Sergio Rodrigues
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Sérgio Rodrigues is an carioca
architect and designer. Along with Joaquim Tenreiro
and José Zanine Caldas, was the pioneer to transform the Brazilian design in industrial design and make it known worldwide.
He began his work in the field of architecture in the project of the civic center along with the also architects David Azambuja, Flávio Régis do Nascimento e Olavo redig de Campos.
Had the peak of his carrier in the 50’s and 60’s. Worked with furniture design according with the modernism
, bringing the Brazilian identity to his projects, both in the design and traditional materials – leather, wood and rattan – exalting the Brazilian and native culture.
“In fact, in this moment he did coexist the Brazilian-Brazil with the Girl-from-Ipanema, sang later (1962) by Tom Jobim and Vinicius de Moraes
in the famous “Girl from Ipanema” (Oscar Niemeyer).
Contemporary of Oscar Niemeyer
and Lúcio Costa
, his furniture was utilized in large scale in the construction of Brazil’s capital Brasília
.
“In that time (begin of Brasília) we didn’t have time to think about designing any furniture. We used the furniture from the market, selecting as the Palace wanted. The main designer to whom we selected was Sérgio Rodrigues” (Lúcio Costa).
His most famous work in the Sheriff’s chair (1957), made in leather and wood, with fit and upholstery innovations that inspired works until today. Currently, the Sheriff’s Chair joins the Museum of Modern Art of New York collection.
“The piece of furniture is not just the shape, not just the material which is made but also something inside it. It’s the piece’s spirit. It’s the Brazilian spirit. It’s the Brazilian furniture” (Sérgio Rodrigues).
2009 - Brazil Influence - Brussels, Belgium
2008 - Brazil Home Design - Buenos Aires, Argentina.
2008 - Biennial Iberoamerican of Design - Madrid,Spain
2008 - Time e Place: Rio de Janeiro 1956/1964 - Modern Musset - Stockholm, Sweden
2005 - Expo in 25th Century - New York
2000 - Launching of the book "Sergio Rodrigues"
1998 - Mostra Internacional do Design - Método e Industrialismo - Cenctro Cultural Banco do Brasil - Rio de Janeiro
1998 - Bienal de Arquitetura
1997 - 40 anos de Mole - Expo at the Rio Design Leblon - Rio de Janeiro.
1993 - Exhibition "Brasille 93" - La Construzione Di Una Identità Culturale Universidade de Brescia- Italia
1991 - Falando de Cadeira - Museu de Arte Moderna - Rio de Janeiro
1987 - Lapiz de Plata award - Buenos Aires
1984 - Cadeira: Evolução e Design - Museu da Casa Brasileira-São Paulo
1984 - Tradição e Ruptura: Desenho Industrial
1982 - O Design no Brasil: História e Realidade- SESC/SP
1892 - Saudades do Brasil: A Era JK - Exposição Itinerante
Carioca
Carioca is a Portuguese adjective or demonym that is used to refer to the native inhabitants of the city of Rio de Janeiro - capital of the homonym state , in Brazil...
architect and designer. Along with Joaquim Tenreiro
Joaquim Tenreiro
Joaquim Tenreiro was among the leading furniture designers and visual artists in midcentury Brazil. Born into a family of woodworkers and carpenters in Portugal, he emigrated to Rio de Janeiro and in the 1920s began working for the firm of Laubissh & Hirth...
and José Zanine Caldas, was the pioneer to transform the Brazilian design in industrial design and make it known worldwide.
He began his work in the field of architecture in the project of the civic center along with the also architects David Azambuja, Flávio Régis do Nascimento e Olavo redig de Campos.
Had the peak of his carrier in the 50’s and 60’s. Worked with furniture design according with the modernism
Modernism
Modernism, in its broadest definition, is modern thought, character, or practice. More specifically, the term describes the modernist movement, its set of cultural tendencies and array of associated cultural movements, originally arising from wide-scale and far-reaching changes to Western society...
, bringing the Brazilian identity to his projects, both in the design and traditional materials – leather, wood and rattan – exalting the Brazilian and native culture.
“In fact, in this moment he did coexist the Brazilian-Brazil with the Girl-from-Ipanema, sang later (1962) by Tom Jobim and Vinicius de Moraes
Vinicius de Moraes
Marcus Vinicius de Moraes , known as Vinicius de Moraes and nicknamed O Poetinho , was born in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Son of Lydia Cruz de Moraes and Clodoaldo Pereira da Silva Moraes, he was a seminal figure in contemporary Brazilian music...
in the famous “Girl from Ipanema” (Oscar Niemeyer).
Contemporary of Oscar Niemeyer
Oscar Niemeyer
Oscar Ribeiro de Almeida Niemeyer Soares Filho is a Brazilian architect specializing in international modern architecture...
and Lúcio Costa
Lúcio Costa
Lucio Costa was a Brazilian architect and urban planner.-Career:Costa was born in Toulon, France.Educated at the Royal Grammar School, Newcastle upon Tyne, England and in Montreux until 1916, he graduated as an architect in 1924 from the School of Fine Art in Rio de Janeiro...
, his furniture was utilized in large scale in the construction of Brazil’s capital Brasília
Brasília
Brasília is the capital city of Brazil. The name is commonly spelled Brasilia in English. The city and its District are located in the Central-West region of the country, along a plateau known as Planalto Central. It has a population of about 2,557,000 as of the 2008 IBGE estimate, making it the...
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“In that time (begin of Brasília) we didn’t have time to think about designing any furniture. We used the furniture from the market, selecting as the Palace wanted. The main designer to whom we selected was Sérgio Rodrigues” (Lúcio Costa).
His most famous work in the Sheriff’s chair (1957), made in leather and wood, with fit and upholstery innovations that inspired works until today. Currently, the Sheriff’s Chair joins the Museum of Modern Art of New York collection.
“The piece of furniture is not just the shape, not just the material which is made but also something inside it. It’s the piece’s spirit. It’s the Brazilian spirit. It’s the Brazilian furniture” (Sérgio Rodrigues).
Exhibitions
2010 - Sergio Rodrigues: Um Designer from the Tropics - Rio de Janeiro, Brazil2009 - Brazil Influence - Brussels, Belgium
2008 - Brazil Home Design - Buenos Aires, Argentina.
2008 - Biennial Iberoamerican of Design - Madrid,Spain
2008 - Time e Place: Rio de Janeiro 1956/1964 - Modern Musset - Stockholm, Sweden
2005 - Expo in 25th Century - New York
2000 - Launching of the book "Sergio Rodrigues"
1998 - Mostra Internacional do Design - Método e Industrialismo - Cenctro Cultural Banco do Brasil - Rio de Janeiro
1998 - Bienal de Arquitetura
1997 - 40 anos de Mole - Expo at the Rio Design Leblon - Rio de Janeiro.
1993 - Exhibition "Brasille 93" - La Construzione Di Una Identità Culturale Universidade de Brescia- Italia
1991 - Falando de Cadeira - Museu de Arte Moderna - Rio de Janeiro
1987 - Lapiz de Plata award - Buenos Aires
1984 - Cadeira: Evolução e Design - Museu da Casa Brasileira-São Paulo
1984 - Tradição e Ruptura: Desenho Industrial
1982 - O Design no Brasil: História e Realidade- SESC/SP
1892 - Saudades do Brasil: A Era JK - Exposição Itinerante