature as an inspiration and an atelier or small-production mentality.
Hallmarks of Brazilian mid-century design include smooth, sculptural forms and the use of native woods like rosewood, jacaranda and pequi. The work of designers today exhibits many of the same qualities, though with a marked interest in exploring new materials (witness the Campana Brothers' stuffed-animal chairs) and an emphasis on looking inward rather than to other countries for inspiration.
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