Most comprehensive survey of Brazilian furniture design published in the last twenty years in regard to the quantity and quality of the photographic images. 481 pages weighing over 3kg. Works by Joaquim Tenreiro, Lina Bo Bardi,
José Zanine Caldas, Branco & Preto Giuseppe Scapinelli, Carlo Hauner e Martin Eiser, Abraham Palatnik,
Geraldo de Barros, Sergio Rodrigues, Jean Gillon, Jorge Zalszupin, Bernardo Figueiredo, Anna Maria e Oscar Niemeyer, Aida Boal, Ricardo Fasanello
Promotional blurb- The book documents the work of 15 of the leading Brazilian furniture designers in the modern period, between the 1940s and 1970s, including Lina Bo Bardi, Joaquim Tenreiro, José Zanine Caldas, Sergio Rodrigues and Jorge Zalszupin. The extensive selection of reproduction allows the reader to appreciate the details of the designers' creative thinking and the variety of aesthetic solutions. The accompanying text, by Maria Cecilia Loschiavo, examines the elements that brought about the genesis of modern Brazilian design, weaving an analysis that guides the reader to present dialogues between the arts. The book also includes a short biography of each of the designers, plus a chapter on the contributions made by architects to modern furniture design.
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