MANHATTAN SOFA
Jorge Zalszupin
YEAR: 1960/2021
SOFA DIMENSIONS W x D x H (cm): 230 x 94 x 66cm
ARMCHAIR DIMENSIONS W x D x H (cm): 102 94 x 66cm
FINISH: Leather or Fabric
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.
The Manhattan sofa offers organic shapes and curvy lines that merge seat, arms and backrest in one. The wood structure is entirely upholstered. Designed for Zalszupin’s L’Atelier brand in 1960 but scarcely produced, ETEL rescued and re-issued this icon in 2021.
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.
