Dining Table by Jorge Zalszupin for L'Atelier, Brazil, 1960/65
This imposing table stands proud on a central concrete base clad in leather.
Jorge Zalszupin started architecture in Romania where he had fled after the invasion of Poland by the German army. When World War II ended, he went to live in Northern France where he participated in the housing reconstruction programme. In 1949, he immigrated to Brazil and worked in Luciano Korngold’s architectural office until he could open his open studio in partnership with Jose Gugliota.
To promote and showcase his designs and manufacturing capabilities, Zalszupin built his own house and furnished it with his own furniture. The clean lines combined with his organic forms were an unqualified success. After receiving several orders to design furniture for his clients, he founded a partnership with some cabinet makers and in 1959 established L’Atelier which initially made furniture with a design appropriate to both office and residential use. During this period, the architect Julio Roberto Katinsky...
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1960s Brazilian Vintage Concrete Conference Tables