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Brazilian Modern Coffee Table in Wood Black, Zanine Caldas, 1950s, Brazil

$12,000List Price

About the Item

Available today, this iconic Mid-Century Modern Coffee Table made of wood in Black designed by Jose Zanine Caldas, in the fifties is a gorgeous piece! The iconic coffee table has an organic shape and is made of plywood with three legs. Zanine’s manufacturing seal is under the table top. The googie look of this gorgeous piece will easily blend into almost any type of contemporary, Mid-Century Modern, boho chic, or modern environment. The last images are vintage contemporary publications showcasing the timeless piece. In regards to the author, a self-taught artist, designer and architect, Jose Zanine Caldas (1919-2001) was born on the southern coast of Bahia in Brazil. At age twenty, he opened an architectural scale model workshop in Rio de Janeiro where he worked with modernist pioneers such as Lucio COSTA and Oscar Niemeyer. In 1948, he and two business partners started the company Mo´veis Artisticos Z. Their elegantly simple, organically shaped pieces in plywood were produced at a price point that made them accessible to the emerging market of collectors with an eye toward a modern style. This table corresponds to this period of time. In the early 1950s, Zanine left the company and returned to his home state of Bahia. Heavily inspired by the local craftsmen there who carved boats and furniture from felled trees, Zanine began experimenting with chiseling and carving large, sculptural works, which became the focus of his later career. He also set himself apart with his pavilion-type architectural constructions in richly colored hewn logs. Zanine was a devoted steward of the forest and proponent of environmental protection. He wrote extensively about his connection to the forest and tried, whenever possible, to either use already felled trees or to plant a tree for each one he used. Zanine’s work has been exhibited in the Musée des Arts Decoratifs in Paris and throughout his native Brazil. In 2015, it was included in Moderno: Design for Living in Brazil, Mexico and Venezuela 1940-1978, a traveling exhibition organized by the Americas Society. Size: H14.6, W35, D23.2 (in) H37, W89, D59 (cm).

Creator:
José Zanine Caldas (Designer)
Dimensions:
Height: 14.57 in (37 cm)Width: 35.04 in (89 cm)Depth: 23.23 in (59 cm)
Style:
Mid-Century Modern (Of the Period)
Materials and Techniques:
Plywood,Hand-Painted
Place of Origin:
Brazil
Period:
1950-1959
Date of Manufacture:
1950s
Condition:
Refinished. Wear consistent with age and use. Repainted in the same color.
Seller Location:
New York, NY
Reference Number:
Seller: 1751stDibs: LU7095233303272

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