TRIANGULAR & CIRCULAR DINING TABLES

Joaquim Tenreiro

YEAR: 1960/2022
TRIANGULAR DIMENSIONS W x D x H (cm): 195 x 195 x 75cm CIRCULAR DIMENSIONS W x D x H (cm):125 dia x 75cm or 180 dia x 75cm
TIMBER: Imbuia with Painted Glass Top (white, green, red, yellow or black)
WARRANTY: 1 Year
LEAD TIME: Approx. 16-18 weeks

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

Designed in 1960, Tenreiro’s Triangular & Circular Dining Tables were reissued by ETEL in 2022 and are certified by Instituto Tenreiro. Historically relevant because it broke with the colonial hierarchy of rectangular tables, so common in Brazilian life until the mid-twentieth century. The painted glass top offers a light counterpoint to the dark wood, while the clear glass at the centre creates the illusion that the top is hollow.

JOAQUIM TENREIRO

1906- 2022

Born in Portugal in 1906, but moved to Brazil as a child. He settled in Rio de Janeiro in 1928, where he began making furniture in traditional styles.In 1941, he was commissioned to design furniture for a home designed by Oscar Niemeyer, one of many collaborations with the architect. In 1942, Tenreiro broke completely with tradition and created his first chair in the modern style, based on the notion that Brazilian furniture should be free of excessive ornamentation and designed with the Brazilian climate and lifestyle in mind, using native hard woods and other materials, such as wicker. Tenreiro’s pieces were constructed by Brazilian woodworkers familiar with native woods and traditional working techniques. He continued designing furniture until the late 1960s, when he devoted himself to painting and sculpture