Joaquim Tenreiro Coffee table
Price on request
Historical Design
1950
Imbuia, Peroba, Pau-Marfim, Roxinho and Mogno Wood
120 x 35 x 59 cm
47.2 x 13.8 x 23.2 in
This rare coffee table features five different woods, showcasing both Tenreiro’s mastery of craft and modern vision of design. The intricate marquetry is displayed across the entire surface of the table. Its shape consists of a single slab, curved to create the feet and a slight recess on the table top. Both dynamic and elegant, the table combines Brazilian tradition and modernism.
The quality of marquetry displayed on the table top is remarkable, composed of species of wood that are unobtainable today.
Literature:
Aeroplano (ed.), Movel Brasileiro Moderno, São Paulo 2012, pp. 112-113.
A. Vicente, M. Vasconcellos, Olhares (ed.), Brazilian Modern Design, São Paulo 2017, p. 103.
Artist
Joaquim Tenreiro
Joaquim Tenreiro (1906-1992) is often referred to as the father of Brazilian modernism. The furniture designer was born in Portugal and moved to Rio de Janeiro in the late 1920s. In 1941, he received a commission to create furniture for a home designed by Oscar Niemeyer for the writer Francisco Inácio Peixoto. He designed modern furniture that fit the Brazilian style of life, often using native woods. He continued designing furniture until the late 1960s, when he then devoted himself to painting and sculpture.
