Joaquim Tenreiro Coffee Table
Price on request
Historical Design
1950s
Wood, Glass
50 x 34 x 150 cm
19.7 x 13.4 x 59.1 in
This rare coffee table has a minimal and elegant design. The structure is a continuous geometric wooden plane with an open glass top to generate additional lightness. The clean lines and solid local wood make a refined piece.
Joaquim Tenreiro's productions are renowned for their combination of modern characteristics that define mid-century Brazilian furniture, such as simplicity, the use of local materials, functionality, and artistic beauty. The perfect balance between wood and glass on this coffee table demonstrates his mastery.
Location: France
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.
