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Designed by Oscar Niemeyer
Re-edited by ETEL
Bench in black lacquered wood and rattan
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The Marquesa Bench belongs to the furniture line Oscar Niemeyer — the Brazilian modernist architect behind Brasília and the United Nations Headquarters — designed with his daughter Anna Maria Niemeyer during his years of political exile in Paris. Frustrated that 1970s furniture failed to match the architecture of its time, Niemeyer set out to design his own, carrying the same sensual curves into three dimensions of wood and metal.
Originally designed in 1974, the bench pairs black lacquered wood with woven rattan, its scrolled silhouette recalling the classic scroll bench even as it carries Niemeyer’s own sinuous, architectural line. Every re-edition bears an embedded seal from the Fundação Oscar Niemeyer, certifying it against the original 1974 design.
Alongside his public buildings, Oscar Niemeyer designed countless pieces of furniture, driven by the need to fix “the problem with furniture arrangements”. The great master thought that beautiful modernist and contemporary architecture was often diminished by the presence of inadequate pieces of furniture… Together with his daughter, Anna Maria, he created many iconic designs including the Rio rocking chair, the Marquesa bench and the Alta armchair. Over time, he launched ON, a line of furniture comprising a desk, a sofa and an armchair. Free from the strict rules of functionalism, he injected sensuality and “Brasilidade” into his work finding beauty through asymmetry and curves.
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Linterno Fabric : St Moritz/Nobili