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Brazilian Modern Design
By Alberto Vicente, Marcelo Vasconcellos. Text by Maria Cecília Loschiavo dos Santos, Tatiana Sakurai.
"Delivers a new perspective on a trend that has captured worldwide interest in the 21st century.” –Jeremy Allen, The New York Times
This enormous 484-page compendium 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.
Featured image is reproduced from 'Brazilian Modern Design.'
PRAISE AND REVIEWS
The New York Times
Jeremy Allen
Delivers a new perspective on a trend that has captured worldwide interest in the 21st century.
STATUS: Out of stock
Temporarily out of stock pending additional inventory.
If what you want is a an oversized, 484-page, beautifully produced survey of Brazilian Modern Design, then have we got a book for you! Featuring more than 350 pristine contemporary photographs of key chairs, tables, sofas, dining sets and other funky pieces produced between 1940 and 1970 by fifteen of Brazil's leading furniture designers—including Lina Bo Bardi, Joaquim Tenreiro, José Zanine Caldas, Sergio Rodrigues and Jorge Zalszupin—this monumental volume also delivers a mouthwatering assortment of interior design photos capturing the furniture in its natural home and office habitats. Not only is this a staff favorite, but it's a featured title at our booth and bookstore at the inaugural SHOPPE OBJECT Independent Home & Gift Show, on view August 11–13, 2018. continue to blog
FORMAT: Hbk, 9.75 x 11.75 in. / 484 pgs / 390 color. LIST PRICE: U.S. $180.00 LIST PRICE: CANADA $245 ISBN: 9788562114755 PUBLISHER: Olhares AVAILABLE: 8/28/2018 DISTRIBUTION: D.A.P. RETAILER DISC: TRADE PUBLISHING STATUS: Active AVAILABILITY: Out of stock TERRITORY: NA ONLY
Published by Olhares. By Alberto Vicente, Marcelo Vasconcellos. Text by Maria Cecília Loschiavo dos Santos, Tatiana Sakurai.
"Delivers a new perspective on a trend that has captured worldwide interest in the 21st century.” –Jeremy Allen, The New York Times
This enormous 484-page compendium 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.
