José Zanine CALDAS (1919-2001). Espreguicadeira". Chaise-lon - Lot 200

José Zanine CALDAS (1919-2001). Espreguicadeira". Chaise-longue. Laminated wood and textile. Moveis Artisticos Z series Publisher's label. Model created around 1950. Dimensions: H 87 × W 170 × D 62 cm José Zanine Caldas (1919-2001) was a self-taught artist, designer and architect from Belmonte, Brazil. For over 10 years, he ran a workshop specializing in architectural models, where he developed more than 500 models for Brazil's top architects, including Oscar Niemeyer and Lucio Costa. In 1949, Caldas founded Fábrica Moveis Artísticos Z to produce standardized plywood furniture for a wider audience. Tired of the company's capitalist approach, he closed it down and moved to the coastal suburb of Nova Viçosa. There, he began creating furniture that would later be called Móveis Denúncia - protest furniture. Inspired by both local craftsmanship and the region's natural resources, his large wooden pieces were often made from a single tree trunk. Caldas showed future generations the variety and magnificence of the forest. Caldas was a radical creator. His work always sought to find essentialist aspects at the root of each of his projects, whether in his exploration of the natural environment or his conceptualization of interior space as a synergy of the senses. His commitment to Brazilian craftsmanship and natural materials underpins the character of all his work. Bibligoraphie : - José Zanine Caldas, Ed. Olhares and R&Company, São Paulo, New York 2019, p. 53 - Movel Brasileiro Moderno, Ed. Aeroplano 2021, p.13