ITAMARATY DESK
Sergio Rodrigues
YEAR: 2005
DIMENSIONS W x D x H (cm): 200 x100 x 75cm | 270 x100 x 75cm | 300x 100 x75 cms
TIMBER: Freijo (Natural or Stained) Wood
WARRANTY: 1 Year
LEAD TIME: Approx. 16-18 weeks
Handmade to order. Original licensed product of the Insituto Sergio Rodrigues and part of the Sergio Rodrigues Atelier collection.
The Itamaraty line was an extensive suite of desks created in 1960 for the headquarters of the Foreign Ministry in Brasilia, the Arcos Palace, also known as Itamaraty Palace. The range was extended to include desks for the Brazilian Embassy in Rome, in the Pamphilj Palace.
This Itamaraty desk has been recreated from the original model created in Rome in 1960.
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.
