Easychair Vidigal 2 Brazilian Contemporary Handwoven Natural Fiber by Lattoog

This armchair is the result of several experiences with hand-woven natural fiber rush. On this armchair project we focused on exploring the in numerous possibilities of contrast and ...

The “Astral” armchair is Lattoog's latest release for Empório das Cadeiras and is the youngest of a family of furniture affectionately baptized by the designers of Série Viralatas. Two pieces of furniture, in general modernist classics, are fused (or syncretized) to result in a third design of an original piece of furniture, completely different from the others, but with a strong “genetic load” of its generative matrices. A concept invented by Lattoog in 2005 that has been a great influence for designers from Brazil and abroad as well. Here, strong but subtle references to Brazilian roots and culture are presented: miscegenation, syncretism and “viralism”. Astral is born from the fusion of the shapes of the Tank armchair...

The Tulum dining chair was inspired by the classic Miller Fong chair and updated for outdoor use and comfort. The chair is constructed with a metal frame and woven polypropylene seat...

Manufactured by Fango. Colombia, 2023 Yaré fiber and metal structure. Measurements 46 x 56 x 90h cm 18,1 x 22 x 35,4h in Provenance Fango Studio, Medellín, Colombia. Exhibitions Casavells 2023. Concept The Ibuju collection projects the synergy of designing and storytelling, an essential intention of Fango’s creative director, Francisco Jaramillo. The series stems from concern over the indiscriminate logging and overuse of the native woods from the endangered green lung of planet earth, the Amazon, a jungle increasingly fading from the world. Looking for alternatives to build functional furniture in native materials, Jaramillo and the weavers of Fango discovered the renewable Yaré fiber. Yaré is a fiber commonly called “vine", a root that grows around the trunks of trees in the Colombian Amazon. These fibers are used by local indigenous communities in southern Colombia for handcrafted weaving, which inspired Jaramillo to translate the native aesthetics and geometries of primitive wooden...