Regg Brazilian Contemporary Upholstered Hanging Chair by Lattoog

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Regg Brazilian Contemporary Upholstered Hanging Chair by Lattoog

About the Item

We have wanted to pay a tribute to the hammock for a long time. Maybe by far the most genuinely Brazilian furniture, the hammock takes its roots in South American indigenous cultures, originally made out of jungle vine and other fibers. With the arrival of the first Portuguese settlers, the new immigrant’s women adopted the techniques used by the natives and went on to make hammock out of cotton enabling the new hammock to be embroidered and fringed. Now, centuries after Brazil’s colonization, we wish to present this piece, which explores the concept of miscegenation and syncretism, result of the very process of colonization. Here the hammock is displayed next to the famous 1958 Arne Jacobsen armchair in order to highlight the pieces iconographic qualities. We have sought to explore the possible relations between the hammock and different architectural surroundings, the dependency of an auxiliary support such as a wall with the airy lightness of being suspended above the ground. As a support to the wall, a giant wooden winding nail was used. As a support to the ceiling, a custom –made chain with round metal rings was used. This armchair is part of the ´Fusions Series´, a diverse collection of pieces which are the result of a constant recombination process among furniture resulting in next-generation creations. The Regg armchair, like other chairs from the same series, embodies the concept of "cultural anthropophagy", launched in Brazil by Oswald de Andrade in 1928 – the notion of devouring the colonial culture and transforming it into something Brazilian and revolutionary. The name of this piece also plays with the notion of fusion: Rede (Hammock in Portuguese) + Egg = Regg.

Dimensions:
Height: 73.63 in (187 cm)Width: 37.41 in (95 cm)Depth: 38.19 in (97 cm)
Materials and Techniques:
Fiberglass,Metal,Upholstery,Wood
Place of Origin:
Brazil
Period:
21st Century
Date of Manufacture:
2011
Production Type:
New & Custom(Current Production)
Estimated Production Time:
6-7 weeks
Condition:
Seller Location:
Sao Paolo, BR
Reference Number:
1stDibs: LU3426110310173