ON ARMCHAIR

Oscar Niemeyer

YEAR: 1980 / 2013
DIMENSIONS W x D x H (cm): 110 x 85 x 70cm
FINISH: Fabric or Leather
TIMBER: Cedar, Freijo, American Walnut
WARRANTY: 1 Year
LEAD TIME: Approx. 16-18 weeks (1 in stock now)

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

The ON Sofa was created especially for the Hotel Sesc in Copacabana, a building designed by the architect in the 1980s. The distinguishing wooden curves of the arms and backrest conjure Oscar Niemeyer’s iconic architecture.

OSCAR NIEMEYER

1905 - 2012

Famous for designing several landmark buildings in Brasília, Rio de Janeiro, São Paulo and around the world, Niemeyer also created sculptural pieces of furniture. 

The desire to create his own furniture was born out of frustration; he often thought furniture would detract from modernist and contemporary architecture. So he decided to design his own. 

Together with his daughter, Anna Maria, he designed the iconic Rio rocking chair, the Marquesa bench and the Alta armchair. He would later create the ON line: a desk, a sofa and an armchair that reflected the famous curves of his architecture. 

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