This time more generally to the cities and towns in Brazil, densely populated and full of Baroque splendor. From there, using plush toys as upholstery as with the Cartoon Chair (2009), furthered the idea of comfort and recontextualizing daily materials into surrealist, often absurd or humorous references. The instinct towards less traditional materials coupled with an innate sense of sustainability and a desire to produce something that represented their surroundings, led to the Sushi Series in the early 2000s. The Sushi mirror and Wave buffet distinguished by concentric rolls of remainder fabrics, represent the longevity of a language developed in celebration of the overlapping cloth patterns seen in textiles in São Paulo’s households. These early experiments triggered many lines of investigation, including the use of ready-made or industrial materials and innovating with the traditional tenets of furniture. The Plástico Bolha Chair (1995) uses stacked sheets of industrially produced bubble wrap bolted to a simple steel frame to create a chair in which air and transparency are key elements. Forged of iron with cutouts made ad hoc with a blow torch, this foundational body of work explores personal expression and every-day materiality. The show’s earliest piece, the rare Yanomani Chair (1989), is part of a seminal early series of about 20 chairs called the Desconfortáveis (“Uncomfortable”) collection. The show is a chronology, tracing iconic works, that are not only imbued with local, social, artistic, and personal contexts, but show what in the words of Deyan Sudjic calls the “recalibration” of objects of contemporary design. Cine São José will premiere some new works that amalgamate the studio’s core ideologies while marking this moment in time.Ĭine São José, references the cinema in the Campana brothers’ hometown, Brotas, where they spent a significant part of their youth, as the silver screen was their main window to the world. Cine São José includes an extensive arc of objects, surveying the pivotal impact of Estúdio Campana in the 21 st century and referencing key moments from the first 15 years of the studio’s existence. Opening Reception: February 15, 12pm – 6pmĪs the design community remembers the towering contributions of Fernando Campana, Friedman Benda presents an exhibition in his honor.
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