CUCA ARMCHAIR & OTTOMAN

José Zanine Caldas

YEAR: 1950 / 2019
ARMCHAIR DIMENSIONS W x D x H (cms): 63 x 90 x 98cm
OTTOMAN DIMENSIONS W x D x H (cms): 51 x 40 x 39cm
FINISH: Leather, Fabric
TIMBER: Ipe (Ebonized, Stained or Natural)
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.

One of the earliest examples of the organic and sensual form that would become a signature mark of Zanine's late creative output.

JOSÉ ZANINE CALDAS

1919 - 2001

José Zanine Caldas (1919-2001) was one of the most original Brazilian designers. A self-taught maquette-creator and architect, in 1949 Zanine established “Moveis Artísticos Z” in São Paulo, a pioneering company in the design of modern plywood furniture. By the end of the 1960s, back in his home state of Bahia, he began to experiment with what he called “Outcry Furniture”: a more basic and environmentally-conscious approach to chiseling furniture from large pieces of timber.

As a tribute to his centenary in 2019, ETEL with the supervision of his family, reissued the line “Moveis Artísticos Z”. These pieces followed Caldas’ “Outcry Furniture” philosophy of valuing handcrafting and sustainable practices.