Mole Chair and Foot Stool by Sergio Rodrigues
Mole Chair and Foot Stool by Sergio Rodrigues, Brazil. Eternity Design Collections. Priced as a set.
Another Mole Chair without foot stool also available.
Sergio Rodrigues is credited as the father of modern design in Brazil for having introduced a uniquely Brazilian formal vocabulary with the Mole Armchair, so named for its relaxed, comfortable, soft appearance, summarized by the word “mole” in Portuguese. The design originated with a 1957 commission for the photographer Otto Stupakoff, who asked Rodrigues for a “spread-out” sofa for his studio. The design sat in Rodrigues’ company OCA showroom window on the Praça General Osório in Ipanema for years without many commissions or local interest until the chair was prized and subsequently manufactured in Italy for European consumption. It has become an icon of Brazilian modern design internationally due to winning first prize in the IV Concorso Internazionale del Mobile in Cantu, Italy in 1961, where Arne Jacobsen proclaimed it as communicating the unique characteristics of Brazilian culture.
Designer
Sergio Rodrigues
Country
Brazil
Year
1960's
Materials
Brazilian Rosewood, Leather
Dimensions listed are approximate. For exact measurements, please send us a message.Mole Chair and Foot Stool by Sergio Rodrigues, Brazil. Eternity Design Collections. Priced as a set.
Another Mole Chair without foot stool also available.
Sergio Rodrigues is credited as the father of modern design in Brazil for having introduced a uniquely Brazilian formal vocabulary with the Mole Armchair, so named for its relaxed, comfortable, soft appearance, summarized by the word “mole” in Portuguese. The design originated with a 1957 commission for the photographer Otto Stupakoff, who asked Rodrigues for a “spread-out” sofa for his studio. The design sat in Rodrigues’ company OCA showroom window on the Praça General Osório in Ipanema for years without many commissions or local interest until the chair was prized and subsequently manufactured in Italy for European consumption. It has become an icon of Brazilian modern design internationally due to winning first prize in the IV Concorso Internazionale del Mobile in Cantu, Italy in 1961, where Arne Jacobsen proclaimed it as communicating the unique characteristics of Brazilian culture.
Designer
Sergio Rodrigues
Country
Brazil
Year
1960's
Materials
Brazilian Rosewood, Leather
Dimensions listed are approximate. For exact measurements, please send us a message.Description
Mole Chair and Foot Stool by Sergio Rodrigues, Brazil. Eternity Design Collections. Priced as a set.
Another Mole Chair without foot stool also available.
Sergio Rodrigues is credited as the father of modern design in Brazil for having introduced a uniquely Brazilian formal vocabulary with the Mole Armchair, so named for its relaxed, comfortable, soft appearance, summarized by the word “mole” in Portuguese. The design originated with a 1957 commission for the photographer Otto Stupakoff, who asked Rodrigues for a “spread-out” sofa for his studio. The design sat in Rodrigues’ company OCA showroom window on the Praça General Osório in Ipanema for years without many commissions or local interest until the chair was prized and subsequently manufactured in Italy for European consumption. It has become an icon of Brazilian modern design internationally due to winning first prize in the IV Concorso Internazionale del Mobile in Cantu, Italy in 1961, where Arne Jacobsen proclaimed it as communicating the unique characteristics of Brazilian culture.
Designer
Sergio Rodrigues
Country
Brazil
Year
1960's
Materials
Brazilian Rosewood, Leather
Dimensions listed are approximate. For exact measurements, please send us a message.
