CARMEL ARMCHAIR & OTTOMAN
Sergio Rodrigues
YEAR: 1966/2025
ARMCHAIR DIMENSIONS W x D x H (cm): 104 x 88 x 104cm
OTTOMAN DIMENSIONS W x D x H (cm): 78 x 50 x 38cm
FINISH: Fabric or Leather
TIMBER: Freijo (Natural or Stained) Wood
WARRANTY: 1 Year
LEAD TIME: Approx. 18-20 weeks
Handmade to order. Original licensed product of the Insituto Sergio Rodrigues and part of the Sergio Rodrigues Atelier collection.
The International Chair. Sergio Rodrigues designed Carmel in 1966 to be the iconic piece for his first international store, opened that year in California, USA.
OCA was the brand and the name of the designer’s store, a Brazilian symbol that aimed to expand its global presence after the immense prestige it had gained at that time. Carmel and OCA stand out as a manifesto in America: to promote furniture with genuinely Brazilian comfort.
SERGIO RODRIGUES
1927 - 2014
Born in Rio de Janeiro in 1927. He graduated as an architect in 1952 and went on what he described as a ‘frantic search’ for design that could represent the ‘spirit of our people’.
He has been dubbed the ‘father’ of Brazilian furniture; his creations came at a time when Brazil was building a new federal capital, Brasilia, and the people were living in an atmosphere of invention and of ‘Brazilianness’ in fine arts, music (Bossa Nova) and architecture. Sergio sensed that modern Brazilian architecture lacked contemporary furniture to keep up. Sergio’s vision for modern, comfortable furniture suited for the Brazilian climate, resulted in his furniture being a huge success. Around the world, furniture designers still to look to the work of Sergio Rodrigues for inspiration.
