CUBO ARMCHAIR

Jorge Zalszupin

YEAR: 1970/2020
DIMENSIONS W x D x H (cm): 86 x 86 x 63cm
FINISH: Leather or Fabric
TIMBER: Freijo, American Walnut, Pau Ferro (Iron Wood)
WARRANTY: 1 Year
LEAD TIME: Approx. 16-18 weeks

Handmade to order. Re-edited by ETEL. Embedded with a seal certifying its authenticity and part of the ETEL collection.

Designed by Jorge Zalszupin in the late 1970s, the Cubo furniture line is a departure from his previous creations. With some pieces entirely upholstered for maximum comfort, they appear to be carved from solid cubes, forms outlned by visible seams.

At the time of its first edition by L’Atelier (Zalszupin’s original furniture company), the sofas and armchairs were entirely upholstered using fabrics in fashion at the time, and were produced in modules that ranged from one, up to three seats. In this reissue, ETEL and Zalszupin anchor the design in the present and look to the future, with some updates that include a four seat sofa and, for the first time, crafted with the back of the sofa and armchair available in wood.

JORGE ZALSZUPIN

1922 -2020

He studied during the war and, when he graduated, in 1945, he felt so disillusioned with the devastation he saw in his hometown that he decided he would leave to look for other lands. After a spell in France, he came to Brazil, where he encountered the right conditions to develop his unique, poetical, sensual and modern brand of architecture.

 In the 1960s and 1970s, his work could be seen in pretty much every public building in Brasília. At the factory, a first-world structure mobilized designers, architects, engineers, craftsmen and a wide range of professionals who worked together through all stages, from the research of materials to the final product.

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