Campana Brothers, “favela” Armchair, Edra Edition, 20th Century

Fernando (1961–2022) & Humberto (born 1953) CAMPANA
Armchair, "Favela" model, designed in 1991Constructed from an assembly of small strips of natural pine, glued and nailed togetherProduced by Edra (since 2003)Each armchair is one-of-a-kind, as each is assembled by hand. Repainted in 2010 by an Italian company in Venice in red.
Dimensions: 77 x 65 x 63 cm

(2–3 small wooden slats and one leg are missing—worn; can be replaced)

A 'Favela' armchair by Fernando & Humberto CampanaBibliography:
A similar model is reproduced in:- H. von Vegesack, M. Schwartz-Clauss, "Antibodies: Fernando & Humberto Campana 1989–2009," published by Vitra Design Museum, 2009, pp. 4, 98- D. Alfred et al., “Campana Brothers: Complete Works (So Far),” Rizzoli, New York, 2010, pp. 89, 251, 268- Atlas of Furniture Design, Vitra Design Museum, 2019, pp. 748 and 749ENThe work of Fernando and Humberto Campana is deeply imbued with Brazilian culture and, in particular, with the city of São Paulo. Their fascination with this sprawling metropolis—the largest on the South American continent—shines through in this design, which evokes the favelas through its chaotic assemblage of small wooden slats.Like the city itself, the Campana brothers’ design language is, as Humberto points out, one “of error, imperfection, the irrational, and imprecision.”