Important Sofa by Sergio Rodrigues and Sergio Bernardes

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Important Sofa by Sergio Rodrigues and Sergio Bernardes

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Important and Unique Jacaranda and Chrome and Leather Sofa designed by Sergio Bernardes and made by Sergio Rodrigues, 1962, Sao Paulo, Brazil. Provenance:- This sofa was given by Sergio Rodrigues as a present to his sister and comes with original and signed documentation from Sergio Rodrigues giving the history of the piece and confirmation that it is unique. This sofa is perhaps the most important piece of Brazilian furniture currently on the market. Sergio Rodrigues (1927-) Brazil Architect & Designer Sergio Rodrigues became a great furniture designer, to the point of receiving an entry in the Encyclopaedia Delta Larousse presenting him as "Sergio Rodrigues, creator of the Brazilian furniture." In fact, he broke paradigms in his activity. He distinguishes himself by his own language, which made the search for Brazilian identity one of its aims. He founded, in 1955, the `Oca Industry`. The name defines an intention: to recapture the spirit of simplicity of the indigenous house, to integrate past and present in Brazilian material culture. `Oca` was created as a studio of interior design, decoration, set design and decorative components combined with an art gallery and an exhibition of furniture designed by him. He left the company in 1968, and since then has been working in his practice developing furniture lines for industrial production; architecture and interior decoration projects for hotels, residences and offices; and prefabricated housing systems. Rodrigues has undertaken an infinity of special furniture projects, amongst others for the Brazilian Embassy in Rome, the University of Brasilia, the Arches Palace, the National Theatre in Brasilia and the headquarters of Bloch Publishers. Amongst other exhibitions, he participated in the show Convegno Brasile 93, La Construzione de una Identita Culturale, in Brescia, Italy, together with Lucio Costa and Zanine Caldas; in the Architecture Biennial in Sao Paulo; and in `Tradico e Ruptura` (tradition and rupture). He was given the Lapiz de Plata Award at the Architecture Biennial in Buenos Aires for his work as a group collection. Bernardes, Sergio Study: to 1948 Facultad Nac. de Arquitectura of the Universidade DO Brazil, Rio de Janeiro. Since 1958 professor for architecture at the Universidade DO Brazil. Won numerous competitions, among other things. 1953 large price for the Cabral House, Venice, Triennale; 1958 golden star for the Brazilian pavilion on the world exhibition in Brussels. Bernardes, which ranks beside Oscar Niemeyer among the important architects of Brazil, went through several phases in its extensive work. At the beginning of its career end of the 40`s above all plans for private houses, in those developed its refusal of an arbitrary formalism become clear (e.g. M.C. Macedo Soares house, 1953). The second phase calls Bernardes "Experimentation with brutalism" - a change of construction techniques. Around a tectonic skeleton it groups areas, whose inside and exterior Ineinanderfliessen are reached by means of terraces and Veranden. In addition exact co-ordinating of the materials comes. Thus B.s concept offered an alternative to architecture O. Niemeyers. In this time improved and patented he in addition numerous Designs of manufactured products (e.g. transportable timber roofs, stealing and glass fiber concrete, furniture, lamps, also airplanes, car etc..) and created drafts among other things with technologies for the production of solar energy, for the transformation of sea in drinking water, which belonged to 1964 developed, probably to singular utopian plan for Rio de Janeiro. End of the 60`s appointment as the building advisor of the governments of different Federal States and establishment of the Laboratio de Investigades Conceptuais (L.I.C.). In the third phase planning and theoretical views form the most important aspects of its work. The area in "more astro+nautically" effect, inorganic forms, often concentrically, squares and circles move into the foreground. The exact selection of the material withdraws in favor of the form as a sign of the structural design method. Bernardes tries to create thereby an optimal synthesis between technology and Design. Its work affected lastingly architects such as Arthur Licio Pontual, Marcos Vasconcellos.

Dimensions:
Height: 32.29 in (82 cm)Width: 78.75 in (200 cm)Depth: 40.56 in (103 cm)
Materials and Techniques:
Chrome
Place of Origin:
Brazil
Period:
1960-1969
Date of Manufacture:
1960's
Condition:
Excellent with some slight wear fully consistent with vintage.
Seller Location:
London, GB
Reference Number:
Seller: 7291stDibs: U071212840481